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CATL reaches deal to supply energy storage systems to US firm HGP

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The partnership leverages CATL's strengths in battery technology and HGP's strengths in energy infrastructure and storage resource development and will provide a more convenient solution for the market, the release said. This is CATL's latest agreement with a US company for the supply of energy storage systems.

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University of Leeds and Chinese Academy of Sciences create joint institute to develop next-generation thermal and mechanical energy storage systems

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The University of Leeds (UK) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have partnered to create a joint research institute to develop next generation energy storage systems, with a focus on thermal- and mechanical-based energy storage systems. These all have several drawbacks.

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Benchmark: battery supply chain hit by Chinese energy cuts

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During China’s National Energy Commission meeting in mid-October, Premier Keqiang Li emphasised that extreme electricity cuts need to be corrected to ensure that the northern regions have secure usage of electricity for the winter, signifying that electricity restrictions within China might be relaxed at some stage in Q4, Benchmark said.

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Wanxiang and NEC to form joint venture for grid energy storage in China

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China Wanxiang Holding announced the planned formation of a joint venture between its wholly-owned subsidiary, Puxing Energy, and NEC Corporation to pursue grid energy storage opportunities in the Chinese market. Its formation is an important element of the recently announced NEC acquisition of A123 Energy Solutions.

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A123 Systems to supply 2MW Li-ion energy storage system to Ray Power for frequency regulation in China

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A123 Systems will supply a 2MW grid Li-ion energy storage system to Ray Power Systems Co. a Chinese company focused on developing the frequency regulation market and relevant technologies. —Eldon Mou, CEO of Ray Power.

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Far from Finished

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Today’s global energy transition will be no exception, and here’s why. The US has enormous natural resources ready to be tapped, including 7.5 Eventually, these and other projects will produce, and imagine the impact they will have on the Chinese stranglehold. That ranks fourth in the world, two spots ahead of China.

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Syrah Resources successfully produces Li-ion battery grade spherical graphite; market numbers

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Australia-based Syrah Resources has successfully produced uncoated battery grade spherical graphite, using natural flake graphite from its Balama Graphite & Vanadium Project in Mozambique. The International Energy Agency (IEA) 2013 has forecast annual sales of electric vehicles (EVs) of nearly 6 million units by 2020.

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