And the most important part of this news was: “I had to be a part of it,” says Dahn. “It’s the next step.”
And also the reasoning why he said this. -Jukka http://www.google.com/profiles/jarviju#about 2015-06-24 13:16 GMT+03:00 Michael Ross via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>: > > Yep. > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 4:25 AM, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > > > > > 'TCO Straubel signed Li-ion research agreement with dal.ca ' > > > > > > http://www.dal.ca/news/2015/06/17/charging-onward--dahns-next-move-marks-first-canadian-university.html > > Charging onward: Dahn’s next move marks first Canadian university > > collaboration with Tesla Motors > > Nikki Comeau - June 17, 2015 > > > > [image > > > > http://www.dal.ca/news/2015/06/17/charging-onward--dahns-next-move-marks-first-canadian-university/_jcr_content/image.adaptive.480.high.jpg/1434560376735.jpg > > Dalhousie University's Jeff Dahn (driver's seat) takes a Tesla Model S for > > a > > spin after signing a research agreement with Tesla Motors Co-founder and > > Chief Technology Officer, JB Straubel. (Daniel Abriel photos) > > > > > > http://www.dal.ca/news/2015/06/17/charging-onward--dahns-next-move-marks-first-canadian-university/_jcr_content/contentPar/dalphotogallery/featureSlider/featureslide/image.adaptive.480.high.jpg/1434559992298.jpg > > > > > > http://www.dal.ca/news/2015/06/17/charging-onward--dahns-next-move-marks-first-canadian-university/_jcr_content/contentPar/dalphotogallery/featureSlider/featureslide_0/image.adaptive.480.high.jpg/1434560021531.jpg > > ] > > > > When a Tesla Model S electric vehicle made an appearance at Dalhousie > > University yesterday, its near silent engine sound and sleek design > > prompted > > a symphony of “ohs and ahs” from impressed onlookers. But it was a brand > > new > > partnership between Tesla Motors and Dalhousie University that got members > > of the Dalhousie research community really excited. > > > > On Tuesday morning Tesla Motor’s Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer JB > > Straubel signed a research agreement with Dalhousie University’s Jeff Dahn, > > lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery researcher with the Faculty of Science and his > > group of students, postdoctoral researchers and technical staff. The work > > is set to begin in June of 2016. > > > > During a presentation to Dalhousie researchers and representatives, > > Straubel > > discussed the importance of the Li-ion battery to the future of Tesla > > Motors > > and the recently announced battery business Tesla Energy, a suite of > > batteries for homes, businesses, and utilities. The Silicon Valley giant is > > not just an automotive company, it’s an energy innovation company. > > > > “Dalhousie is a national and international leader in advanced materials and > > clean technology research,” says Martha Crago, Vice-President, Research at > > Dalhousie. “Jeff Dahn is helping to develop Li-ion batteries with improved > > lifetime, increased energy density and lower cost. This collaboration is a > > natural fit.” > > > > Creating a force with electric cars > > Consider the state of the art Li-ion battery that powers the Model S, which > > can accelerate to 100 km/h in under five seconds, and the electric car’s > > impressive engineering and design innovation really sinks in. > > > > Tesla Motors isn’t shy about its mission to accelerate the transition to > > sustainable transportation around the world. To do so, it plans to expand > > beyond a niche market and produce hundreds of thousands of cars a year and > > change the entire automotive industry. > > > > To drive this change, Tesla is building a Gigafactory in Nevada that aims > > to > > double world production of Li-ion batteries by 2020. In an effort to bring > > down the price of Tesla vehicles for the mass market, Tesla will > > manufacture > > Li-ion batteries with longer lifespans that cost less to create and be > > sourced with more materials from North America. > > > > When Dahn learned of Tesla’s planned Gigafactory, he wanted in. > > > > “I had to be a part of it,” says Dahn. “It’s the next step.” > > > > Currently, 3M Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research > > Council of Canada (NSERC) fund Dahn’s Industrial Research Chair in > > Materials > > for Advanced Batteries. The agreement, long-standing since 1996, is set to > > end in June 2016. > > > > “I’m so thankful for 3M Canada and NSERC’s support over the years. We’ve > > had > > many successes together that have created products for 3M, which are key > > milestones in my career and in my students’ careers,” says Dahn. He > > references the development of the nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) positive > > electrode material—now used in the vast majority of electric vehicles and > > power tools around the world—as the most notable success of the > > partnership. > > > > Sustainable power > > The new collaboration, a first between the leading American electric > > vehicle > > company and a Canadian university, will bring together the teams of Dahn > > and > > Tesla’s Director of Battery Technology, Kurt Kelty. Both teams are > > committed to powering as much as possible with Li-ion batteries that pack a > > mean punch in the fight against climate change. > > > > Dahn, recognized as one of the pioneering developers of the Li-ion battery, > > explains that increasing the energy density of batteries through improved > > materials is the best way to achieve lower cost. > > > > “Our research group’s goal is to increase the energy density and lifetime > > of > > Li-ion batteries, so we can drive down costs in automotive and grid energy > > storage applications,” says Dahn. > > > > Charging onward > > Jeff Dahn has 25 researchers in his lab, including graduate students, > > postdoctoral researchers and technical staff. All of them will be involved > > in the partnership. As the next generation of battery researchers, they get > > invaluable exposure to a leading industry partner committed to the > > worldwide > > benefits of electrifying the world through innovative batteries. > > > > For now, Dahn continues to work with 3M Canada until their current research > > agreement ends in June 2016. Then, Dahn and his research group will begin > > their exclusive five-year partnership with Tesla. > > [© dal.ca] > > > > > > > > http://fortune.com/2015/06/17/meet-teslas-new-weapon-a-battery-scientist/ > > Meet Tesla's new weapon, a battery scientist > > [June 17, 2015] > > ... > > > > http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/06/18/will-teslas-research-deal-with-canadian-battery.html > > Will Tesla's research deal with Canadian battery expert drive down ... > > Silicon Valley Business Journal-5 minutes ago > > Tesla has made another important step toward cheaper and more powerful > > batteries. 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