At least if battery manufacturers can keep up with demand as electric power expands. Ford’s first electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E SUV, arrives next year, and it shows just how far we’ve come with EVs. Mainstream carmakers like Nissan, General Motors, BMW, Hyundai, Jaguar and Porsche are filling a field that once belonged to counterculture […]
France’s Neoen announces 50% rise in Australia Hornsdale battery capacity
The battery project was set up around summertime 2017 in Australia to support the country’s shaky power grid which is further stressed by increased demand during the heat. French sustainable power plant operator Neoen SA announced on Tuesday a 50% expansion of its Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia, the world’s largest lithium ion battery […]
One-by-one: Saft supplying Nordic region’s next big battery project
Almost exactly a year since the Nordic region’s ‘largest’ battery energy storage system to date was announced, Saft has said that the next system to take that crown will be a project the company will work on in Finland. Saft, the battery energy storage system (BESS) specialist fully-owned by energy major Total, emailed Energy-Storage.news today […]
Lead acid batteries are US’ ‘most recycled’ products, trade group says
Lead acid batteries are “the most recycled” consumer product used in the US today, according to National Recycling Rate Study, a new biennial report from the Battery Council International (BCI). BCI, which represents the interests of lead acid battery companies and the automotive battery sector, issued the study towards the end of last week. It […]
Indonesia hopes for environmental nod soon for battery-grade nickel plants
Indonesia wants to become a global hub for producing and exporting electric vehicles (EVs) to Asia and beyond JAKARTA – Indonesia’s coordinating minister who oversees mining said on Monday he hoped environmental impact studies for factories to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals would be completed by the end of the year. The studies, known as AMDAL, […]
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, […]
China to ‘dominate recycling and second life battery market worth US$45bn by 2030’
While recycling of lithium and other materials such as cobalt from batteries will greatly increase in the coming years, the potential availability of second life batteries should not be underestimated, according to new research and data. Hans Eric Melin, an expert on the lifecycle management of lithium batteries with UK-headquartered consultancy Circular Energy Storage, previously […]
‘Sale of electric vehicle sans battery can cut initial ownership cost’
Rissala Electric Motors recently forayed into electric vehicles to cash in on the burgeoning market. Rissala Electric Motors recently forayed into electric vehicles to cash in on the burgeoning market. The company, which has already set up three production facilities, is currently considering setting up a lithium-ion battery manufacturing unit, besides a series of battery […]
Toyota, Suzuki plan early launch of battery EVs in India
Toyota-Suzuki had finalised an agreement to manufacture and sell electric vehicles in India by the turn of the decade in November 2017. The companies subsequently expanded their collaboration to cross-badging vehicles for India and other markets. Tokyo : Japan’s largest automaker Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is working closely with SuzukiNSE 1.40 % Motor Corporation (SMC) […]
UHBVN Floats Tender to Procure 100 MW of Solar & Wind Power with Energy Storage
Procurement of 100 MW flexible, schedulable RE Power for Long Term from RE based Grid Connected Solar & Wind/Small Hydro Power Projects. For more information please see below link:
