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OCTOBER 15, 2022

The world will need more than twenty times the amount of lithium than was mined last year to meet demand by mid-century, driven by growth in energy storage and electric vehicles, according to new analysis from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Annual production of 11.2 Near-term, a total of 2.9

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Eos Energy Storage announced the commercial availability of its MW-scale Aurora system for deliveries starting in 2016. The Aurora product employs Eos’s patented Znyth battery technology that uses a safe aqueous electrolyte and a novel zinc-hybrid cathode to enable extremely low-cost electricity storage and long life.

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JUNE 28, 2016

France’s RS2E (Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l’énergie or “research network on electrochemical energy storage”) has launched the second edition of the YESS Award (Young Energy Storage Scientist Award)—a €12,500 prize split between two young innovative researchers/scientists in the field of electrochemical energy storage.

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MAY 27, 2022

The BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) has established a closed loop for reuse of the raw materials nickel, lithium and cobalt from high-voltage batteries that are no longer suitable for use in electric vehicles. Automated and precise dismantling of BMW high-voltage batteries at Huayou Recycling.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

AES Energy Storage and LG Chem have entered a multi-year agreement that provides access to a gigawatt-hour (GWh) of lithium-ion battery capacity with the option to procure additional capacity for the AES Advancion energy storage solution. Key Features of Advancion 4 include: Modular, Compact Advancion Array.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Lux Research is analyzing partnerships in stationary energy storage, and has produced a graphic showing some of the key partnerships of seven leading stationary storage battery suppliers. LG Chem will also supply batteries for Nidec in a large contract between Nidec and German Utility STEAG signed in 2015.

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JUNE 15, 2015

Nissan Motor Company and Green Charge Networks, a provider of commercial energy storage, are partnering to deploy second-life Li-ion vehicle batteries for stationary commercial energy storage in the US and international markets. General availability is targeted for Q4 2015. formed in 2010. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

XING Mobility , a developer of immersion cooling battery technology for industrial applications, will introduce its IMMERSIO Cell-to-Pack (CTP) product at the IAA Mobility show in Munich, Germany. The IMMERSIO CTP Solution is the result of XING’s extensive research and development of immersion cooling battery technology.

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JULY 26, 2021

Pilot production of Lignode by Stora Enso, wood-based carbon for batteries, is currently being ramped up. Applications include electric vehicles and consumer electronics as well as large-scale energy storage systems. Today, fossil-based carbon is used in the anodes of rechargeable batteries.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Renault and distributed energy storage company Connected Energy are partnering to develop sustainable and efficient ways of using electric vehicle batteries at the end of their useable in-vehicle life in order to supply innovative and more affordable vehicle charging solutions. Connected Energy Ltd. E-STOR diagram.

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MARCH 8, 2016

Kokam has successfully deployed two Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide Energy Storage Systems (ESSs)—a 24-megawatt (MW) system / 9-megawatt hour (MWh) and a 16 MW / 6 MWh system—for frequency regulation on the South Korean electricity grid. Improved heat dissipation: With a heat dissipation rate that is 1.6

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APRIL 22, 2016

Daimler AG has commenced deliveries of Mercedes-Benz stationary energy storage units ( earlier post ) for use in private homes. The lithium-ion batteries are being manufactured by the Daimler subsidiary Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE and distributed through selected sales partners and partner companies. The systems are scalable—i.e.,

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MARCH 13, 2015

Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have found a way to process biomass-derived natural silk to create carbon-based nanosheets that could potentially be used in Li-ion batteries and other energy storage devices. Electrochemical performances of HPNC-NS as a Li-ion battery anode. (a) Batteries'

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JULY 12, 2023

Poland-based battery systems maker Impact Clean Power Technology unveiled a visualization of GigafactoryX—a large-scale battery factory for electric vehicles and energy storage which will be launched in the city of Pruszków, near Warsaw. Its construction will increase Impact’s production capacity to 1.2

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JUNE 20, 2023

Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. Demand for lithium ion batteries is forecast to grow to 3.7 However, batteries are the fastest-growing demand market for nickel.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Energy major Total, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Saft, and Groupe PSA with Opel, intend to establish a joint venture named Automotive Cell Company (ACC) to develop EV battery manufacturing in Europe. The project will leverage cutting-edge R&D, notably provided by Saft, in order to produce EV batteries starting in 2023.

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APRIL 10, 2021

Together with Aalborg University, among others, and with grants from the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP), MHO-Co will test fuel cells and new battery technology on the shipping company's advanced hybrid vessels. During this period, MHO-Co will test both fuel cells and liquid-cooled batteries.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Bloomberg reports that the Volkswagen Group will decide by July how to proceed with solid state energy storage technology under development by Quantumscape ( earlier post) , citing Prof. The all solid-state system would enable high energy density, high power density, and reversibility of a lithium-air battery, according to the claims.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

and Toyota Motor Corporation signed an agreement to establish a joint company to research and development for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). Core parts for electrified vehicles such as batteries, motors and power electronics are among the products that BYD develops in-house. BYD Company Ltd.

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JULY 20, 2013

Controls and energy storage top the list. The report “ Paving the way to electrified road transport – Publicly funded research, development, and demonstration projects on electric and plug-in cars in Europe ”, lists more than 320 projects covering the period 2007-2015. HI-WI, iKRAVT); controls for energy storage systems (i.e.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

levelized cost)—as opposed to the investment cost—of 9 electricity storage technologies for 12 different applications between 2015 and 2050. The model predicts lithium-ion batteries to be the cheapest technology in the coming decades. An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Joule.

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JUNE 24, 2019

Leclanché has commissioned Comau to develop an automated manufacturing line for lithium-ion battery modules for transport applications. Leclanché made an early investment in developing a DNV GL-certified battery system for marine applications, and is the first battery supplier to fully comply with the stringent 2015 regulations.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

UK-based Lithium-sulfur battery company OXIS Energy ( earlier post ) reported developing a Lithium-sulfur cell achieving in excess of 300 Wh/kg. OXIS predicts it will achieve a cell capacity of 33Ah by mid-2015. Batteries Li-Sulfur' These may lead to spin-off projects and additional collaborations in the future.

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MAY 23, 2016

In China, the development of alternative energy vehicles and the Li-ion battery sector are booming with the support of promotional policies from the Chinese government, according to new report from CCM , a leading market intelligence provider for China’s agriculture, chemicals, food & ingredients and life science markets. —CCM.

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JULY 28, 2019

Wood-based carbon can be utilized as a crucial component in batteries typically used in consumer electronics, the automotive industry and large-scale energy storage systems. This lignin will be converted into hard carbon anode materials for lithium-ion batteries with properties similar to graphite.

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JUNE 26, 2015

The application process for the fourth (2015) BASF/VW “ Science Award for Electrochemistry ” ( earlier post ) is now open. Researchers have until 24 July 2015 to apply. The awards ceremony will take place on October 28, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan.

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JULY 19, 2019

and Toyota Motor Corporation have signed an agreement for the joint development of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). BYD was founded in 1995 as a battery business and has grown into a total energy solution company, manufacturing not only electrified vehicles but other products such as large-size energy storage cells.

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MAY 8, 2019

BorgWarner is forming a joint venture with Romeo Power Technology, a technology-leading battery module and pack supplier. This joint venture will not only complement our strong existing propulsion portfolio, but we expect it to fill a gap in the marketplace between battery cell manufacturers and hybrid and electric vehicle customers.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

According to a new report from Navigant Research, the shipment volume of advanced batteries for the first three quarters of 2016 equates to more than 323.5 million individual battery cells, 16.1 GWh of energy capacity, 61.4 The report does not include experimental batteries that have not yet reached mass production.

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MARCH 14, 2017

Aquion Energy Inc., the developer and manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI) batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court of the District of Delaware. Energy Technology , 3: 20–31.

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MARCH 2, 2017

ABB has commissioned Denmark’s first urban energy storage system. The Lithium-ion based battery energy storage system (BESS) will be integrated with the local electricity grid in the new harbor district of Nordhavn, Copenhagen. The system has been commissioned for Radius, DONG Energy’s electrical grid division.

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JULY 12, 2018

BYD opened a 24 GWh power battery factory in Western China’s Qinghai province; the company is preparing to increase its total production capacity to 60 GWh by 2020. Power battery factory in Western China’s Qinghai province. It is BYD’s third battery factory in China after Shenzhen and Huizhou.

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JULY 27, 2022

Stora Enso and Northvolt have entered into a Joint Development Agreement to create a sustainable battery featuring anode produced using lignin-based hard carbon produced from Nordic forest wood. Both companies bring key components, competence, and expertise to the battery partnership.

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JULY 10, 2015

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) announced the launch of a joint demonstration project for utilizing used lithium-ion batteries from electric-powered vehicles. The demonstration project will be inaugurated in September 2015 at Forsee Power’s new Headquarters near Paris.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Electra Vehicles , a B2B electric vehicle AI software company headquartered in Boston that produces Cloud and onboard software to optimize the performance of electric vehicle battery systems, raised $21 million in an oversubscribed investment round. Since raising an investment round of $3.6

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JUNE 1, 2015

Stanford University scientists have created a new ultrahigh surface area three-dimensional porous graphitic carbon material that significantly boosts the performance of energy-storage technologies. Electrochemical performance of 3D HPG carbon for Li−S batteries. (a) Tests were also conducted on lithium-sulfur batteries.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its FY 2015 Phase I Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0001227 ) for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. Electric Drive Vehicle Batteries.

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