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JUNE 1, 2014

As part of a four-year DOE-funded project, researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, working with FMC Corporation, have developed a novel polymer binder and solvent system facilitating the use of FMC’s unique Stabilized Lithium Metal Powder (SLMP) as a performance-enhancing additive in Li-ion battery electrodes.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

CalBattery had earlier entered into a Work for Others (WFO) program with ANL to commercialize an advanced Li-ion battery combining ANL’s Si-graphene anode materials with other advanced battery materials into a Very Large Format (400+ Ah) prismatic cell targeting grid-scale storage and EV applications. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded EaglePicher $22 million in funding under the Defense Production Act Title III Program ( DPA Title III ) for Phase II of the Lithium-Ion Battery for Military Applications (LIMA) project. The original solicitation for the LIMA project was in 2011. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Merck has more than 10 years experience in the production of electrolytes for Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors. Also included in the transaction is a variety of additives for electrolytes used to produce lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

Kalmar Motor, the aircraft tractor specialist, has awarded Saft a contract to supply a lithium-ion battery system for the first hybrid electric tractor suitable for wide body aircraft. on 2011—and is also facing new challenges in providing energy efficient and low emission operations. TBL-800 Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 15, 2022

LTO Li-ion battery provider Microvast Holdings is participating in a mining industry electrification consortium led by Shell. Within the consortium, Microvast has been tasked with delivering a custom high-powered battery solution with ultrafast charging capabilities. Earlier post.)

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MAY 4, 2012

AES Gener and AES Energy Storage have begun commercial operation of the second energy storage project in Northern Chile, integrating 20MW of Li-ion battery-based energy storage (BESS) with a 544MW thermal power plant. The power controls modules were provided by ABB. The power controls modules were provided by ABB.

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JULY 27, 2011

Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems will supply a 500kW Li-ion energy storage solution to Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC), the third largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the People’s Republic of China and the country’s largest exporter of power equipment.

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JUNE 12, 2012

A123 Systems introduced Nanophosphate EXT ( EX treme T emperature), a new lithium-ion battery technology capable of operating at extreme temperatures without requiring thermal management. We feel that we have erased the cold cranking deficit—the Achilles heel [for Li-ion] from a performance perspective against lead acid. ”

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

and the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign has developed a double-layered silicon-germanium nanotube array as an anode material for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. this system is that it requires high- power-rate properties, due to the inherently low electron conductivity and ion diffusivity of silicon.

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MARCH 6, 2012

As cycle life still needs to be improved for automotive applications (USABC long-term goals for EV batteries call for 1,000 cycles at 80% DOD and 10 years, earlier post ), the advanced batteries with their attractive energy densities may emerge earlier in critical portable power applications. Elements in achieving the Envia 400 Wh/kg cell.

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JUNE 25, 2010

Li-ion battery manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc. Boston-Power has attracted $185 million in investment since being founded in 2005. Boston-Power has attracted $185 million in investment since being founded in 2005. Boston-Power Swing 4400. Constant power: 440 W/kg. Pulse power: 1,500 W/kg (2s).

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MAY 15, 2018

ION Energy, a startup energy storage company, launched UDYR, an intelligent, modular and portable 48V, 32 Ah lithium-ion battery supported by ION’s proprietary battery management system, software platform, and backend analytics. Earlier this year, ION Energy acquired battery management company Freemens SAS ( earlier post ).

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APRIL 10, 2012

million lithium-ion battery technology development contract to Johnson Controls Inc. USABC awarded the contract to continue Johnson Controls’ development of lithium-ion battery technology for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications to meet USABC goals for low-cost, long-life, high-power and high energy vehicle systems.

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JULY 13, 2011

NEC Corporation is introducing in Japan a 6 kWh Li-ion battery household energy storage system that automatically controls electrical power in the home. Initially, 100 units of the system will be available for home construction companies and businesses beginning 18 July 2011.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The military is interested in replacing lead-acid batteries with higher performing Li-ion systems. From a 2011 TARDEC presentation. A123 Systems has introduced the Military 6T Battery, a robust Li-ion battery system engineered specifically to meet the demanding requirements of military vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

CD-adapco announced the successful completion of a project to develop advanced Li-ion battery stimulation tools to enable faster design and development of advanced electric drive vehicle power systems. CAEBAT has provided us with world-class capabilities to model the performance and safety of Lithium-ion batteries.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

kWh Li-ion packs for use in XL’s aftermarket hybrid conversion system. The packs, with a peak discharge power rating of 50 kW and nominal voltage of 260V, will use high-power, spiral-wound Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminum (NCA) cells to power light-duty commercial vehicles, such as the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans.

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JUNE 14, 2011

has signed a contract to supply Chrysler with Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery systems for 25 Town and Country minivans that will be part of a demonstration fleet of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) that Chrysler Group LLC has developed in partnership with the United States Department of Energy. Click to enlarge. Electrovaya Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

and Saft have reached an agreement to end their joint venture, Johnson Controls-Saft, which was formed in 2006 to develop and manufacture Li-ion vehicle batteries. —Alex Molinaroli, president, Johnson Controls Power Solutions. Johnson Controls, Inc., Earlier post.).

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JUNE 5, 2014

ANSYS Fluent software—a leading, fully featured fluid dynamics solution for modeling flow and other related physical phenomena—now includes as standard Li-ion battery models, due to the efforts of ANSYS, GM, the Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ESim. Reducing battery costs.

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JULY 12, 2012

A new analysis by the consultancy McKinsey & Company indicates that the price of a complete automotive lithium-ion battery pack could fall from the current $500–$600/kWh to about $200/kWh by 2020 and to about $160/kWh by 2025 (in real dollars, indexed to 2011). In the US, with gasoline prices at or above $3.50 Lower components prices.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

Boston-Power, Inc. Long-standing Boston-Power investors Oak Investment Partners and Foundation Asset Management (FAM) also participated. '. Boston-Power recently broke ground on its new manufacturing site in Liyang. Concurrently, Boston-Power is establishing an R&D and EV battery engineering facility in Beijing.

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JULY 13, 2010

Ford has selected Compact Power, Inc. CPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Chem, as the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the 2011 Ford Focus Electric for the US market. The lithium-ion cells for the packs will initially be sourced from Korea through LG Chem. Earlier post.) CPI, based in Troy, Mich.,

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MARCH 11, 2011

Input and output power characteristics of 2nd and 3rd generations. kWh lithium-ion battery system built with Hitachi third-generation power-optimized cells. kWh lithium-ion battery system built with Hitachi third-generation power-optimized cells. Hitachi automotive Li-ion HEV power cells.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Johnson Controls will showcase its next-generation low-profile prismatic automotive lithium-ion cells and sub-modules at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The agreement included an up-front royalty payment by Johnson Controls to Saft in return for an expanded license to Johnson Controls to use certain Saft Li-ion technology in all markets.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Li-ion manufacturer Ener1, Inc. The restructuring plan provides for the continued normal operation of the subsidiary businesses, including EnerDel, EnerFuel, NanoEner, Emerging Power and Ener1 Korea, all of which will honor their customer commitments and will continue to pay their suppliers for goods and services as usual.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Founded in 2011, Sila Nano is a developer of new battery materials which outperform existing lithium-ion technologies. Sila Nano’s chemistry demonstrates a 20% improvement today, with the potential to reach 40% improvement over state-of-the-art traditional li-ion.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Stealth-mode battery start-up 24M has introduced its new semi-solid lithium-ion cell. Together, our inventions achieve what lithium-ion has yet to do—meet the ultra-low cost targets of the grid and transportation industries. The lithium-ion battery is a brilliant, enabling technology, but its economics are flawed.

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JULY 28, 2011

Researchers with the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have embedded arrays of tin (Sn) nanopillars between graphene sheets without adding any polymer binder and carbon black for as-formed use as a high-performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

AES Gener has ordered 20MW of A123’s advanced Li-ion energy storage solutions for a spinning reserve project in Northern Chile. AES Gener will deploy A123’s energy storage solutions at a new 500MW power plant called Angamos.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

NASA has awarded a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract to NEI Corporation and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to develop and implement high energy density cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. NEI is the prime contractor and UC San Diego is the subcontractor.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Korea) are developing a new advanced lithium-ion battery featuring a high capacity Sn-C nanostructured anode and a high rate, high-voltage Li[Ni 0.45 Enhancements in energy density necessarily require the passage from the present lithium ion technology to novel, advanced chemistries based on high performance electrode materials.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In this time frame, 85% of all new vehicles in Europe and 40% in the US and China are expected to be powered with Start-Stop batteries. With $555 million in investments between 2011 and 2020, the company is implementing plans to expand AGM production capacity in Germany, the United States and China. Johnson Controls AGM battery.

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JUNE 8, 2012

An all-electric, battery-powered prototype demonstration bus under joint development by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The 40-foot “E-Bus” is based on New Flyer’s 40-foot Xcelsior heavy-duty transit bus and is powered by a 120 kWh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack developed by MHI. Earlier post.) Daisuke Mukai et al.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

CODA Holdings, a developer of Lithium-ion battery systems and all-electric vehicles, announced the initial closing of a Series D preferred investment round totaling $76 million, bringing the company's total invested capital to more than $200 million. kWh Li-ion pack. billion Ah of energy storage (4.4 million kWh).

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