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Researchers in China report 711.3 Wh/kg Li-ion battery cell

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APRIL 29, 2023

In a paper in Chinese Physical Letters , researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences report manufacturing practical pouch-type rechargeable lithium batteries with a gravimetric energy density of 711.3 Current advanced practical lithium-ion batteries have an energy density of around 300 Wh⋅kg −1. —Li et al.

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Lyten introduces next generation Lithium-Sulfur battery for EVs; 3X energy density of Li-ion

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Lyten , an advanced materials company, introduced its LytCell EV lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery platform. The technology is optimized for the electric vehicle market and is designed to deliver three times (3X) the gravimetric energy density of conventional lithium-ion batteries. C to as high as 60 ? No conflict minerals.

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DOE researchers suggest solid-state batteries may not be a safety slam-dunk; thermodynamic models evaluate solid-state and Li-ion safety

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MARCH 7, 2022

Recent battery fires have renewed investigation of the safety of Li-ion batteries. One possible path to battery safety is a solid-state battery that replaces the volatile and flammable liquid electrolyte with a non-flammable solid electrolyte. A paper on their work appears in Joule. Bates et al.

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UNIST team develops new electrolyte additive for high-energy-density Li-ion batteries

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FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Researchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in Korea have developed an innovative electrolyte additive that enables a high-energy-density Li-ion battery to retain more than 80% of its initial capacity even after hundreds of cycles. O 2 cathodes. O 2 cathodes. C and fast charging capability (1.9%

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Fortum, BASF, and Nornickel sign cooperation agreement on Li-ion battery recycling

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MARCH 9, 2020

Fortum, BASF, and Nornickel have signed a letter of intent to plan a Li-ion battery recycling cluster in Harjavalta, Finland, serving the electric vehicle market. This would enable a successful “closed loop” cycle to re-use the critical metals present in used batteries. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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New self-purifying electrolyte for high-energy Li-ion batteries

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MAY 15, 2022

A research team in China has developed a new type of electrolyte for high-energy Li-ion batteries with a self-purifying feature that opens a promising approach for electrolyte engineering for next-generation high-energy Li-ion batteries. —Lu et al.

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ORNL team uses green solvent to recover materials from spent Li-ion batteries

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JUNE 7, 2021

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a solvent that results in a more environmentally friendly process to recover valuable materials from used lithium-ion batteries; supports a stable domestic supply chain for new batteries; and keeps old ones out of landfills. —Bai et al. Jafta, Kelsey M.

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Battery Resourcers to open North America’s largest Li-ion battery recycling facility by August

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JANUARY 15, 2022

Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company, plans to open a commercial-scale, lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. The site is strategically located near several EV manufacturing hubs and lithium-ion gigafactories.

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Stanford scientists identify new Li-B-S solid electrolyte materials that boost lithium-ion battery performance

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Stanford University scientists have identified a new solid-state Li-ion electrolyte predicted to exhibit simultaneously fast ionic conductivity, wide electrochemical stability, low cost, and low mass density. sulfur (Li?B?S) 1 in Li 5 B 7 S 13 and 80 (?56, 1 in Li 9 B 19 S 33. V for Li 5 B 7 S 13 , 0.16

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PNNL: single-crystal nickel-rich cathode holds promise for next-generation Li-ion batteries

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

High-energy nickel (Ni)–rich cathode will play a key role in advanced lithium (Li)–ion batteries, but it suffers from moisture sensitivity, side reactions, and gas generation. Nickel offers relatively low cost, wide availability and low toxicity compared to other key battery materials, such as cobalt. —Bi et al.

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Researchers use carbon-based anodes with “bumpy” surfaces for Li-ion batteries that last longer in extreme cold

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JUNE 10, 2022

the key to addressing the low-temperature capacity loss lies in adjusting the surface electron configurations of the carbon anode to reinforce the coordinate interaction between the solvated Li + and adsorption sites for Li + desolvation and reduce the activation energy of the charge-transfer process. . … —Lu et al.

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Li-Cycle commercial lithium-ion battery recycling plant now operational in Rochester, NY

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Li-Cycle Corp., North America’s largest capacity lithium-ion battery recycling company, announced that its Spoke 2 facility at Eastman Business Park (EBP) in Rochester, New York is now fully operational. Li-Cycle says that its recycling services eliminate these inefficiencies without creating any waste as a byproduct.

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New electrode material for solid-state batteries improves performance

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

A research team from Japan has recently developed a novel electrode material for all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) by combining lithium sulfate and lithium ruthenate, which results in improved performance. However, they have never been applied to all-solid-state batteries. —Nagao et al.

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Li-Cycle selects Rochester, NY as site for Li-ion battery recycling hub

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Li-Cycle Corp. a lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, will invest more than US$175 million in its first commercial lithium-ion battery recycling Hub at Eastman Business Park (EBP) in Rochester, New York. Earlier post.)

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KIST researchers develop promising solid electrolyte for solid-state batteries

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APRIL 11, 2020

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a superionic halogen-rich Li-argyrodite (HRLA) that works well as a promising solid electrolyte (Li 5.5 Cl 1.5 ) in all-solid-state batteries without a decreased intrinsic electrochemical window in various electrode configurations.

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Researchers move closer to faster-charging Li-ion batteries; real-time tracking of Li ions in LTO

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MARCH 25, 2020

A team of scientists led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has captured in real time how lithium ions move in lithium titanate (LTO), a fast-charging battery electrode material made of lithium, titanium, and oxygen.

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Great Wall Motor battery offshoot SVOLT premieres Li-ion battery lineup, targeting EVs

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JULY 14, 2019

New battery company SVOLT Energy Technology Co. Ltd, whose precursor was the Battery Business Unit of Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd, introduced its cobalt-free lithium-ion battery cell (NMx) and four-element lithium-ion battery cell (NCMA). SVOLT product roadmap. Two billion euros ($2.24

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Toyocolor to supply SK Innovation with Lioaccum conductive CNT dispersions for Li-ion cathodes

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JULY 9, 2021

the colorants and functional materials division of Japan’s Toyo Ink Group, will supply the North American and European operations of SK Innovation, a South Korean lithium-ion (li-ion) battery manufacturer, with Toyocolor’s Lioaccum series of conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions. Toyocolor Co.,

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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Non-steel applications account only for a couple of percentage points in terms of consumption but electrical vehicles (EVs) batteries and nanocrystalline applications could grow at a double-digit rate in the next decade, depending on technological developments. Niobium and batteries. The paper (Griffith et al. ) Griffith et al.

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Sandia testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting solid-state batteries

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Using a microscopic method for measuring electrical potential, a team of scientists at Sandia National Laboratories may have discovered how to identify rate-limiting processes in solid-state batteries. Solid-state batteries employ solid electrolytes instead of electrochemical gels and liquids and generally power small electronics.

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UCR researchers find commercial fast-charging damages EV batteries, propose new internal-resistance-based technique

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MARCH 13, 2020

Commercial fast-charging stations subject electric car batteries to high temperatures and high resistance that can cause them to crack, leak, and lose their storage capacity, according to researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in a new open-access study published in the journal Energy Storage. Ozkan Lab/UCR).

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Researchers develop real-time picture of formation of solid–electrolyte interphase of a Li-ion battery

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

During the first charging process of a new Li-ion battery cell, trace amounts of electrolyte components decompose sacrificially to form what is called a solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the anode surface. Then the team analyzed the SEI components using a mass spectrometer. —Zihua Zhu.

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BNEF: China dominates the Li-ion battery supply chain, but Europe is on the rise

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. In 2020, Japan and Korea rank number two and three respectively. —James Frith, BNEF’s head of energy storage.

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New smelting reduction process to recover Co, Ni, Mn, and Li simultaneously from Li-ion batteries

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NOVEMBER 8, 2020

A team from metals research institute SWERIM in Sweden reports on a smelting reduction process to recover cobalt, nickel, manganese and lithium simultaneously from spent Li-ion batteries. The presence of slag may retain some Co, Ni, Mn, and Li in the slag due to the inherent nature of the slag. —Hu et al.

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DOE: cobalt is the most expensive material used in lithium-ion battery cathodes

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MARCH 8, 2022

With the accelerating transition to electric vehicles (EVs), demand for the materials used to produce batteries will increase significantly and rapidly. Aside from the lithium needed to produce modern lithium-ion batteries, much attention is focused on the cost of the materials used for EV battery cathode production.

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Argonne researchers identify another reason why fast-charging degrades the performance of Li-ion batteries

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DECEMBER 5, 2021

A new study by researchers from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeking to identify the reasons that cause the performance of fast-charged lithium-ion batteries to degrade in EVs has found interesting chemical behavior of the anode as the battery is charged and discharged.

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Fraunhofer leading “MaSSiF” research project on solid-state sulfur-silicon batteries

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APRIL 26, 2023

The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden is leading a research project targeting a new generation of sulfur-based batteries. Free of the critical elements cobalt and nickel used in lithium-ion technology, sulfur achieves very high energy densities in solid-state batteries. million in funding.

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IDTechEx: NiMH batteries still dominant in full hybrids, largely due to Toyota

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JANUARY 22, 2021

While the lithium-ion battery is dominant in battery-electric vehicles, NiMH batteries are still the most common in full hybrid vehicles (HEVs), according to a new report—“ Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle Markets 2021-2041 ”—from IDTechEx. It is also much more technologically mature and lower cost than Li-ion.

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Researchers find annealing significantly reduces interface resistance in all-solid-state-batteries

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JANUARY 11, 2022

All-solid-state lithium batteries could address a number of the shortcomings of conventional lithium-ion batteries in advanced applications such as in electric vehicles, which demand high energy densities, fast charging, and long cycle lives. cm 2 ) by annealing the sample in a battery form. —Kobayashi et al.

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Researchers propose approach for recycling all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

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APRIL 9, 2023

With the current global projection of over 130 million electric vehicles (EVs), there soon will be a need for battery waste management. Especially for all solid-state lithium-ion batteries (lithium ASSBs), aspects of waste management and circular economy have not been addressed so far. La 3 Zr 1.5 La 3 Zr 1.5 202202361

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Honda partners with CATL on Li-ion EV batteries; 56 GWh by 2027

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Under the agreement, CATL will become Honda’s partner in the field of lithium-ion EV batteries. CATL will guarantee the supply to Honda of about 56 GWh of lithium-ion EV batteries before 2027. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., —Naosumi Tada, head of CATL’s Japanese subsidiary. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Li-Cycle starts operations at its first European lithium-ion battery recycling facility

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Li-Cycle Holdings announced the start of commercial operations at its first Spoke recycling facility in Europe, located in Magdeburg, Germany. Each main line has the capacity to process up to 10,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery material per year.

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Simple method for ceramic-based flexible electrolyte sheets for lithium metal batteries; mass production at room temperature

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APRIL 12, 2020

m in thickness) for Li-metal batteries, which can be mass-produced at room temperature. The mechanical robustness and operability of the flexible LLZO composite sheet at a wide range of temperatures makes it a promising electrolyte for Li-metal batteries. Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 and Li 10 GeP 2 S 12 ), ceramic oxides (e.g., (La,Li)NbO

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Novel Li-S cathode design significantly improves performance of next-generation battery

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

A team led by Professor Cheong Ying Chan at Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology (HKUST) Energy Institute, has proposed a novel cathode design concept for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery that substantially improves the performance of this kind of promising next-generation battery. Credit: HKUST. —Prof.

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KERI researchers develop high-capacity Li-metal battery with improved rate performance and stability

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AUGUST 30, 2022

A research team at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a high-capacity Li-metal battery with improved rate performance and stability using a one-dimensional Li-confinable porous hollow carbon host. However, these hosts suffer from unwanted Li growth on their surface (i.e., Kang et al.

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Top 10 EV battery manufacturers all Asian companies; China accounts for 56% of market, Korea 26% and Japan 10%

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OCTOBER 9, 2022

The top 10 global producers of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles are all Asian companies, according to an analysis posted on the Visual Capitalist. Chinese companies make up 56% of the EV battery market, followed by Korean companies (26%) and Japanese manufacturers (10%).

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SEI team finds heavy-duty battery-electric trucks more economically feasible than thought

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APRIL 8, 2021

If fast charging is available, the competitiveness of battery electric trucks compared with diesel trucks can actually improve with larger trucks, according to a new study by Björn Nykvist and Olle Olsson from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). In other words, the truck segment is very sensitive to battery specifications.

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C4V introduces LiSER, a cobalt- and nickel-free Li-ion cell technology with 40-50% higher energy density, 5 x more power density than LFP

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Charge CCCV (C4V), a lithium ion battery technology company ( earlier post ), has introduced LiSER (Lithium Slim Energy Reserve), a novel cell technology platform. C4V’s LiSER technology encompasses an in-house patented battery cell design that allows OEMs to bypass modules and build the pack directly.

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Lion Electric produces first proprietary Li-ion battery pack

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JANUARY 1, 2023

The Lion Electric Company recently completed production of its first lithium-ion battery pack at the company’s battery manufacturing facility located in Mirabel, Québec. Final certification of the first battery pack is expected in the first quarter of 2023, followed by a gradual ramp up of production in 2023.

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Researchers develop soft co-crystalline solid electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries

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MAY 8, 2023

Crystal structure of soft solid co-crystalline (Adpn) 2 LiPF 6 electrolyte a, Representation of the basic structural unit of (Adpn) 2 LiPF 6 showing tetra-coordinated Li⁺ ions with four Adpn molecules, each shared with a second symmetry-equivalent Li atom; PF 6⁻ anions occupy the available interstitial pocket in the crystal structure.

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Mercedes-Benz begins delivering eCitaro electric buses with second-generation Li-ion batteries

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APRIL 21, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is switching to a more powerful generation of lithium-ion batteries in its electric buses ( earlier post ). The two new eCitaro G buses for ÜSTRA feature second-generation NMC lithium-ion batteries. The company also offers solid-state batteries as a storage option.

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Tohoku team develops new electrolyte to support rechargeable calcium batteries

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APRIL 11, 2021

Scientists from Tohoku University have developed a new fluorine-free calcium (Ca) electrolyte based on a hydrogen (monocarborane) cluster that could potentially realize rechargeable Ca batteries. High-energy-density and low-cost calcium (Ca) batteries have been proposed as ‘beyond-Li-ion’ electrochemical energy storage devices.

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Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

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JULY 21, 2023

Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering, is using an aluminum-foil-based anode in a solid-state Li-ion battery to create batteries with higher energy density and greater stability. The new battery system is detailed in an open-access paper in Nature Communications.

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SES unveils 107 Ah hybrid Li-metal battery, announces new Shanghai gigafactory

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

SES (formerly known as SolidEnergy Systems), a developer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications ( earlier post ), unveiled Apollo, a 107 Ah Li-Metal battery that is the largest in the world and is targeted at the automotive industry.

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Researchers in China report 711.3 Wh/kg Li-ion battery cell

Lyten introduces next generation Lithium-Sulfur battery for EVs; 3X energy density of Li-ion

DOE researchers suggest solid-state batteries may not be a safety slam-dunk; thermodynamic models evaluate solid-state and Li-ion safety

UNIST team develops new electrolyte additive for high-energy-density Li-ion batteries

Fortum, BASF, and Nornickel sign cooperation agreement on Li-ion battery recycling

New self-purifying electrolyte for high-energy Li-ion batteries

ORNL team uses green solvent to recover materials from spent Li-ion batteries

Battery Resourcers to open North America’s largest Li-ion battery recycling facility by August

Stanford scientists identify new Li-B-S solid electrolyte materials that boost lithium-ion battery performance

PNNL: single-crystal nickel-rich cathode holds promise for next-generation Li-ion batteries

Researchers use carbon-based anodes with “bumpy” surfaces for Li-ion batteries that last longer in extreme cold

Li-Cycle commercial lithium-ion battery recycling plant now operational in Rochester, NY

New electrode material for solid-state batteries improves performance

Li-Cycle selects Rochester, NY as site for Li-ion battery recycling hub

KIST researchers develop promising solid electrolyte for solid-state batteries

Researchers move closer to faster-charging Li-ion batteries; real-time tracking of Li ions in LTO

Great Wall Motor battery offshoot SVOLT premieres Li-ion battery lineup, targeting EVs

Toyocolor to supply SK Innovation with Lioaccum conductive CNT dispersions for Li-ion cathodes

Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

Sandia testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting solid-state batteries

UCR researchers find commercial fast-charging damages EV batteries, propose new internal-resistance-based technique

Researchers develop real-time picture of formation of solid–electrolyte interphase of a Li-ion battery

BNEF: China dominates the Li-ion battery supply chain, but Europe is on the rise

New smelting reduction process to recover Co, Ni, Mn, and Li simultaneously from Li-ion batteries

DOE: cobalt is the most expensive material used in lithium-ion battery cathodes

Argonne researchers identify another reason why fast-charging degrades the performance of Li-ion batteries

Fraunhofer leading “MaSSiF” research project on solid-state sulfur-silicon batteries

IDTechEx: NiMH batteries still dominant in full hybrids, largely due to Toyota

Researchers find annealing significantly reduces interface resistance in all-solid-state-batteries

Researchers propose approach for recycling all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

Honda partners with CATL on Li-ion EV batteries; 56 GWh by 2027

Li-Cycle starts operations at its first European lithium-ion battery recycling facility

Simple method for ceramic-based flexible electrolyte sheets for lithium metal batteries; mass production at room temperature

Novel Li-S cathode design significantly improves performance of next-generation battery

KERI researchers develop high-capacity Li-metal battery with improved rate performance and stability

Top 10 EV battery manufacturers all Asian companies; China accounts for 56% of market, Korea 26% and Japan 10%

SEI team finds heavy-duty battery-electric trucks more economically feasible than thought

C4V introduces LiSER, a cobalt- and nickel-free Li-ion cell technology with 40-50% higher energy density, 5 x more power density than LFP

Lion Electric produces first proprietary Li-ion battery pack

Researchers develop soft co-crystalline solid electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries

Mercedes-Benz begins delivering eCitaro electric buses with second-generation Li-ion batteries

Tohoku team develops new electrolyte to support rechargeable calcium batteries

Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

SES unveils 107 Ah hybrid Li-metal battery, announces new Shanghai gigafactory

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