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New UNIST catalyst boosts metal-air battery performance

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Metal-Air Batteries (MABs), which use oxygen from ambient air as recourses to store and convert energy, have received considerable attention for their potential use in electric vehicles (EVs) owing to their large storage capacity, lightweight, and affordability. Researchers at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in S.

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Sweden’s Northvolt commits to invest in EV battery plant in Germany – ET Auto

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Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt said on Wednesday it had committed to go ahead with its planned investment in an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant near Heide, Germany. million) in German state aid for the plant, made up of a 700 million euro direct grant and a 202 million euro guarantee.

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From coconut powder to crop residue, startups find novel ways to charge EV batteries – ET Auto

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New Delhi:Slowly where people are adopting EVs as a mode of transport, a major unaddressed concern is about the battery’s charging efficiency and its decomposition. Now, the Indian startups are racing ahead of the world to offer sustainability in the electric batteries. Cancrie owns three patents.

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3D electrode company Addionics closes $27M Series A

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Addionics, a chemistry-agnostic battery technology company, raised $27 million in a Series A funding round to scale up its efforts to redesign battery architecture with the company’s Smart 3D Electrodes, which improve the cost and performance of batteries with any chemistry—existing or emerging. Earlier post.).

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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The discovery, published in Nature , challenges the conventional belief that lithium metal batteries fail because of the growth of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) between the lithium anode and the electrolyte. The findings could pave the way for bringing rechargeable lithium metal batteries from the lab to the market.

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Northvolt gains EU nod for USD 986 mn German aid to build EV battery plant – ET Auto

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The German aid consists of a 700-million-euro direct grant and a 202-million-euro guarantee. New Delhi: Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt on Monday secured EU approval for 902-million-euro (USD 986.43 million) in German state aid to build an electric vehicle battery production plant in the north of Germany.

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Enel enters public transit electrification market in US; partners with MassCEC for electric bus fleet

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Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy services business line, has been awarded two grants by the Accelerating Clean Transportation Now (ACTNow) program through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC).

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