Lithium-Ion Battery Care Guide — Part One
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 28, 2021
Lithium-ion batteries are the most common battery in consumer electronics. They are used in everything from cell phones to power tools to electric cars and more. This […].
Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturers in India
Get Electric Vehicle
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. Lithium-ion batteries are imported into India from China, Japan, and South Korea. Now let us look into some of the key players in the Lithium-ion sector in India.
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Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Lithium-ion battery recycling took a big step forward this week, as a Hawaiian utility announced it is undertaking one of the biggest examples of grid-storage recycling in North America to date. By electric grid standards, Anahola’s 4-megawatt-hour storage facility is not big. So the idea is, buy it once and keep it here.”
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Sonnen & TenneT Power German Grid With Electric Cars
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
TenneT and sonnen have announced that they’ve powered the German grid with electric cars. Working together, TenneT tapped into the electricity stored in electric car batteries that are part of the sonnenCommunity. It did so when there […]
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Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it
Electric Vehicles India
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it . Lithium-ion batteries are something which everyone prefers over lead-acid batteries, since the last ten years its been seen used mostly mobiles to every electronic appliance. Read further to know more about the climate impact of lithium-ion batteries. .
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1st Vehicle-to-Grid System on NYC Grid Launches
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 21, 2022
The first vehicle-to-grid system on NYC’s electricity grid launched this week. Revel’s rideshare system includes only fully electric cars. However, Tesla vehicles are not set up for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) service, so it’s just the rideshare network’s Nissan LEAFs that will be sending […].
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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.
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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2022
Called the Off Grid Battery Energy Storage System (ESS), Pramac’s technology—which features lithium-ion cells from Jaguar I-PACE batteries taken from prototype and engineering test vehicles—supplies zero-emission power where access to the grid supply is limited or unavailable.
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MIT team reexamines rates of Li-ion cost decline
Green Car Congress
MARCH 24, 2021
The cost of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used for phones, laptops, and cars has fallen significantly over the last three decades, and has been a major driver of the rapid growth of those technologies. Lithium-ion cell prices. Ziegler and Trancik.
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Battery-grade lithium carbonate forecast to trade at $74K/tonne in 12 months
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2022
Shanghai Metals Market data pointed to a supply deficit of 1,361 tonnes in July, swinging from the supply surplus in the prior month as the re-opening of the Chinese economy and cash subsidies for new energy vehicles lifted car manufacturer’s demand. Earlier post.). Source: Statista.
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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 24, 2023
She stops at a charging station, taps her credit card at the pump, inserts a nozzle into the car, and in 5 minutes exchanges 400 liters of spent nanofluid for fresher stuff. The design returned to life in the mid-20th century, was developed for possible use on a moon base, and was further improved for use in grid storage.
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StoreDot says it has developed technology extending the life of batteries for first and second life
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 31, 2022
A robust performance is maintained even after 1000 cycles and 80% capacity, the point at which rival lithium-ion fast charging technologies start to rapidly deteriorate in performance.
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Volvo Cars to work with Northvolt to boost energy density in battery cells up to 50% compared to today in near-term; seeking 1000 Wh/l this decade
Green Car Congress
JULY 1, 2021
Rapidly moving towards becoming a fully electric car company, Volvo Cars is bringing battery cell technology development and production closer to home and aims to tailor its future batteries to the needs of its customers: a longer range and faster charging times. —Henrik Green, chief technology officer.
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ROSATOM subsidiary acquires 49% stake in Korean battery maker Enertech; planning gigafactory in Russia
Green Car Congress
MARCH 12, 2021
RENERA LLC, ROSATOM’s integrator company for the energy storage business (subsidiary of TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom) is acquiring a 49% share of Enertech International , a South Korean manufacturer of electrodes, lithium-ion cells and energy storage systems. The start of the first stage of production is scheduled for 2025.
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Stanford study finds charging Li-ion cells at different rates boosts the lifetimes of EV battery packs
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Stanford University researchers have devised a new way to make lithium-ion battery packs last longer and suffer less deterioration from fast charging. Part of the impetus for the new research traces back to a 2020 announcement by Tesla, the electric car company, of work on a “million-mile battery.” —Simona Onori.
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The Unknown Unknowns of Vehicle-to-Grid Tech
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 23, 2022
Since June 2020, a team from the Australian National University in Canberra has been investigating the possible integration of electric vehicles into the grid. Known as REVS (Realizing Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services), the trial is implementing vehicle-to-grid technology in a fleet of 51 Nissan Leafs in Canberra.
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Northvolt to build third gigafactory in Germany
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2022
With an annual potential production capacity of 60 GWh, Northvolt Drei will deliver a supply of sustainably produced lithium-ion batteries to the European market, sufficient for some one million electric vehicles. Northvolt intends to establish a battery gigafactory in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany.
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Mitsubishi Heavy to Enter Lithium-ion Secondary (Rechargeable) Battery Business
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2009
(MHI) has decided to build a commercial production verification plant in Nagasaki Prefecture and launch its operation by autumn 2010 in a move toward the company’s full-scale entry into the lithium-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery market.
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Electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed to eliminate the use of cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid. SPARKZ Inc.
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275 ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2012
This latest round of ARPA-E projects seek to address the remaining challenges in energy storage technologies, which could revolutionize the way Americans store and use energy in electric vehicles, the grid and beyond, while also potentially improving the access to energy for the US. Temperature Regulation for Lithium-Ion Cells.
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Audi opens 1.9 MWh battery storage unit on EUREF Campus in Berlin
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2019
MWh and uses used lithium-ion batteries from development vehicles to test various interaction scenarios between electric cars and the power grid. Audi models will be equipped with an electrified drive—equivalent to roughly one million electrified cars per year. The Audi storage unit has a capacity of 1.9
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Daimler and partners deploying world’s largest 2nd-life EV battery storage unit for grid support
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
With an increasing supply of electricity from fluctuating renewable energies, such as wind farms or solar power stations, they can help stabilize power grids, levelling out energy fluctuations with virtually no loss—a role that is partly fulfilled by fossil power plants at present. It also markets electricity.
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EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2010
US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel is partnering with the real estate arm of Japan’s industrial trading giant, ITOCHU Corporation, to develop and produce the advanced battery systems for a residential smart grid energy storage project to be installed in a major apartment building near Tokyo. Earlier post.).
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Solar Power for Sheds and Electric Car Charging Solutions
Setec Powerr
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
– Self-Sufficient: Solar power eliminates the need for cumbersome extension cords and provides off-grid independence. Traditional lead-acid batteries are a popular choice given their cost, but modern lithium-ion variants offer extended lifespans, improved efficiency, greater energy density and storage capacity.
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Daimler enters stationary energy storage market with ACCUmotive battery systems; 500 kWh unit already on line for grid stabilization
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2015
The announcement comes four weeks after Tesla Motors announced its own entry into the ESS market with the home PowerWall Li-ion battery system ( earlier post ), although Daimler has been considering the move for several years. —Harald Kröger, Head of Development Electrics/Electronics & E-Drive Mercedes-Benz Cars.
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Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s grip – ET Auto
Baua Electric
APRIL 30, 2024
Sodium-ion batteries offer benefits over their lithium-ion counterparts. Modern life runs on lithium-ion batteries , powering smartphones, laptops and electric cars alike. will unveil what it bills as the first full-scale plant in the US for making sodium-ion batteries on Monday. Natron Energy Inc.
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2023’s Top Stories About Energy
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 31, 2023
NASA Battery Tech to Deliver for the Grid EnerVenue’s nickel-hydrogen battery cells are 1.8 EnerVenue If you don’t discharge and then recharge them all the way, lithium-ion batteries can last for thousands of charge-discharge cycles. meters long, weigh 62 kilograms, and store 3 kilowatt-hours. John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images M.
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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead
Green Car Congress
MARCH 7, 2023
More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2
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EnerDel Plans to Invest $237M in New Indiana Lithium-Ion Battery Plant
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 21, 2010
Lithium-ion battery manufacturer EnerDel will invest $237 million in a new manufacturing plant near its Indianapolis headquarters in order to meet anticipated demand for advanced battery systems used in both automotive and stationary smart grid applications. Earlier post.)
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Tesla 'Giga-Plant', BMW-Toyota Hybrid Supercar, Electric-Car Grid Impact: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] says it will need a lithium-ion battery cell "giga-plant" for future production, BMW and Toyota agree on a hybrid supercar project, and Pacific Gas & Electric says electric cars aren''t harming the grid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
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Saft supplying nearly 1 MWh of Li-ion batteries to Green Charge Networks to support NYC Smart Grid Demonstration Program
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
Green Charge Networks (GCN) has selected Saft to support its role in a $92-million Smart Grid Demonstration Project led by New York’s Consolidated Edison, Inc. Green Charge Networks (GCN) is a smart grid, and energy storage and management technology company, with a particular expertise in electric vehicle charging.
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EnerDel Partners with Mazda, Itochu, and Others for Smart Grid Integration Project in Japan
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2009
US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel will supply the advanced battery systems at the heart of a new project, based in Tsukuba City, Japan, combining electric vehicles (EVs), stationary grid storage, solar power and a rapid charging infrastructure a in a real-world operating environment. Earlier post.).
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Update on JCESR’s progress toward 5-5-5 battery for EV and grid applications; convergent and divergent research strategies
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
JCESR combines the R&D capabilities of five DOE national laboratories, five universities, and four private firms in an effort to achieve revolutionary advances in battery performance, with electric cars and the electricity grid as the targets. Li ions carry a single positive charge. Click to enlarge. Multivalent intercalation.
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Electric Vehicle Charging Principle
Setec Powerr
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Slow charging (conventional charging, car charging) is suitable for car chargers and home wall-mounted charging piles. For battery replacement, the car battery is charged by replacing the power battery. Car owners do not need to look for charging stations and spend time charging. How does a lithium-ion battery work?
Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air
Cars That Think
JUNE 12, 2023
Recent years have seen the construction of large lithium-ion battery farms that do just that. But even energy-dense lithium-ion batteries have limitations, says Xiaobing Liu , who leads the Thermal Energy Storage Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Electric cars need lots of batteries, laptops need lots of batteries.
The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2010
The NZN concept relies on high energy density storage systems incorporated into the local grid, as well as efficient photovoltaic generation. NZN can integrate with the centralized grid. batteries); the creation of grid-enabled consumer-side energy generation appliances; and a robust set of standards and protocols.
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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Cars catch fire. according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. You don’t have to go far to see [a car on fire]. In the U.S.,
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Nissan LEAF helps power company’s NA facilities with V2G; Nissan Energy
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems company, Nissan North America is launching a new pilot program under the Nissan Energy Share initiative which leverages bi?directional The company will also develop new ways to reuse electric car batteries. At the heart of the Nissan Energy Home is a vehicle-to-home system.
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262 Daimler buys out Evonik from Li-Tec and Deutsche ACCUmotive Li-ion companies; Daimler sole owner
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2014
In line with its systematic focus on specialty chemicals, Evonik said it had been seeking “new perspectives” for its lithium-ion business. With approximately 380 employees, it develops, produces and distributes large lithium-ion battery cells. Li-Tec Battery GmbH is based in Kamenz near Dresden. Batteries'
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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy
Creative Greenius
APRIL 25, 2021
I paid $47,000 in cash for that car as a #YearOfJoe gift to myself after a decade of environmental work and achievement. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us.
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Low-cost 5V dual carbon battery development for EV
Electric Vehicles India
APRIL 6, 2021
It is the most sustainable and low-cost battery that can be used in high-voltage applications, battery-operated medical devices, stationary grids and regenerative braking systems in electric vehicles. Lithium-ion batteries need toxic and costly metals such as manganese, cobalt and nickel but these are costly to be used in electric vehicles.
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65 Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India
Green Car Congress
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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191 DOE awarding $209M to 26 national lab projects; EVs, batteries and connected vehicles
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Optimization of Cooperative Driving Automation For Trucks, Passenger Cars, and Infrastructure in Mixed Traffic Scenarios. EVs@Scale Lab Consortium addressing technical barriers to wide-scale EV adoption and integration with the grid, with ANL, INL, ORNL, PNNL and SNL. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
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