{"id":304,"date":"2009-12-20T00:31:37","date_gmt":"2009-12-20T07:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=304"},"modified":"2009-12-20T00:41:12","modified_gmt":"2009-12-20T07:41:12","slug":"an-american-revolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/an-american-revolt\/","title":{"rendered":"An American ReVolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolttechnology.com\/index.php\">ReVolt Technologies LLC<\/a>, a Swiss battery company founded in 2004 as a spin-off of SINTEF, Norway, is moving its headquarters to Portland, Oregon. Initially targeting the consumer electronics market with their zinc\/air battery (compare to the lithium\/air batteries IBM is researching &#8211; see &#8220;Big Blue and Blue Sky Thinking&#8221; October 25, 2009) in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greencarcongress.com\/2009\/09\/revolt-20090901.html\">grant request <\/a>to the U. S. Department of Energy for $30 million for research on making large format versions of the battery for vehicles.\u00a0 The company has an alliance with chemical giant BASF.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolttechnology.com\/res\/presentation\/White%20paper%20ReVolt%20Technology_280307.pdf\">ReVolt claims <\/a>the following advantages over lithium batteries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A theoretical potential of up to 4 times the energy density of lithium-ion batteries at a comparable or lower production cost.<\/li>\n<li>Extended battery life due to stable reaction zone, low rates of dry-out and flooding, and no pressure build-up problems.<\/li>\n<li>Controlled deposition with no short-circuit, high mechanical stability.<\/li>\n<li>No need for bulky peripherals such as cooling fans or temperature control systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_305\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305\" class=\"size-full wp-image-305\" title=\"revolt_x220\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/revolt_x220.jpg\" alt=\"The layered look: porous cover, air electrode, interface, zinc electrode, and base of ReVolt battery.\" width=\"220\" height=\"186\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The layered look: porous cover, air electrode, interface, zinc electrode, and base of ReVolt battery.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Generally seen as primary batteries in hearing aids and medical devices, zinc\/air batteries are not normally recharchable because the zinc forms dendrites that penetrate the battery separators and short circuit the battery. 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