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LG Energy Solution investing $1.7B to quintuple battery plant capacity in Michigan

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LGES’ expansion will quintuple the plant’s capacity to help produce battery components into the future as Michigan’s electric vehicle industry grows. The two companies have a longstanding relationship, and GM acted as a key partner in bringing LG to Michigan in 2010. LG Energy Solution (LGES) is investing $1.7 million; and.

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U Mich team develops 1,000-cycle lithium-sulfur battery

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A University of Michigan team has shown that a network of aramid nanofibers, recycled from Kevlar, can enable lithium-sulfur batteries to overcome their Achilles heel of cycle life, delivering an estimated 1,000 real-world cycles. Credit: Ahmet Emre, Kotov Lab, University of Michigan. This ability is called ion selectivity.

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Cracks in lithium-ion batteries help speed up EV charging

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Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that cracks in lithium-ion battery electrodes can help speed up EV charging. The post Cracks in lithium-ion batteries help speed up EV charging appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Johnson Controls’ Lithium-ion batteries power Hybrid Range Rover

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Johnson Controls is supplying the Lithium-ion battery pack for the Hybrid Range Rover ( earlier post ), announced in 2013. Production of the cells and complete battery systems is underway at Johnson Controls’ manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan. Cutaway of the Li-ion battery pack for the Range Rover. l/100 km (36.7

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DOE awarding $73.9M to 10 battery recycling projects

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The new funding will support research and development projects to address: Advanced Materials Separation, Scale-Up, and Reintegration for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling for the Battery Supply Chain; and. Michigan Technological University. Second Life Scale-Up Demonstration Projects. Awards include: Project. Federal Cost share.

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BASF and Nanotech Energy partner to produce Li-ion batteries in N America with locally recycled content and low CO2 footprint

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BASF and Nanotech Energy , a developer and manufacturer of graphene-based energy storage products, have agreed to partner to reduce the CO 2 footprint of Nanotech’s lithium-ion batteries for the North American market.

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Natron collaborates with Clarios on first mass manufacturing of Sodium-ion batteries

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Critically, Natron’s sodium-ion batteries do not contain lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, or other minerals that have driven recent pricing volatility of the lithium-ion supply chain. Natron’s batteries are manufactured using the same tools and equipment used for lithium-ion manufacturing.

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