Power Japan Plus announces dual carbon battery that charges 20 times faster than current lithium ion

[bananas]

Found this video embedded in this physorg article:

http://phys.org/news/2014-05-power-japan-dual-carbon-battery.html

Power Japan Plus announces dual carbon battery that charges 20 times faster than current lithium ion batteries
May 16, 2014 by Bob Yirka report

Japanese power company, Power Japan Plus has announced the development of a new type of battery intended for use in automobiles and other applications, the Ryden or dual carbon battery. The company claims the battery charges 20 times faster than current lithium ion batteries, doesn't heat up, so it doesn't require cooling and is cost competitive with other current batteries used in cars and trucks. They believe the battery will be a game-changer, leading to a surge in sales of hybrid and all electric vehicles.

Representatives for Power Japan say the battery is actually something completely new—it's made of carbon instead of nickel, cobalt or manganese. Not only does that make it cheaper to make but it does away with the thermal change that exists with current batteries that necessitate the installation of cooling systems (and does away with the associated fire hazard in crashes). They add that the carbon they use is new as well—it's an organic compound grown from cotton fibers. That means that when the battery is no longer useful, it can be easily recycled. Due to its structure, it's also able to be fully discharged without damage, which means more power can be used before recharging, slightly increasing distance capabilities. The new battery can also be configured to fit in a standard 18650 cell and the unique design also lends itself to higher than average reliability, with a lifespan of 3,000 charge/discharge cycles.

The company provides a clear example of the faster recharge speed—they claim that a battery the size of the one used in a Nissan Leaf, which currently takes approximately four hours to charge, could be charged in just twelve minutes. As part of the announcement, reps for the company said that Power Japan will only be making the batteries for specialty applications such as medical devices or for use in satellites—they've already built a production facility that they say will be churning out thousands of the new batteries by the end of the year. As for batteries to be used in cars, the company says it will be licensing the technology to other companies who will in turn make the batteries for installation and use in a wide variety of vehicles.

[jberryhill]

1. No energy density figure in the article

That's great it charges fast. How much enrrgy does it hold per gram and per cc?

[KurtNYC]

6. Since they have yet to make any no one knows any specs.

I would like to take this opportunity to announce MY breakthrough battery -- the TRIPLE carbon! My non-existent battery charges 3 times faster than Power Japan Plus's non-existent battery!

Just like their imaginary battery, ours is built using 100% vaporware, infographics and animation.

We keep our cost of production low by not producing any batteries, just like Power Japan Plus.

Here is our new ad to highlight how forward-thinking, pro-active and other bullshit we are:

[NBachers]

2. I like the part at the end where they walk out of doors facing each other and shake hands together.

Hey Bananas- could you please post new news about these batteries as time goes on?

THANKS!

[TrollBuster9090]

3. A better title might be: "Meanwhile, in the SANE part of the world." nt

[pam4water]

4. I hope this viable technology, since the amount of lithium is a big choke point for electric cars.

[Theyletmeeatcake2]

5. Wonder who will buy the license for the technology????.

There's a lot at stake for the oil companies.... They've bought technology before and shelved it....

[adieu]

7. What does he mean when he says

"organic carbon"? Carbon is carbon. What makes it organic versus inorganic carbon?

[paulkienitz]

8. They boast that it only needs carbon, then a few minutes later

...it turns out that they use lithium in the electrolyte.

The claim of "no temperature change" is obviously exaggerated.