Batteries

Energy Storage System

Origin to Invest $400M for Mortlake Power Station BESS

Origin Energy has committed to an investment of approximately $400 million for the construction of a large-scale battery at Mortlake Power Station, Victoria.The…

Energy Storage System

U.S. DOE Announces Funding Opportunity to Advance Domestic Manufacturing of Next Generation Batteries

Selected projects will focus on manufacturing process improvement for cost reduction and performance improvement for emerging battery technologiesThe U.S. Depar…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Porsche's All-New Electric Macan Will Use Batteries From China's CATL

We finally got our first look at the new all-electric Porsche Macan EV this week. Porsche’s electric Macan features a 100 kWh battery pack that will repor…

Energy Storage Project

Korea Researchers Develop Ultra-Thin SIO2 Nanoparticle Layered Separators for LI-Metal Batteries

Researchers in Korea have developed ultra-thin SiO2 nanoparticle layered separators for Li-metal batteries for enhanced lithium dendrite resistance and improved…

Electric Vehicles

Electrolyte Additive Increases Charging Rate of Lithium Metal Batteries

On a mission to build better electric vehicle batteries, chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have used an elect…

Energy Storage Project

LG Energy Solution to Invest in U.S. Startup for Battery Partnership

LG Energy Solution (LGES), South Korea's leading manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, said Thursday it will make an equity investment in U.S. startup Sion…

Renewable Energy

DOE Announces $131M to Boost Innovative Clean Mobility; Li-S Batteries, Hydrogen Engines and USABC

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $131 million for projects to advance clean mobility, with $71 million from Fiscal Year 2023 project fundin…

Solar project

Renewable Properties Launches Solar Charging Service for Electric Vehicle Fleets

Electric truck batteries are charged from the charging station. (Concept art, credit: Renewable Properties)Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in sma…

Photovoltaic （PV）

China Inaugurates 6,000 Megawatt of Wind Power, Photovoltaic and Battery in One Plant

the inauguration of a mega power plant that combines lithium batteries, photovoltaics and wind. Located in Shanxi province, the plant represents an investment o…

Electric Vehicles

Hyundai Unveils Its Electric Air Taxi at CES, Which Could Be Powered by Solid-State Batteries

Would you ride in Hyundai’s electric flying taxi? Hyundai’s advanced air mobility company, Supernal, unveiled its electric flying taxi at CES Tuesda…

Electric Vehicles

Hyundai Patents an All-Solid-State EV Battery System in the US

Can solid-state batteries improve EVs even more? Hyundai is betting on it. The automaker recently filed a patent for a pressurized all-solid-state EV battery sy…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Chinese Carmakers Launch Sodium-Ion Battery-Powered EVs

JAC Yiwei EV features sodium-ion batteries with an energy density of 120 Wh/kg and a rapid recharge capability.Sodium-ion batteries are more cost-effective due …

Electric Vehicles

This Startup Wants to Turn Your Classic Car Into an EV Using Scrapped Tesla Batteries

Want to enjoy the silent, emissions-free ride of an EV with your 1974 Ford Bronco? Arc Motor Company, an Ontario-based green tech startup, aims to turn your cla…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Welion Reportedly Expects to Send NIO 150 KWh Solid-State Batteries at Volume in Q2 2024

Days after Chinese automaker NIO showcased the massive range potential of its incoming 150 kWh solid-state batteries, their manufacturer, WeLion, shared some in…

Electric Vehicle Battery

DOE to Award $37M to Reduce EV Battery Recycling Costs

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced $37 million in funding (DE-FOA-0003120) to reduce costs associated with recycling electric vehicle (EV) batteries. This…