BloombergNEF’s annual battery price survey finds prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021 Hong Kong and London : Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,200 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have fallen 89% in real terms to $132/kWh in 2021[1]. This is a 6% drop from $140/kWh in 2020. Continuing cost reductions bode well for […]
PRODUCING BATTERY MATERIALS IN THE DRC COULD LOWER SUPPLY-CHAIN EMISSIONS AND ADD VALUE TO THE COUNTRY’S COBALT – EQ Mag Pro
Study identifies DRC as a favorable destination for the manufacturing of sustainable battery materials used in high-nickel batteries London and Kinshasa : – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials. At the behest […]
Australian researchers to study how Tesla car batteries can power grid – EQ Mag Pro
SYDNEY: Australia’s University of Queensland (UQ) on Wednesday said it would recruit Tesla Inc car owners around the world to analyse if the vehicle’s spare battery capacity could support the energy grid and even power homes in the future. The university has partnered with analytics platform Tesla scope for the research project, which it said […]
Department of Punjab Energy Development Agency Issue Tender For Supply of lithium ferro phosphate of battery, PV Module frame and installation and commissioning of solar homelighting system of Punjab – EQ Mag Pro
Department of Punjab Energy Development Agency Issue Tender For Supply of lithium ferro phosphate of battery, PV Module frame and installation and commissioning of solar homelighting system of Punjab. For more information please see below link:
Nippon Koei and Aquila Capital announce joint acquisition of battery energy storage system in Belgium – EQ Mag Pro
Waregem: The Japanese listed company Nippon Koei Co. Limited, via its 100% owned subsidiary Nippon Koei Energy Europe B.V., and Aquila Capital, a sustainable investment management and asset development company, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, are pleased to announce the financial close for a 25MW/100MWh grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Ruien, Belgium. Nippon […]
EV-charging trailer to debut in ’22’ – EQ Mag Pro
Trailer maker Colorado Teardrops says it has “hundreds” of preorders for a camper that will house EV-charging batteries in its frame. That’s notable considering that, for now, the camper — called the Boulder — exists only as a 3D computer rendering. Still, customers have paid to be first adopters. Preorders were generated through advertising on […]
Honda to commence battery sharing service for e-three wheelers in India next year – EQ Mag Pro
Honda Motor on Friday said it plans to begin a battery sharing service for electric three-wheelers in India in the first half of 2022. The Japanese auto major aims to utilise ‘Honda Mobile Power Pack e:’ (MPP e:), its all-new portable and swappable batteries for the purpose. Honda said it will establish a local subsidiary […]
Scaling battery capacity in Europe: A conversation with Evan Horetsky – EQ Mag Pro
The Tesla gigafactory designer offers insights into what can be done to improve electric-vehicle battery manufacturing in Europe—a move that could drive the region into a cleaner future. To many consumers, the decision to drive an electric vehicle (EV) will hinge on the promise of a high-quality, high-capacity battery powering the engine. As such, the […]
An Array of Choices for Battery and Energy Storage Technology
Li-ion batteries are ubiquitous among consumer electronics, have so far been the bedrock of transport electrification, and are the go-to technology for the non-pumped hydro stationary energy storage market. However, the limitations of Li-ion are becoming increasingly clear. More energy-dense, safer and cheaper batteries are needed for widespread transport electrification and similar improvements are necessary […]
Vingroup to build $387 mln battery cell plant in central Vietnam
Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate Vingroup will start construction on a $387 million battery cell plant for its auto arm VinFast electric vehicles (EVs) in central province of Ha Tinh this year, local authorities said on Wednesday. The plant, which has a capacity of 5 gigawatt hours (GWh) per year, will be on a 31.1-acre (12.6 hectare) […]