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DECEMBER 11, 2020

High-energy nickel (Ni)–rich cathode will play a key role in advanced lithium (Li)–ion batteries, but it suffers from moisture sensitivity, side reactions, and gas generation. volts—minimizes damage while still within the normal range of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. —Bi et al.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Farasis Energy, a global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion cells, modules and large battery systems, recently completed C-round financing exceeding 1 Billion US dollars. The compay will use the capital raised to accelerate the expansion of its global automotive battery manufacturing infrastructure.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Honeywell is expanding its strategic alliance with Nexceris, developer of Li-ion Tamer lithium-ion gas detection solutions, to help make electric vehicles (EVs) safer. To help mitigate these risks, automobile manufacturers are looking to incorporate technology to provide enhanced safety.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Researchers at UC San Diego, with their colleagues at other institutions, have developed a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles. volts versus a Li/Li + reference electrode. other intercalation anode candidates (Li 3 VO 4 and LiV 0.5

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JULY 15, 2021

In the previous few years, India has doubled its imports of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and more than tripled its import cost. According to the Union Science Ministry, Indian imports of such batteries decreased to $450 million in 2019-2020 after gradually growing in recent years to $712 million. Tata Chemicals.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. In 2020, Japan and Korea rank number two and three respectively. The US is in sixth place in 2020.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Market analysis firm FutureBridge expects that cost-parity between Li-ion and solid-state batteries could be achieved in another five years. 2020 saw a growing number of research projects to improve cycle life, energy density, and ionic conductivity—the main three challenges for mass-adoption of SSBs for EVs.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched the Battery Cell Research Production Center, a new R&D and large-scale industrial manufacturing plant for lithium-ion cells; the center will receive an investment of €500 million. In addition, there are research and development locations worldwide.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

CBMM’s market dominance will continue as the group will expand its production capacity by 50% in 2020 and is considering more capacity increases in coming years. The maximum power output and minimum charging time of a lithium-ion battery depend on both ionic and electronic transport. The paper (Griffith et al. ) Griffith et al.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Enevate, a developer of advanced silicon-dominant lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology featuring extreme fast charge and high energy density for electric vehicles (EVs) and other markets ( earlier post ), has secured an $81-million Series E funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company.

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JULY 27, 2021

million in Phase II SBIR funding from the US DOE ( earlier post ) to develop an early warning system that detects hazardous conditions in lithium-ion batteries. This award follows on Titan’s 2020 Phase I award to build a prototype of the device. The new funding will be used to build a production-ready system. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 2, 2021

In January, the California Energy Commission (CEC) released a competitive solicitation ( GFO-20-308 ) to fund applied research and development (ARD) projects that improve, scale-up, and increase the technology readiness of high-value direct recycling processes for lithium-ion batteries. e00152 (open access).

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Solid Power’s sulfide-based all solid-state lithium metal batteries are manufactured using lithium-ion industry standard processes and automated equipment. These first-generation 10-layer 2Ah pouch cells were manufactured using Solid Power’s MWh-scale, roll-to-roll pilot line.

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MAY 2, 2023

ENTERA aerogel particles are a thermal insulation additive designed to enable the development of ultra-thin thermal barriers for electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries. To meet increased EV demand, battery manufacturers are developing higher performing lithium-ion battery packs with increased range.

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DECEMBER 15, 2019

European Li-ion battery maker Northvolt has launched Revolt—a program devoted to recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The pilot plant is anticipated to be online in 2020 and will serve as a platform for developing and validating the Northvolt recycling?

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JANUARY 20, 2023

RecycLiCo Battery Materials (formerly American Manganese), has delivered samples of its battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide to battery manufacturers in Japan and South Korea. 2020) “Experimental Study on Recycling of Spent Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials” J. Electrochem.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The “Recycling Li-ion batteries for electric Vehicle” (ReLieVe) project, founded by Eramet, BASF and SUEZ, will receive a €4.7 The objective is to develop an innovative closed-loop process to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and to enable the production of new lithium-ion batteries in Europe.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Total lithium-ion transportation battery revenue by region, world markets: 2012-2020. In a new report , Pike Research forecasts that the overall market for Li-ion batteries in light duty transportation will grow from $1.6 billion in 2012 to almost $22 billion in 2020. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 9, 2021

a global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, has joined the HiQ-CARB consortium to provide the lithium-ion battery industry with sustainable and high-performance carbon additives. Lithium-Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt-Oxide) are electrically connected with each other and the current collector.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Starting next year, the Group will produce electrolyte formulations for lithium-ion batteries for the Chinese company Tinci. Tinci) is a leading global manufacturer of lithium-ion battery materials. For production, LANXESS will use a plant operated by its subsidiary Saltigo, a global custom manufacturer.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Center has released the 2020 version of the suite of GREET models and associated documentation. The following low-carbon alternative ammonia production pathways have been implemented in GREET 2020 release. Update of specific energy and bill of materials of lithium-ion batteries.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

One potential solution for enhancing capacity and production efficiency of lithium-ion batteries is to subdivide electrodes into dedicated functional layers. Both academia and some first battery manufacturers are beginning to explore this approach. —Prof.

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JUNE 28, 2018

Exide Industries Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries and power storage solutions provider, and Switzerland-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Leclanché SA announced a joint venture to build lithium-ion batteries and provide energy storage systems for India’s electric vehicle market and grid-based applications.

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MAY 25, 2018

Siemens and Northvolt, a company working to build a European Li-ion gigafactory with 32 GWh of battery capacity ( earlier post ), are partnering for the development of best-in-class technology to produce high-quality lithium-ion batteries. Supply of lithium-ion batteries.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In 2019, monthly average lithium carbonate prices fell 36% between January and December. Q1 2020 saw monthly average prices fall further to less than US$7,000/t Li 2 CO 3 for the first time since 2014, eroding price increases caused by forecast strong demand growth in the lithium-ion battery industry and uncertainty over future supply.

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APRIL 10, 2018

Germany-based Akasol is manufacturing lithium-ion battery systems for Daimler subsidiary EvoBus. The leading European bus manufacturer plans to launch its new electric Citaro bus ( earlier post ) at the IAA Commercial Vehicles event in September. Series manufacturing of the Citaro electric bus starts this year.

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JUNE 23, 2021

In 2020 there were the newly developed solid-state batteries based on argyrodite electrolyte by Samsung and a further $200-million investment by Volkswagen on QuantumScape. Lithium-ion battery manufacturing has been dominated by East Asia, with Japan, China, and South Korea playing a significant role.

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MARCH 13, 2020

At 80% capacity, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have reached the end of their use life for most purposes. Capacity loss, internal chemical and mechanical damage, and the high heat for each battery are major safety concerns, especially considering there are 7,104 lithium-ion batteries in a Tesla Model S and 4,416 in a Tesla Model 3.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The battery market currently represents approximately 23% of global flake graphite output and is expected to be a rapidly growing sector due to lithium ion (Li-ion) battery demand (Source: Benchmark Minerals). If these forecasts are accurate, approximately 240,000 tonnes of spherical graphite would be required per year.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

When tested in the supercapacitor, the material contained the characteristics of both a double-layer capacitor formed by the arrangement of separated ionic and electronic charges, as well as redox reaction pseudo-capacitance that occurs when the ions are electrochemically absorbed onto surfaces of materials. —Professor Cengiz Ozkan.

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APRIL 19, 2018

There is now a significant wave of interest in battery raw material supply security, mainly from Asia, to underpin the growth of Li-ion battery production over the next decade. Under the deal, LG Chem will raise around US$225 million by 2020 to set up the precursor and cathode JVs in China. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This new capital positions the company to accelerate industrial-scale deployments of its battery diagnostics and battery sensing/management technologies to drive safer and more efficient manufacturing, operation and repurposing of lithium-ion batteries. From manufacturing and first use to second life and recycling.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

Roughly a third of battery production costs are currently accounted for by the final step in the manufacturing process—formation cycling. Formation cycling is performed after a lithium ion cell has been constructed, tap charged, and rested for ~24 h, and it has a significant economic impact on lithium ion battery manufacturing.

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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. By 2020 our battery costs will be less than $100 a kilowatt-hour (kWh).

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

However, none of these changes are sufficient to reach the DOE energy storage target of $125 kWh by 2020 , the study found. Historical prices and future cost predictions for lithium-ion batteries. The DOE target (advanced to 2020) and represented by the blue horizontal line, is $125/kWh. Ciez and Whitacre.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Global Power Synergy PLC (GPSC) is building a battery manufacturing facility in Thailand using 24M’s novel SemiSolid lithium-ion technology ( earlier post ). In May 2019, 24M delivered 40 grid-scale, 110 Amp-Hour (Ah) li-ion cells to GPSC. GPSC is the main power and utility company of PTT Group. Earlier post.)

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JULY 20, 2021

Group14 Technologies, a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, and SK materials, one of the world’s top manufacturers of special gases and industrial gases, are forming a joint venture to build a factory for lithium-silicon battery materials in South Korea.

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