article thumbnail

Samsung SDI building Li-ion battery plant in Hungary; global triangular production structure

Green Car Congress

Samsung SDI has decided to use Hungary as its Li-ion battery production base in Europe. The new battery plant will be built in Goed, north of Budapest in a 330,000 m 2 site, using existing facilities previously used for display production.

Hungary 150
article thumbnail

Report: GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi and Magna Planning JV for Automotive Li-ion Batteries in Europe

Green Car Congress

are planning to set up a joint venture for the European production of automotive Li-ion batteries. Costing 40 billion yen [US$466 million] or so, their factory will likely be one of the largest electric-vehicle lithium ion battery plants in Europe and is to be built in Spain or Austria. Mitsubishi Corp.

Li-ion 186
article thumbnail

New Graphite-Core/Silicon-Shell Composite Material for Enhanced Li-ion Performance

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials at the Graz (Austria) University of Technology have developed a new method to utilize silicon in lithium-ion anode materials. As a result, numerous studies have and are exploring ways to methods the cycle life Li-ion cells with a silicon anode material.

Li-ion 170
article thumbnail

Si anode company LeydenJar secures €30M EU backing for silicon anode foil factory

Green Car Congress

By funding the installation and operation of machines for the production of LeydenJar’s proven technology concept, to be used in the manufacturing of advanced lithium-ion battery cells, the company will demonstrate serial production at scale. LeydenJar develops and supplies the pure silicon anode foils.

Companies 231
article thumbnail

Magna Steyr to Provide Li-ion Battery Systems for Volvo I-SAM Heavy-Duty Hybrids; A123Systems Cells

Green Car Congress

will produce lithium-ion battery systems for Volvo Group. Production of these battery systems, which incorporate A123Systems’ 32113 Li-ion cells, will begin in August 2009 at Magna Steyr’s facility in Graz, Austria. kWh Li-ion battery pack is roof-mounted and water-cooled. Earlier post.).

Li-ion 150
article thumbnail

TU Graz researchers identify singlet oxygen as major cause of deleterious side reactions in Li-air batteries; suggested approach to counter

Green Car Congress

Researchers led by a team from Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria have shown that singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) forms in the cathode of a Li–O 2 battery during discharge and from the onset charge, and that it is responsible for a major fraction of side products that cause fast ageing in the battery. V versus Li/Li +.

Li-ion 170
article thumbnail

Li-ion Maker fortu PowerCell GmbH Considering Michigan Plant

Green Car Congress

The system also allows a higher deintercalation state of the positive electrode to be reached than is possible with standard lithium-ion cells. Granholm’s previous investment missions to Germany, Austria, Japan, Sweden, and the Middle East resulted in 45 companies announcing more than $955.8 Zinck et al.

Michigan 150