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ORNL team uses green solvent to recover materials from spent Li-ion batteries

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Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a solvent that results in a more environmentally friendly process to recover valuable materials from used lithium-ion batteries; supports a stable domestic supply chain for new batteries; and keeps old ones out of landfills. —Bai et al. —ORNL’s Ilias Belharouak.

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TEPCO and Toyota develop stationary storage battery system using EV batteries

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(TEPCO HD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have developed a stationary storage battery system (1 MW output, 3 MWh capacity) that combines TEPCO’s operating technology and safety standards for stationary storage batteries and Toyota’s system technology for electrified vehicle storage batteries.

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Tecnam halts development of P-Volt all-electric aircraft due to battery concerns

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After three years of intensive studies covering the entire lifecycle of an all-electric aircraft, Tecnam is halting development of the all-electric P-Volt aircraft, mainly due to concerns about current battery technology. The company will continue to explore new emerging technologies.

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ProLogium to build €5.2B gigafactory for solid-state batteries in France

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Taiwan-based ProLogium has chosen France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing facility outside of Taiwan. This major investment project aims to facilitate supply chain localization, R&D activities, and the manufacturing of next-generation batteries in Europe for ProLogium.

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Amprius verifies 500 Wh/kg, 1300 Wh/L battery platform

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Amprius Technologies, developer of the Silicon Anode Platform for batteries, has verified a lithium-ion cell delivering energy density of 500 Wh/kg, 1300 Wh/L, resulting in unparalleled run time. The new batteries demonstrate both high gravimetric energy density (Wh/kg) and volumetric energy density (Wh/L) with exceptional adaptability.

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Researchers develop shape-memorized current collector to brake battery thermal runaway

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Researchers from Renmin University and Tsinghua University in China have developed a novel shape-memorized current collector (SMCC), which can successfully brake battery thermal runaway at the battery internal overheating status. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters. 2c03645.

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Scania and Northvolt unveil green battery capable of powering heavy trucks for 1.5M km

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Scania and Northvolt unveiled a jointly developed battery cell for heavy electric vehicles. In 2017, Scania and Northvolt joined forces to develop and commercialize a world-leading battery cell for heavy commercial vehicles. million kilometers—equivalent to the truck’s whole lifetime.