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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Huawei researchers recently unveiled what they said was the first long-lifespan graphene-assisted Li-ion battery able to withstand high temperatures. The announcement was made by Watt Laboratory, an organization under Huawei’s Central Research Institute, at the 57 th Battery Symposium held in Japan.

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AUGUST 20, 2015

In a new report, Navigant Research forecasts the global market for Li-ion batteries in light duty and medium/heavy duty vehicles will almost quadruple from $7.8 billion in 2015 to $30.6 GWh in 2015 to 93.1 billion in 2024. GWh in 2024—a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.7%.

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JUNE 23, 2021

A new report from IDTechEX forecasts the solid-state battery market will grow to $8 billion by 2031. Under most of the mass-production plans, the solid-state battery will likely take off after 2025, although small-scale production may happen even earlier, IDTechEX said. Major solid-state battery players globally.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Market analyst CCM believes that the adjustment will change the market structure and that ternary Li-ion power batteries—i.e., Li-ion batteries with ternary cathode materials such as LMO, NCM/NCA, LFP, etc.—will billion (US$5 billion) as of the end of 2015. Subsidies totaled RMB33.44

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MARCH 27, 2017

a Canadian graphene R&D, investment and technology licensing company ( earlier post ) introduced its GPURE Graphene Polymer nano-porous membrane intended for next generation Li-Ion battery applications. Ion selectivity is a key requirement for a semi-permeable membrane in a Li-ion battery structure.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Saft was selected by Thales Australia to deliver Li-ion battery systems that have the potential to power up to 1,300 Hawkei military tactical vehicles. The Saft Li-ion battery system features an advanced, lightweight design within the dimensions of a traditional lead-acid battery, enabling easy integration into the vehicle.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Researchers in Germany are providing some insight into the low-temperature performance issues of Li-ion batteries. C) is observed, which affects the performance of Li-ion batteries at low temperatures. C), with a focus on the graphite anode and the low temperature performance of the cell. —Senyshyn.

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MARCH 11, 2016

Li-ion battery maker LG Chem was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during the automaker’s 24 th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich. GM’s 2015 supplier recognition represents a nearly 40% increase in the number of suppliers honored compared to 79% in 2014.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

In its latest Leaderboard report on what it sees as the top 8 automotive Li-ion battery companies, Navigant research has put LG Chem in first place, followed closely by Panasonic and Samsung SDI in the “Leaders” segment. —“Navigant Research Leaderboard Report: Lithium Ion Batteries for Transportation”.

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JULY 7, 2016

Silatronix, a developer of unique organosilicon (OS) electrolytes for use in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) ( earlier post ), has raised US$8 million in new equity capital, and secured partnerships for distribution and joint technological development. Current Li-ion electrolytes are unstable above 60 °C and at charge voltages above 4.3

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MARCH 12, 2012

According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. battery over others. billion annually in 2011 to more than $14.6

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OCTOBER 18, 2014

Malaysia-based Graphene NanoChem’s wholly-owned subsidiary Platinum Nanochem Sdn Bhd has entered into a product development and collaboration agreement with Sync R&D Sdn Bhd jointly to develop a graphene-enhanced lithium-ion battery solution for electric buses under the Electric Bus 1 Malaysia program (EB1M Program).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Researchers from Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR and Québec’s IREQ (Hydro-Québec’s research institute) have synthesized silicate-based nanoboxes that could more than double the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries as compared to conventional phosphate-based cathodes. Professor Jackie Y.

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MARCH 21, 2016

In 2015, China’s total output of Li-ion batteries increased by 3.13% year-on-year (YoY)—a significant slowdown in the output growth rate from the prior 5 years, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of the People’s Republic of China. Output and YoY growth rate of Li-ion batteries in China, 2010-2015.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

Quartz today reported that Bosch has agreed to acquire Berkeley Lab solid-state Li-ion battery spinoff Seeo. In January 2015, Seeo was awarded a contract for technology assessment from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors.

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MAY 26, 2014

According to a new forecast by Lux Research, the likely 48 V micro-hybrid market will exceed 7 million vehicles in 2024, with the first adoption year beginning in 2015 and more focused on premium vehicles, in which cost sensitivity in order to reach regulation targets without sacrificing performance is lower. Noting a predicted 3.7

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AUGUST 5, 2013

German Li-ion battery systems specialist AKASOL is supplying Li-ion battery systems for Bombardier’s PRIMOVE system. AKASOL’s water-cooled PRIMOVE Li-ion battery systems feature an extremely compact size and low weight. Batteries Heavy-duty Infrastructure Plug-ins Smart charging'

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MARCH 31, 2014

Liberty Coach, a company that converts Prevost luxury motor coaches to RVs, has introduced a new communication link that facilitates monitoring of a coach’s lithium-ion battery systems from both inside and outside the vehicle. Expanding those to include lithium ion battery monitoring was just the next logical step.

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JULY 3, 2015

A team of researchers in Japan, including colleagues from the R&D Center at batter-maker GS Yuasa, are exploring Li 3 NbO 4 -based (trilithium niobate) materials as new and promising electrode materials for high-energy rechargeable lithium batteries. —Yabuuchi et al. —Yabuuchi et al. 1504901112. Victoria L.

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JANUARY 2, 2016

Researchers at Tsinghua University, with colleagues from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, have discovered that the multi-reversible magnetization of ferromagnetic material can be controlled via the lithiation/delithiation reaction in a Li-ion battery by varying the discharge–charge potential at room temperature.

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OCTOBER 19, 2015

USA Today has confirmed an earlier unconfirmed report by Quartz that UK-based Dyson will acquire solid-state Li-ion battery startup Sakti3 ( earlier post ) for $90 million. Dr. Ann Marie Sastry with President Obama at White House Demo Day, August 2015 Click to enlarge. Ann Marie Sastry, CEO of Sakti3, in 2014.

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MARCH 31, 2016

Saft won a major contract from Rolls Royce Marine to supply the specialized marine lithium-ion (Seanergy) battery system for an innovative hybrid multi-application vessel under construction in Denmark for Kystverket, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA).

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JUNE 22, 2016

The company is developing high-energy batteries featuring pure silicon anodes and high voltage cathodes—including lithium-manganese-rich and nickel-rich chemistries—enabled using a non-flammable ionic liquid electrolyte. SiiLion had received a $150,000 SBIR Phase I award in 2015.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Toyocolor, the colorants and functional materials arm of the specialty chemicals company Toyo Ink Group of Japan, announced that the company’s Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions ( earlier post ) have been selected by the world’s largest battery manufacturer CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., in Guangdong, China.

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AUGUST 12, 2016

University of Maryland (UMD) and US Army Research Lab (ARL) researchers are spearheading a public-private sector collaboration to further develop a lithium-ion battery that would be safer to operate and less costly to dispose of than those currently available on the market. A full lithium-ion battery of 2.3 Earlier post.)

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APRIL 28, 2015

At the Spring 2015 Materials Research Conference in San Francisco earlier this month, PATHION presented two new derivative superionic solid-state electrolytes built upon LiRAP (Lithium-Rich Anti-Perovskite). PATHION is working on a derivative for Li-sulfur batteries as well as a derivative that could be applied in a sodium-ion battery.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, digital and energy technologies and partner in EnergyVille—a collaboration between the Flemish research partners KU Leuven, VITO, imec and UHasselt—has developed a solid-state Li-metal battery cell with an energy density of 400 Wh/liter at a charging speed of 0.5C (2 hours).

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Although NiMH is still the dominant battery in the high-voltage hybrid market, Li-ion technology started to take market share around 2009 and is expected to continually increase its share with time. According to the report’s baseline estimate, the global Li-ion xEV business will reach $3.8 billion in 2015 and $9.2

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JANUARY 7, 2015

A team from the University of Rome Sapienza has developed a rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery based on the combination of a high capacity sulfur-carbon cathode, nanostructured Li x Sn-C anode and polysulfide-added PEO-based gel membrane. —Agostini & Hassoun (2015).

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MAY 20, 2015

Saft has introduced its Xcelion 6T battery for powering military vehicles. The Xcelion 6T is a lithium-ion (Li-ion) drop-in replacement for lead-acid batteries that provides equivalent power of two lead-acid batteries at a quarter of the weight and half the volume. Saft Xcelion 6T. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

million to develop a next-generation lithium ion “6T” battery system for use in military applications, with a focus on ground combat vehicle applications. Currently, there are three companies funded by Alion to develop a first-generation lithium 6T Battery: Navitas Systems, Saft ( earlier post ), and Eagle Picher.

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MAY 23, 2013

in partnership with Chinese automaker BYD Ltd, introduced the first battery-electric 12-meter rapid transit bus in Uruguay and the region. The BYD battery technology also allows for a full charge in less than 5 hours. By 2015 it is expected that more than 500 BYD electric buses will be running on the streets and roads of Uruguay.

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DECEMBER 31, 2015

However, there is a huge discrepancy between the high ionic conductivities of sulphide SEs and the below-par performance of bulk type ALSBs [all-solid-state lithium batteries], which originates from the limited ionic contact between the active materials and SEs. The electrolyte is prepared using a homogeneous methanol solution. Source: UNIST.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

A team from Australia and India have developed a novel zinc iron oxide nanocomposite ZnFe 2 O 4 –C as an electrode material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries. Therefore, our smart electrode design enables ZnFe 2 O 4 –C sample to be a high quality anode material for lithium-ion batteries. 710 mAh g ?1 1 ) at 0.1

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JUNE 15, 2015

Researchers led by a team from Griffith University in Australia have developed a multifunctional polymer binder that not only maintains the outstanding binding capabilities of sodium alginate but also enhances the mechanical integrity and lithium-ion diffusion coefficient in a LiFePO 4 (LFP) electrode during the operation of the batteries.

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JULY 5, 2015

The team prepared the solid lithium-ion conducting electrolyte by incorporating Li + ions into a cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6])-based organic molecular porous solid. The team prepared the solid lithium-ion conducting electrolyte by incorporating Li + ions into a cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6])-based organic molecular porous solid.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Canada-based Li-ion battery maker Electrovaya Inc. All the Electrovaya IESS units are expected to be installed by mid-2015. Walmart had tested the Electrovaya lithium-ion 2.0 has received a $1.3-million This project is supported by the Ontario Ministry of Energy’s Smart Grid Fund.

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