The aim of the project is to contain the import of raw materials used for the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries and PCB, as well as contain the e-waste generated by electronics gadgets using these components. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has floated an expression of interest (EoI) to invite companies that can assist […]
A Battery Giant Is Born: Total and Groupe PSA Launch New European Manufacturer
Total and Groupe PSA take the next step in their lithium-ion collaboration, formally launching the Automotive Cells Company. Oil major Total and carmaker Groupe PSA have taken the next step in their lithium-ion battery manufacturing collaboration with the launch of a new joint venture company and the first management appointments. The Automotive Cells Company (ACC) […]
WoodMac: A New Battery Chemistry Will Lead the Stationary Energy Storage Market by 2030
Lithium-iron-phosphate batteries will rapidly rise in popularity as the market begins differentiating between EVs and stationary storage. Lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) will become increasingly popular for stationary energy storage applications, overtaking lithium-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC) within a decade, Wood Mackenzie forecast in a new report. As demand from electric vehicles and the stationary storage market both skyrocket in this decade, evolving performance priorities […]
How the Energy Storage Industry Responded to the Arizona Battery Fire
Arizona Public Service’s battery fire could have slowed the U.S. storage market. That hasn’t happened. The energy storage industry didn’t wait for the outcome of Arizona Public Service’s year-long investigation into the battery fire that injured four firefighters in April 2019 to start improving the safety of grid batteries. The McMicken fire set off a […]
How the Energy Storage Industry Responded to the Arizona Battery Fire
Arizona Public Service’s battery fire could have slowed the U.S. storage market. That hasn’t happened. The energy storage industry didn’t wait for the outcome of Arizona Public Service’s year-long investigation into the battery fire that injured four firefighters in April 2019 to start improving the safety of grid batteries. The McMicken fire set off a […]
Our priority is to make lithium ion batteries in India, says Nitin Gadkari
Lithium cells are the building blocks of rechargeable batteries for EVs, laptops and mobile phones There is a need to reduce dependence on the import of lithium ion batteries, one of the key components in electric vehicles (EVs), road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. “In e-mobility technology, the most imp thing […]
Lithium Ion Batteries are the Standard in Most Electronics, Powering Everything from Smartphones to Vehicles
Tokyo based APB Corp has raised 8 billion yen ($74 million) to equip a factory for the manufacture of all polymer batteries. The new design differs from traditional lithium ion batteries in that the battery’s metal lined electrodes and liquid electrolytes are replaced with a resin construction. Lithium ion batteries are the standard in most […]
Harmony Energy partners with FRV for utility-scale storage project
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) and Harmony Energy have joined forces to commission their first utility-scale battery system in the UK. The project will include six Tesla Megapack lithium-ion batteries, with a total capacity of 15MWh. It will take advantage of Tesla’s ‘Autobidder’ AI software. FRV, a global renewable energy solutions provider, will work with […]
Second Life: Carmakers and Storage Startups Get Serious About Reusing Batteries
Batteries still have a lot of life in them after being swapped out of EVs. Why not use them on the grid? Batteries aren’t dead when they come to the end of their useful life in an electric vehicle. Reused or “second-life” lithium-ion batteries still have a lot of juice left in them, but so […]
Battery Researchers Look to Artificial Intelligence to Slash Recharging Times
Today’s EV fast-charging technology remains slow by gas-station standards. Faster testing processes for new charging techniques would help. The battery sector is turning to artificial intelligence for clues on how to improve recharging rates without increasing the degradation of lithium-ion batteries. Last month, a team from Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the […]
