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Northvolt and Mälarenergi are partnering to establish a batteryenergystorage system at an electric vehicle charging station in Västerås, Sweden. The battery system will provide power output up to 220 kW and a usable energy capacity of 320 kWh. —Emad Zand, President Energy Solutions, Northvolt.
Northvolt has assembled the first battery cell at the newly commissioned Ett gigafactory in northern Sweden. The cell is the first to have been fully designed, developed and assembled at a gigafactory by a homegrown European battery company. The cell is of a prismatic cell format and came off the cell assembly line on 28 December.
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Aqua Metals has recovered high-purity lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from lithium-ionbattery black mass at the company’s Li AquaRefining recycling facility located at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC). Aqua Metals in January electroplated its first critical battery metal—copper—from Li-ion black mass.
Hydro-Québec has launched EVLO EnergyStorage Inc. EVLO ), a subsidiary that designs, sells, and operates safe, efficient and sustainable energystorage systems. EVLO systems also include power control and energy management software. Energystorage will play a crucial role in the energy transition.
SolarEdge Technologies and SolarEdge’s subsidiary, Kokam Limited Company, a provider of lithium-ionbatteries and integrated energystorage solutions, announced the opening of “Sella 2”, a two gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery cell manufacturing facility. —Zvi Lando, Chief Executive Officer of SolarEdge.
Germany-based Liacon, one of Europe’s largest battery manufacturers, has released a new, more versatile lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery that can replace all Group 31 lead-acid units. Group 31 batteries are one of the highest selling in the market. Lead acid batteries typically get 200-400 cycles before they fail.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has begun work on the Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL), a $75-million facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington that will boost clean energy adaptation and accelerate the development and deployment of long-duration, low-cost grid energystorage.
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A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for EnergyStorage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.
Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ionbatteries, has moved to a new US headquarters in Richmond, California. Octillion also has relocated a battery manufacturing line from its previous facility in Hayward, California, where the company has operated since its founding in 2009. Earlier post.)
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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. The findings are detailed in a paper in American Chemical Society Energy Letters. —Fuller et al. Illustration courtesy of S.
(CATL) unveiled its first-generation sodium-ionbattery, together with its AB battery pack solution—which is able to integrate sodium-ion cells and lithium-ion cells into one pack. This has become a bottleneck for the industrialization of sodium-ionbatteries.
Daimler Truck AG and lithium-ionbattery manufacturer and developer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. CATL will be the supplier of lithium-ionbattery packs for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul battery-electric truck, which is planned to be ready for series production in 2024.
Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering, have been exploring the use of low-cost materials to create rechargeable batteries that will make energystorage more affordable. These materials could also provide a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative to lithium-ionbatteries.
the leader in sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery technology, has received its first order from ICM Australia for high-energy sodium-ionbatteries for use in the Australian market. Unlike lithium-ionbatteries, Faradion’s sodium-ionbatteries have exceptional thermal stability and safety.
Group14 Technologies, a provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for global lithium-ion markets, announced that it has been selected as a winner of the Department Of Energy’sEnergyStorage Grand Challenge and will receive a $3.96-million million award.
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Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Pramac , a global leader in the energy sector, to develop a portable zero-emission energystorage unit powered by second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries. The partnership is the first in Jaguar Land Rover’s plans to create new circular economy business models for its vehicle batteries.
ion Ventures, a modern utility and energystorage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy , a solid-state battery technology developer, concluded their first successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform at an undisclosed location in South East England last week.
UC Riverside (UCR) engineers have developed a way to recycle PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic waste, such as soda or water bottles, into a nanomaterial useful for energystorage. An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal EnergyStorage. Mihri Ozkan & Cengiz Ozkan/UCR).
Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Jilin University in Changchun/China have investigated a highly promising anode material for future high-performance batteries: lithium lanthanum titanate with a perovskite crystal structure (LLTO). Illustration: Fei Du/Jilin University. —Helmut Ehrenberg.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6
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The Imperium3 consortium, which is building the New York-based gigafactory, consists of Magnis Energy, Charge CCCV LLC (C4V), and Boston Energy and Innovation (BEI). In April 2021, iM3NY received funding to support the development of iM3NY’s Lithium-ion Gigafactory in Endicott, NY. iM3NY product roadmap.
China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ionbattery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. —James Frith, BNEF’s head of energystorage. In 2020, Japan and Korea rank number two and three respectively.
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Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a lithium-air battery with a solid electrolyte. The battery is rechargeable for 1000 cycles with a low polarization gap and can operate at high rates. —Kondori et al.
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Li-Cycle Holdings and VinES Energy Solutions , a member of Vietnam-based Vingroup, signed a definitive agreement for a long-term recycling relationship. From 2024, Li-Cycle will become VinES’ strategic and preferred recycling partner for VinES’ Vietnamese-sourced battery materials.
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Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy research and communications firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2022 for the energystorage, smart grid, and energy efficiency sectors. Corporate funding for energystorage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies.
Octillion Power Systems, a provider of advanced lithium-ionstorage systems for electric mobility, announced it has reached two milestones: 100,000 electric vehicles worldwide powered by its batteries and 2 billion kilometers driven. Octillion continues to increase its market share and customer base across the globe.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $73.9 million in funding for 10 projects to advance technologies and processes for electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling and reuse. American Battery Technology Company. Novel Integrated End-to-End Processing of End-of-Life EV Batteries for Remanufacturing of New EV Cells.
A consortium of seven UK-based organizations has signed a memorandum of understanding to combine ambitions to develop world-leading prototype solid-state battery technology, targeting automotive applications. Johnson Matthey – a global leader in sustainable technologies and the UK’s leading battery materials business.
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