Lithium-ion Battery Market to Reach $129.3 Bn, Globally, by 2027 at 18.0% CAGR: Allied Market Research Increase in demand for smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices and emergence of electrical, hybrid electric & plug-in hybrid vehicles drive the growth of the global lithium-ion battery market PORTLAND, Oregon: Allied Market Research published a report, titled, “Lithium-ion […]
Lithium Ion Batteries
New electrode material developed to increase charge capacity of lithium batteries
Lithium batteries hold a lot of promise for the future of many applications, including electric vehicles, but tend to be prohibitively expensive, according to a team of researchers based in Japan. That team, led by Naoaki Yabuuchi, professor at Yokohama National University, has developed a new electrode material to make lithium batteries not only cheaper, […]
Nissan Licenses Lithium-Ion Battery Technology To APB Corporation
APB plans to build a factory in Japan which will use Nissan’s technology to make all-polymer batteries for storage use All-polymer batteries are said to be the next generation of lithium-ion batteries Nissan said that it has licensed an advanced technology to APB Corporation which will allow mass production of lower-cost, safer lithium-ion batteries with […]
Battery Industry Leaders Invest $18 Million in Seattle Start-up: Group14 Technologies to Scale Li-ion Anode Material That Promises 30% Improvement in Energy and Cost
New funds will be used to scale up manufacturing of a next generation anode material and advance into commercial production; Amperex Technologies Limited (ATL), BASF Venture Capital, Showa Denko, and Cabot Corporation all participating. SEATTLE: Group14 Technologies (https://www.group14technologies.com) today announced $18 million in new financing from Amperex Technologies Limited (ATL), Showa Denko (SDK), Cabot Corporation, […]
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market Expected to Register a Healthy CAGR 22.0% – Data Bridge Market Research
SAN FRANCISCO: The perfect way to anticipate what future holds is to understand the trend today and hence Global Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market report has been structured by chewing over numerous fragments of the present and upcoming market scenario. The report contains all-embracing knowledge and information of rapidly changing market landscape, what already subsists in the […]
Flow Batteries Struggle in 2019 as Lithium-Ion Marches On
Save for a few rare announcements, the promising technology class has gone quiet. October’s SoftBank-led investment in iron flow battery startup ESS represented an unusual event in 2019: a piece of good news for the flow battery sector. The $30 million cash injection was a rare sign that there may still be life in an […]
Post-Lithium Technology: High-Energy-Density Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries
High-energy-density polymeric cathode for fast-charge sodium- and multivalent-ion batteries. Next-generation batteries will probably see the replacement of lithium ions by more abundant and environmentally benign alkali metal or multivalent ions. A major challenge, however, is the development of stable electrodes that combine high energy densities with fast charge and discharge rates. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, US […]
The Key to Electric Cars Is Batteries. One Chinese Firm Dominates the Industry
Beijing built the world’s largest EV market, then pressured foreign car makers to use its batteries SHANGHAI: A little-known Chinese company has become the world’s biggest maker of electric vehicle batteries. Beijing engineered a scenario that didn’t give the world much choice. China is by far the biggest EV market, and to boost its standing […]
Battery tech startup Sila Nano lands $45 million and Tesla veteran Kurt Kelty
Sila Technologies, the battery materials company that has partnered with BMW and Daimler, landed $45 million in new funding and hired two high-profile executives, including Kurt Kelty, who led the battery cell team at Tesla for more than a decade. Kelty, who was on Sila Nano’s advisory board, has been appointed vice president of automotive, […]
Lithium-ion battery technology investment to hit record in 2019: WoodMac
More than $350 million was invested during the first half of 2019 compared with just over $600 million for all of 2018 LONDON: * Consultants Wood Mackenzie expect 2019 to be a record year for investment in lithium-ion battery technology * More than $350 million was invested during the first half of 2019 compared with […]