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Northvolt to build third gigafactory in Germany

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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

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(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. The commercial production verification plant, slated for.

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Li-ion Supplier Saft Partners with Apollo Solar on US DOE Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) Project

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Saft is supplying a lithium-ion battery system to provide energy storage for one of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) projects funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems concept paper (2007). The SEGIS concept. Click to enlarge.

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Consumers Think Renewable Energy Inadequate for EV Charging

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The Future of Alternative Energy and EV Charging It is also worth noting EVs will become increasingly efficient between now and then. Improvements in lithium-ion battery production provide maximum battery uptime as new technologies extend their range and charging times.

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DuPont Introduces New Separators for Li-ion Batteries

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DuPont has introduced a nanofiber-based polymeric battery separator that boosts the performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries. to manufacture product for development and commercial sale. The company has begun construction on a facility in Chesterfield County, Va.,

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US solar grid project takes step forward

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The Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems that are funded by the US Department of Energy have moved forward with the announcement that Saft will supply one of the projects with a lithium-ion battery system for energy storage.

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