Improvements in Batteries, Trains, and Wave Technology

About this episode

This episode explores advancements in battery safety research, self-propelled rail cars, and wave technology.

Disclaimer: This episode was produced when the laboratory operated as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The laboratory is now the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). New week, new discoveries! In today’s episode, you can: Explore the evolving world of battery safety research—from new energy storage technologies to a strategic approach for evaluating safety at the electrode, pack, and cell levels. Discover how self-propelled rail cars could make freight trains c...

Topics covered

• battery safety
• energy storage
• rail technology
• freight transport
• wave technology

Keywords

• battery safety
• energy storage
• self-propelled rail cars
• freight trains
• wave technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Laboratory of the Rockies

Products: battery safety research, energy storage technologies, self-propelled rail cars, freight trains

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