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ALTe Powertrain and Inmatech form JV for hybrid electric storage devices; Li-ion cells, supercaps, and control electronics

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ALTe Powertrain Technologies, the developer of a Range Extended Electric Powertrain used to repower light commercial vehicles up to 26,000 GVW ( earlier post ), has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to form a joint venture with Inmatech, Inc. , The applications will range from automotive batteries to stationary grid power leveling devices.

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Electrovaya Partners on Approx. $7.5M Utility Energy Storage Demonstration

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Canada-based Li-ion maker Electrovaya Inc. is the energy storage partner for a utility demonstration project led by CEATI International Inc., Other partners include major utilities and universities. headquartered in Montreal. The total project cost is estimated at approximately $7.5

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DOE announces finalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the finalists in the $4-million American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize, a competition supporting innovations that help lower the costs and reduce the environmental impacts of extracting lithium from geothermal brines.

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Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

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Woven carbon fiber can act as an electrode for lithium ion batteries. Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbon fiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car. Earlier post.).

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LION Smart Expands Battery Test Lab; Module Tests up to 200A

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LION Smart GmbH, a tester of lithium-ion batteries and developer of battery packs and battery management systems ( earlier post ), has expanded its battery lab to 180 m² at the location Frieding, near Munich. LION Smart also offers advisory services in lithium-ion storage technology and is doing research in this field.

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Vattenfall contracts with BMW for up to 1,000 new 33 kWh Li-ion batteries this year for storage projects in wind farms

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Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year. Vattenfall will purchase the new batteries from the BMW plant in Dingolfing and use them in all storage projects. This is a so-called storage control unit made of batteries.

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New Electrostatic Nanocapacitors Offer High Power and High Energy Density

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Batteries, particularly lithium-ion, store large amounts of energy but have more difficulty with high power or fast recharge. Electrostatic capacitors are characterized by high power but energy storage is limited because only surface charge is used. b) Pore openings at the top also show a similar trilayer structure.