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Navigant ranks LG Chem and Samsung SDI as top Li-ion grid storage manufacturers

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According to a new Leaderboard report from Navigant Research, LG Chem and Samsung SDI lead the Li-ion grid storage market in terms of strategy and execution. Navigant Research expects the Li-ion stationary storage market to grow from $775.4 Source: Navigant Research. Click to enlarge. million in 2015 to more than $15.8

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Navigant expects global market for automotive Li-ion batteries to hit $30.6 billion in 2024; almost 4x 2015 market

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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 In addition, the expected steady lowering of per-kilowatt-hour costs will encourage the plug-in electric vehicle market if manufacturers pass the savings on to customers.

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Li-ion maker Electrovaya acquires Evonik Litarion and licenses SEPARION IP

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Canada-based Li-ion developer and manufacturer Electrovaya Inc. The transaction includes an advanced and automated production plant for lithium-ion electrodes and ceramic composite separators, with a rated capacity of 0.5 Separion is a proprietary ceramic composite separator for ultra-safe lithium ion battery applications.

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Pike Research forecasts annual sales of electric bicycles to surpass 47M units by 2018; Li-ion battery share to climb to 12%

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E-bicycle sales volumes are being driven by macroeconomic trends such as the growth of urbanization and the increasing need for low-cost transportation in developing markets. SSEBs are all throttle-controlled designs and are the most popular e-bicycles in Asia Pacific.

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Li-ion startup Cadenza Innovation raises $5+M in oversubscribed Series A; ex Boston Power team

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Cadenza Innovation , a Li-ion battery startup founded in 2012 by Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, former CEO and founder of Boston Power ( earlier post ), has raised more than $5 million in growth capital. Non-expanding cells and no cascading result in space effective and low cost module designs.

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Navigant forecasts modest global annual sales growth of e-bicycles, reaching 40.3M units in 2023

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While sealed lead-acid (SLA) batteries continue to be the largest segment of the market due to their low cost and popularity in the Asia Pacific region, the market share of this chemistry is expected to significantly decrease due to the environmental and performance advantages of Li-ion batteries, the report finds.

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Researchers suggest hybrid graphene oxide/cellulose microfibers could supersede carbon fibers

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The resulting well-aligned, strong microfibers have the potential to supersede carbon fibers due to their low cost, the team suggests in an open access paper published in the journal NPG Asia Materials. —Li et al. (a) —Li et al. GO, graphene oxide; NFC, nanofibrillated cellulose. Click to enlarge.