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 […]
Waaree ESS begins supply of Lithium Ion Batteries
Bis Approved Lithium Ion Batteries for E-Bikes, Telecom towers WaareeESS an Indian start up in manufacturing Lithium ion batteries, has gained the necessary BIS approval for its batteries. To support the Evehicle revolution WaareeESS has partnered with GreenVolt Mobility to supply them Lithium ion batteries for the electric two-wheeler named ‘Mantis. These portable lithium-ion battery […]
Trump Administration Lowers Import Tariffs on Chinese Batteries
The drop from 15 percent to 7.5 percent will improve project economics, but uncertainty lingers. The White House halved import tariffs on batteries manufactured in China as part of the larger trade deal signed this week. The tariff on batteries, just part of $300 billion in Chinese goods targeted by the White House last year, […]
