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APRIL 8, 2019

Saft, a subsidiary of Total, has signed an agreement with Tianneng Energy Technology (TET), a subsidiary of the Chinese privately-owned Tianneng Group, to create a joint venture (JV) to expand their lithium-ion battery activity. The Tianneng Group is the leading privately-owned Chinese battery manufacturer founded in 1986.

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JUNE 23, 2016

Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a novel, flexible, solid-state, ion-conducting membrane based on a 3D ion-conducting ceramic nanofiber network. The all-solid ion-conducting membrane can be applied to flexible Li-ion batteries and other electrochemical energy storage systems, such as lithium–sulfur batteries.

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MAY 8, 2017

The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Forge Nano to commercialize NREL’s patented battery materials and systems capable of operating safely in high-stress environments. In the fall of 2016, Forge Nano closed a Series A investment of $20 million.

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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. million aimed at sourcing long-term supplies of battery-grade cobalt from the Thackaringa cobalt project in New South Wales, Australia.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Muldoon has earned the prestigious Battery Division Technology Award for 2023, the first time in the award’s 30-year history that a representative of an automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has received it. I am deeply honored to receive the Battery Technology Award, and to be named a Fellow of the ECS, Class of 2023.

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JULY 26, 2017

Toyota, which has been working on solid-state batteries for EVs for a number of years ( earlier post ), is in the news with a report by the Wall Street Journal that it will be ready to commercialize a solid-state battery by 2022. —Kermana et al.

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APRIL 20, 2018

China will account for more than 60% of the world’s production of wet-process separators for Li-ion batteries, with more than 10 billion square meters capacity, according to China-based market intelligence firm CCM. Separators are a key element in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes.

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MAY 20, 2015

will supply 5,000 W/kg high power density prismatic lithium-ion battery cells for the new MY 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid ( earlier post ). Featuring a new full-hybrid powertrain which leverages technology from the Chevrolet Volt, the 2016 Malibu Hybrid will offer an estimated combined fuel economy rating exceeding 45 mpg (5.22

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MAY 23, 2016

In China, the development of alternative energy vehicles and the Li-ion battery sector are booming with the support of promotional policies from the Chinese government, according to new report from CCM , a leading market intelligence provider for China’s agriculture, chemicals, food & ingredients and life science markets.

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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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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Garnet-type solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) for Li-ion batteries offer a range of attractive benefits, including high ionic conductivity (approaching 1 mS cm −1 at room temperature); excellent environmental stability with processing flexibility; and a wide electrochemical stability window. Credit: Han et al.

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JANUARY 10, 2016

Researchers from the East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai have synthesized a flexible freestanding silicon/reduced graphene oxide (Si/rGO) hybrid film anode for Li-ion batteries. A paper on their work in published in the Journal of Power Sources. 2015.12.107.

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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 was one of 23 companies receiving a 2016 SBIR FY 2016 Phase II award. Source: SiiLion.

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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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JANUARY 23, 2017

Germany-based Li-ion manufacturer AKASOL ( earlier post ) has signed a contract for the supply of Li-ion batteries to an unnamed international commercial vehicle manufacturer in Scandinavia for its entire electric bus fleet through 2023. —Sven Schulz, Managing Director. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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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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OCTOBER 24, 2016

A team at Columbia University, with colleagues from Institute Recherche d’Hydro-Québec (IREQ), has developed a new pre-lithiation method to increase the energy density of lithium (Li-ion) batteries by utilizing a trilayer structure that is stable even in ambient air. Prelithiation—i.e., Credit: ACS, Cao et al.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

According to a new report from Navigant Research, the shipment volume of advanced batteries for the first three quarters of 2016 equates to more than 323.5 million individual battery cells, 16.1 The majority of the advanced batteries in 2016 have been manufactured in Asia Pacific and shipped around the world.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

The high cost of battery cells continues to be a major stumbling block to improving the cost-efficiency and popularity of e-mobility. Roughly a third of battery production costs are currently accounted for by the final step in the manufacturing process—formation cycling. 2014.11.019.

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JULY 6, 2016

Materials researchers at the Swiss Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Villigen and the ETH Zurich have developed a very simple and cost-effective procedure for significantly enhancing the performance of conventional Li-ion rechargeable batteries by improving only the design of the electrodes without changing the underlying materials chemistry.

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APRIL 20, 2012

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has updated its global Li-ion automotive battery study ( earlier post ). The study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants examines the market for lithium-ion batteries in cars, light and heavy commercial vehicles as well as buses with hybrid and electric drive systems.

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MARCH 16, 2016

Sysgration, a China-based manufacturer of automotive electronics products and smart home devices, has contracted with Li-ion battery manufacturer China BAK Battery for no less than 6 million units of 26650 high power lithium batteries in calendar year 2016, for use in Sysgration’s battery packs supplied to electric vehicles manufacturers.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have developed a new class of contenders for high-voltage and high-capacity Li-ion cathode materials with the composition Na x Li 0.7-x One of the compositions—Na 0.093 Li 0.57 However, O3-Li 0.7 Hence, LiNi 0.80

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JULY 9, 2015

million) from Airbus Defence and Space Ltd (UK) to develop, to qualify and to test a specific lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery system to power the ExoMars Rover vehicle. The ExoMars Rover’s power system will comprise solar panels capable of producing 1200 Wh working in combination with Saft’s 1142 Wh (nominal) battery system.

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MAY 5, 2016

A new study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering has found that even large increases in lithium prices are unlikely to increase significantly the cost of batteries or battery packs for end users such as vehicle manufactures or consumers—although some manufacturers may see reduced profit margins.

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MAY 28, 2020

EV battery costs have declined significantly over the past ten years, from more than $1,000 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to less than $200/kWh. Increasing cell energy is one way to decrease cost even further, as a higher specific energy value will result in fewer materials needed for the same total battery energy. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 3, 2016

Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.

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JULY 10, 2016

Researchers at Caltech have used computational topology optimization methods to design optimal multifunctional silicon anode structures for lithium-ion batteries. One method to improve the Li-ion battery performance is to replace the traditional graphite anode with silicon. —Mitchell and Ortiz (2016).

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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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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In … solid-state LIBs [lithium-ion batteries], one important component that needs to be improved to make it more suitable for high performance applications is the electrolyte material. Such solid composite electrolytes also have been previously shown to reduce lithium dendrite formation and proliferation in lithium metal batteries.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues in the US and Korea, have demonstrated a lithium-oxygen battery based on lithium superoxide (LiO 2 ). This remains a core challenge that needs to be overcome for the viable commercialization of Li-air technology. —Lu et al. —Khalil Amine.

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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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DECEMBER 11, 2016

Historical prices and future cost predictions for lithium-ion batteries. They noted that due to current sales trends, three lithium-ion chemistries account for nearly all of the storage capacity, and half of the cells are cylindrical. NCA cells are $206 kWh -1 and NMC cells are $180 kWh -1.

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MARCH 15, 2014

Toshiba Corporation has delivered battery energy storage systems integrating the company’s SCiB Li-ion battery ( earlier post ) to Kyushu Electric Power Co., The demonstration program will run for three years to fiscal 2016. for a battery energy storage system with the output of 40MW, the world’s highest class.

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

AKASOL, a Germany-based provider of high-performance Li-ion battery systems ( earlier post ), is supplying the Li-ion battery systems for 8 all-electric articulated 18-meter buses, manufactured by VDL Bus & Coach, to be operated by the Cologne public transport company Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe.

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AUGUST 26, 2016

Researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Georgia Tech have jointly developed unique Si-iron (Fe) based nanomaterials connected by Ge nanostructures for use as a high-capacity anode material for Li-ion batteries. 2016.05.007.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

is synthesizing ionic liquids for a range of applications, including its own aluminum-air battery, currently under development ( earlier post ); electrolytes for Li-ion batteries; and solvents for cellulose nanofibers. Al-air battery. Aluminum-air batteries offer a theoretical specific energy of 8.1

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