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Navigant: 2016 advanced battery shipments through Q3 = 323M cells and $3.8B in sales

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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 GWh of energy capacity, 61.4 The majority of the advanced batteries in 2016 have been manufactured in Asia Pacific and shipped around the world. GW of power capacity, and $3.8

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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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Described in a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the smart membrane separator could enable the design of a new category of rechargeable/refillable energy storage devices with high energy density and specific power that would overcome the contemporary limitations of electric vehicles.

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Study suggests lithium and cobalt for batteries may face supply risks by 2050

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The researchers present these results in the journal Nature Reviews Materials as part of a cost and resource analysis of sodium-ion batteries. … Estimated number of devices and related energy demand for 2016–2050. Estimated number of devices and related energy demand for 2016–2050. Vaalma et al. Click to enlarge.

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Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B

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In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. Energy storage on the grid is reaching a turning point. Installed revenue by ESG technology, worldwide. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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CMU study concludes lithium market fluctuations unlikely to impact Li-ion battery prices significantly

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Furthermore, both lithium supply shortages and extreme price variations are frequently used as justifications for research on alternate cation electrochemical energy storage technologies such as sodium, magnesium, and potassium based systems. This work was supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

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Sadoway and MIT team demonstrate calcium-metal-based liquid metal battery

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MIT professor Donald Sadoway and his team have demonstrated a long-cycle-life calcium-metal-based liquid-metal rechargeable battery for grid-scale energy storage, overcoming the problems that have precluded the use of the element: its high melting temperature, high reactivity and unfavorably high solubility in molten salts.