article thumbnail

BNEF: Li-ion battery pack prices rise for first time since 2010 to an average of $151/kWh

Green Car Congress

Rising raw material and battery component prices and soaring inflation have led to the first increase in lithium-ion battery pack prices since BloombergNEF (BNEF) began tracking the market in 2010. he upward cost pressure on batteries outpaced the higher adoption of lower cost chemistries like lithium iron phosphate (LFP).

Li-ion 414
article thumbnail

WAE introduces Elysia battery intelligence software

Green Car Congress

The core offering is based around two key products: Elysia Embedded is a suite of battery management algorithms, which run locally on the Battery Management System (BMS)—for example directly on an EV’s battery or on a stationary energy storage system.

Batteries 334
article thumbnail

Berkeley Lab scientists generate low-cost, hybrid thermoelectric materials

Green Car Congress

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have constructed a low-cost, nanoscale composite hybrid thermoelectric material by wrapping a polymer that conducts electricity around a nanorod of tellurium—a metal coupled with cadmium in today’s most cost-effective solar cells. See, Joseph P.

Low Cost 210
article thumbnail

SwRI, UTSA researchers show biochar is low-cost, effective method to treat fracking water

Green Car Congress

Our research demonstrates that this is a product that can reduce the environmental impact of drilling in a way that is safe and inexpensive to industry. The research team plans to seek additional research funding as well as partnerships with biochar companies to help make the product marketable to the oil and gas industry.

Water 257
article thumbnail

Enevate announces new 4th-generation Si-dominant battery technology; optimized for high volume production

Green Car Congress

Lower anode material cost (dollar per kWh) than conventional and synthetic graphite. John Goodenough, a recipient of the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for groundbreaking work in the development of Li-ion batteries and who has served on Enevate’s Advisory Board since 2010.

Li-ion 247
article thumbnail

Poland-based Romet Introduces Low-Cost NEV Prototype

Green Car Congress

Polish firm Romet presented at Intermot 2010 in Cologne a prototype of small neighborhood electric car (NEV) named 4E (Electric, Economic, Ecologic, Easy). The 4E may go into production in 2011, mainly for Western European markets. The Romet 4E. Click to enlarge.

Low Cost 199
article thumbnail

Tobacco Plant-derived Enzyme Cocktail for Efficient and Low-Cost Hydrolysis of Biomass for Cellulosic Ethanol Production

Green Car Congress

One of the barriers to cost-effective production of cellulosic ethanol is inadequate technology to efficiently and economically release fermentable sugars from cellulosic biomass. Companies such as Novozymes have worked for years to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of their enzymes for this type of application.

Low Cost 218