Batteries

Energy Storage Material

EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub

The EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub is pleased to announce a free to attend webinar, focused on ‘Automated Fibre Deposition Technologies’, …

Electric Vehicle Battery

President Biden's Green Plans Will Require Loads Of Batteries

President Joe Biden’s emphasis on the environment is a welcome change, but the shift to a more sustainable economy won’t happen overnight.

Electric Vehicle Battery

UK Produces First Battery-Grade Lithium At Home

A British consortium that includes Cornish Lithium, a junior eager to lead the development of a lithium industry in the UK, said on Monday it had locally produc…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Inexpensive Battery Charges Rapidly for Electric Vehicles, Reduces Range Anxiety

Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge an electric vehicle, may be a thing of the past, according to a team of Penn State…

Wind Farm

Saft Batteries to Optimise Operations at Kazakhstan Wind Farm

In Kazakhstan, APS Energia selected Saft for the provision of its battery solution for optimisation of a wind farm during winter harsh conditions.

Energy Technology

US$47m Funding from US Department of Energy for Disruptive Tech Mostly goes to Batteries, Smart Grid

The lion’s share of new funding announced this week to help scale-up potentially disruptive technologies by the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy of t…

Distributed energy

Schneider Electric Unveils the Energy Center for Distributed-Energy-Enabled Homes

Integrated service for solar, batteries, EV chargers and whole-home energy controls is starting to go mainstream.

Energy Storage Battery

New Graphene Material Promises Highly Efficient Supercapacitors

A new graphene hybrid material brings the potential for supercapacitors to challenge use of batteries in the energy sector.

Electric Car

Video: Tesla NEW EV Batteries vs Toyota Solid State Batteries

In 2021, Toyota will unveil their NEW SOLID STATE battery Technology, and they plan to sell vehicles with these solid state batteries in the EARLY 2020s.

Energy Storage Project

CATL Partners with Integrator FlexGen on 220MWh of Texas Battery Storage Projects

Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) will supply lithium-ion batteries to energy storage system integrator FlexGen for two large-scale energy storage proj…

Coal Technology

Researchers Turn Coal Powder into Graphite in Microwave Oven

Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder…

Energy Storage Battery

In November 2020, China Imported 327 million US Dollars of Lithium-ion Batteries

According to my country’s customs statistics, in November, my country’s imports of lithium-ion batteries were US$327 million, a year-on-year decrease of 5.55%…

Energy Storage Battery

China’s CATL to Further Raise Li-ion Battery Capacity

Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amparex Technology (CATL) will invest a total of 39bn yuan ($5.97bn) to raise its output capacity for power and storage li…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Future Material Demand for Automotive Lithium-Based Batteries

As the world shifts to electric vehicles to reduce climate change, it is important to quantify future demands for key battery materials.

Energy Storage Battery

Teams Awarded for Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Innovations

Teams worked to develop processes that have the potential to profitably capture 90 percent of all discarded lithium-based batteries in the U.S.