Environment, International and Li-ion

Lyten introduces next generation Lithium-Sulfur battery for EVs; 3X energy density of Li-ion

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Lyten , an advanced materials company, introduced its LytCell EV lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery platform. The technology is optimized for the electric vehicle market and is designed to deliver three times (3X) the gravimetric energy density of conventional lithium-ion batteries.

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Li-ion Lithium Sulfur Batteries Battery

Researchers move closer to faster-charging Li-ion batteries; real-time tracking of Li ions in LTO

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2020

A team of scientists led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has captured in real time how lithium ions move in lithium titanate (LTO), a fast-charging battery electrode material made of lithium, titanium, and oxygen.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Charging Batteries

Northvolt delivers largest Li-ion order to date to Epiroc

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MARCH 20, 2020

European battery manufacturer Northvolt has delivered its largest order of lithium-ion battery systems to date to mining and infrastructure industries supplier Epiroc. Northvolt has partnered with Epiroc for more than two years and has developed a platform of Li-ion battery systems tailored for Epiroc machines. Source: Epiroc.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Battery Powered Fleet

Researchers in China, US develop binder-free high-silicon-content flexible anode for Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2019

A team from Zhejiang A&F University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), and Stanford University have developed a binder-free, flexible, and free-standing electrode comprising an unprecedented 92% silicon content for Li-ion batteries. 1 (Li 15 Si 4 ). Si@CNT/C-microscrolls design. (a) —Wang et al.

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Li-Cycle delivers first commercial shipment of recycled battery material

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2020

Li-Cycle Corp. , a North-America-based lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, recently completed its first shipment of commercially recycled battery material, containing energy metals concentrate. Li-Cycle expects to be fully operational at the facility later this year. Earlier post.)

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Commercial Batteries

Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2020

The certification covers twelve storage battery system components, including SCiB lithium-ion rechargeable battery modules, current sensors, and the battery management unit (BMU) which monitors the voltage, temperature, and current of the battery module.

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Mariner Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries

New thermally durable solid-state Li-ion battery technology from Hitachi and Tohoku University

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2015

and Tohoku University’s Advanced Institute for Material Research (AIMR) have demonstrated technology reducing the internal resistance of all-solid-state lithium ion batteries (Li-ion battery) through the use of LiBH 4 -based complex hydrides as novel solid electrolytes. Hitachi, Ltd.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Universal Batteries

International team develops technique to measure ion transport in LIBs precisely

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2020

An international team of researchers has demonstrated a combination of techniques that allows for the precise measurement of ions moving through a Li-ion battery. Their result is an extremely accurate figure representing the current carried by ions—the transport number. This was certainly a proof of concept.

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Transportation International Li-ion Lithium Ion

NREL licenses Li-ion battery technology to Forge Nano; enhanced safety, durability, and lifetime

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2017

The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Forge Nano to commercialize NREL’s patented battery materials and systems capable of operating safely in high-stress environments. Debasish Mohanty, Kevin Dahlberg, David M. King, Lamuel A.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Ni-Li Batteries

Fire risks associated with li-ion batteries & safety

Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Fire risks associated with li-ion batteries & safety. The demand for lithium-ion battery-powered road vehicles continues to increase around the world day by day. As the technological advances in energy storage systems, specifically those that are part of the lithium-ion family. Fire risks with li-ion batteries.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

Saft building European alliance for 7-year R&D push on advanced Li-ion and solid-state batteries; targeting gigafactory production scale

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

France-based advanced battery-maker Saft, a wholly-owned subsidiary of international energy giant Total, is building an alliance with other European partners to launch an ambitious program of research, development and industrialization for new generations of batteries focusing on advanced high-density Li-ion and solid-state battery technology.

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Li-ion Building Batteries Battery

Leclanché and Medha partner on high-energy battery packs for railroad and commercial vehicle markets

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

The partnership agreement allows for Leclanché to provide its Li-ion battery pack solutions, including but not limited to its INT-53 and INT-39 high energy battery packs, to Medha for a wide range of projects including auxiliary and maintenance railway vehicles as well as passenger trains. Its ECE R100.2 Its ECE R100.2

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Commercial Market Li-ion Energy

Fuji Pigment synthesizing ionic liquids for Al-air battery electrolytes, Li-ion electrolytes and other applications

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

is synthesizing ionic liquids for a range of applications, including its own aluminum-air battery, currently under development ( earlier post ); electrolytes for Li-ion batteries; and solvents for cellulose nanofibers. kWh/kg (with respect to aluminum)—second only to the Li-air battery (13.0 Fuji Pigment Co.,

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CD-adapco completes CAEBAT project for Li-ion battery simulation tools; combined flow, thermal and electrochemical

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AUGUST 4, 2014

CD-adapco announced the successful completion of a project to develop advanced Li-ion battery stimulation tools to enable faster design and development of advanced electric drive vehicle power systems. Linking the flow, thermal and electrochemical simulations into one environment enables producing highly accurate solutions.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

AKASOL Li-ion battery modules achieve 50% extension in service life in endurance testing

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2017

Over the course of an eight-month endurance test, the Germany-based high-performance battery system provider AKASOL subjected its latest generation of Li-ion battery modules—AKAMODULE 46Ah and 53Ah—to a range of extreme conditions. At temperatures of 50 to 55 degrees Celsius, the battery components worked for 1.5

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Energy Storage

Siemens targeting Li-ion energy storage for marine and offshore oil and gas applications; 6MW system to West Mira rig

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2019

As part of a strategy to continue providing low-emissions solutions for harsh offshore operating environments, Siemens has opened a fully robotized and digitalized plant in Norway that will develop and manufacture energy storage technologies for both marine and offshore oil and gas applications. Copyright: Neil Robertson.

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Energy Storage Mariner Li-ion Oil

International Battery to develop hybrid Li-ion/ultracap energy storage system for tanks and Stryker vehicles

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2011

International Battery has been awarded a $730,441 contract from the US Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to develop a hybrid energy storage solution for combat tanks and Stryker armored vehicles. International Battery’s new NATO 6T-compatible battery is a hybrid 12-volt system.

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Energy Storage International Li-ion Lead Acid

Tin nanopillars layered between graphene sheets as high-performance anode materials for Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2011

Researchers with the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have embedded arrays of tin (Sn) nanopillars between graphene sheets without adding any polymer binder and carbon black for as-formed use as a high-performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Lithium Ion

Ricardo and QinetiQ Demonstrate New Iron-Sulphide Li-ion Pack for HEVs

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The aim of the project was to develop an alternative Li-ion cell chemistry that could be integrated within an HEV using a bespoke battery management system. QinetiQ has also been working on lithium-ion/iron sulphide cells for a number of years. Scattergood (2004) Lithium-ion/iron sulphide rechargeable batteries.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion PHEV 2004

NTSB issues recommendations on certification of Li-ion batteries and emerging technologies for aircraft

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2014

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued a series of recommendations related to the evaluation and certification of lithium-ion batteries for use in aircraft systems, as well as the certification of new technology. Earlier post.).

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Study Finds Environmental Impact of Li-ion Battery for BEVs is Relatively Small; The Operation Phase is the Dominant Contributor to Environmental Burden

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AUGUST 10, 2010

A team from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) compiled a detailed lifecycle inventory of a Li-ion battery and produced a rough lifecycle analysis (LCA) of battery-electric vehicle mobility. Credit; ACS, Notter et al. Click to enlarge. or 37,700 kg CO 2 equivalents; CED, +23.5% or 2530 points).

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Anovion, with its partners, collaborators and stakeholders, will build 35,000 tons per annum of new synthetic graphite anode material capacity for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and critical energy storage applications. Li 2 O spodumene concentrate. Materials Separation & Processing (Cathode Minerals).

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Parts Batteries Battery Lithium Ion

China BAK to Supply Li-ion Batteries for Electric Bus Project in China

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

one of the largest lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers as measured by production output, has begun to execute a contract with Jilin Hi-tech Electric Vehicle Co., Xiangqian Li, CEO of China BAK. China BAK Battery, Inc., Ltd, an affiliated company of First Automobile Group Co.,

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Li-ion China Batteries Battery

China team outlines 5 key areas of future research to realize Li-air batteries

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MARCH 12, 2012

In an open access paper published in the International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials , researchers from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences review significant developments and remaining challenges of practical Li–air batteries and the current understanding of their chemistry.

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Li-ion Future Batteries Battery

TIAX spins out Li-ion Advanced Battery Materials & Design Division to become separate company

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APRIL 24, 2014

CAMX Power will focus on licensing, customer support, and further enhancing its nickel-based high-energy and high-power cathode material CAM-7 for lithium-ion batteries. It will continue the development of other cell components and expand its work on battery safety technologies.

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Li-ion Design Companies Batteries

ams introduces new chip for simpler distributed cell monitoring and balancing operations in Li-ion battery systems

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

An advanced analog circuit in the AS8506 compares up to seven cell voltages against an internal or external reference with an accuracy of 1mV, to support cell-balancing and cell-monitoring functions. The device also features internally or external adjustable upper and lower cell voltage limits.

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Toshiba’s SCiB battery for the Fit EV

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. The SCiB cells use lithium titanate oxide in the battery anode, enabling rapid charge times and a long battery life, with stable power discharge in a wide range of environments. times that of other Li-ion batteries.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Lithium Titanate

New lithium polysulfide flow battery for large-scale energy storage

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APRIL 25, 2013

Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a new lithium/polysulfide (Li/PS) semi-liquid (flow) battery for large-scale energy storage, with lithium polysulfide (Li 2 S 8 ) in ether solvent as a catholyte and metallic lithium as an anode.

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Energy Storage Li-ion Energy Batteries

Penn State team devises new control strategy to enhance EV battery performance when driving in cold temperatures

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The strategy involves heating the battery internally during regenerative braking and rest periods of driving. Two technical problems of Li-ion batteries are particularly long-standing. For the experiments, the team used self-heating Li-ion battery (SHLB) NCM cells with two embedded nickel foils. —Zhang et al.

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Batteries Battery Li-ion Battery Powered

Amara Raja Energy & Mobility wins JIPM’s TPM excellence award | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

The awards were presented to C Narasimhulu Naidu, Chief Operations Officer, ARE&M and other company officials at the International Conference Centre in Kyoto, Japan. The awards are a recognition of Amara Raja’s consistent vision, commitment, and effort in the pioneering manufacturing excellence and quality.

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Valence Signs Multi-Year Li-ion Supply Agreement with Bénéteau Group for Hybrid Vessels

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Looking beyond the hybrid engine itself, this new system with energy regeneration represents a genuine revolution in terms of boating and protecting the marine environment. Dieter Gust, Management Board Member, Bénéteau Group.

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Li-ion Supplies Hybrid Mariner

Polypore sells itself; battery separators to Asahi Kasei for $2.2B, separations media to 3M for $1B

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Asahi Kasei projects significant growth in demand for Li-ion battery separators in the automotive segment. Polypore International, Inc., Polypore’s energy storage business comprises two main elements: Celgard Li-ion battery separators and Daramic lead-acid battery separators. Source: Asahi Kasei. per share in cash.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Lead Acid Batteries

BMW using ams data acquisition IC for battery management system in i3

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The battery management system (BMS) monitors battery voltage and battery current of the 400V li-ion battery powering the cars’ electric motors, and ensures the functional safety of the vehicle’s battery systems. The BMW i3 model in volume production today includes an AS8510 in the battery sensor. Block diagram of the AS8510.

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EV Fires: Government To Develop SOP For Battery Certification

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JULY 20, 2022

According to a report from BGR India that cites an internal source, the Indian government is putting together a committee to draft new regulations and standard procedures to test and certify EV batteries. Li-ion batteries, which are frequently regarded as efficient and lightweight, power EVs. Common Reasons For EV Fire.

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Batteries Battery Li-ion India

Tips for maintaining your Emergency Mobile Charging System

Setec Powerr

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

What are the risks of Mobile EV Charging System Fire and explosion ‘Thermal runaway’ – a cycle in which excessive heat keeps creating more heat – is the major risk for Li-ion battery technology. It can be caused by a battery having internal cell defects, mechanical failures/damage or overvoltage.

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Charging Energy Storage Maintenance Li-ion

DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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JULY 17, 2020

Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes. AOI 01b: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research, Development, and Validation. Project description. Federal share. Enovix Corporation.

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Ford accelerates Li-ion battery research

Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

One of the hurdles in the race to develop automotive Li-ion battery systems for high volume hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicle programs is improving the technology’s durability. Ford’s advanced battery researchers will present recent findings at SAE International’s 2009 World Congress April 20-23.

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Li-ion Ford Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH

SGL Group among the first users of new research production line for Lithium-ion cells in Ulm

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JUNE 3, 2013

As one of the leading producers of graphite anode material for lithium-ion batteries in the consumer segment, we have already been working for some years on the further development of our materials for automotive applications. The new research production line project was initiated by the “Lithium-ion Batteries Network of Expertise” (KLiB).

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Lithium Ion Li-ion Production Carbon Fiber

1st French-American EV Technology Forum

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

ESI has developed an extensive suite of coherent, industry-oriented applications to realistically simulate a product’s behavior during testing, to fine-tune manufacturing processes in accordance with desired product performance, and to evaluate the environment’s impact on performance.

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Hitachi Restructures, Spinning Off Automotive Systems Business; to Launch Group-Wide Strategies for Li-ion Battery and Renewables Businesses

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MARCH 16, 2009

The new automotive business will have a special focus on hybrid and electric drive system components, as well as technologies for enhancing the efficiency of internal combustion engines. Specifically, in the environmental field, it will enhance lithium-ion batteries, compact inverters, small motors and other key devices for hybrid vehicles.

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Li-ion Renewable Lithium Ion Batteries

Is It Economical to Convert ICE Car to Electric Car Using Conversion Kit

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AUGUST 29, 2023

converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. By switching to an electric vehicle, you might contribute to a better and cleaner environment. The costs of lithium-ion batteries, which are commonly used in EVs, have been decreasing but remain a substantial investment.

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Kits Conversion Convert Electric Cars

A novel method for energy efficient warmup of lithium-ion batteries from sub-zero temperatures using predictive control

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2016

To accomplish this, engineers and scientists have worked hard to ensure that in extremely cold temperature environments, the engine oil does not become too viscous and that there are sufficient high volatility components in the fuel so that vaporization and ignition within the engine are possible on an almost instantaneous basis.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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JULY 10, 2019

Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. Fabrication and Testing of Solid-solution Strengthened Corrosion Resistant Alloys For Service in Molten Fluoride Environments, $625,000 Haynes International, Kokomo, Ind. MetalTek International, Watertown, Wis. IsoTherm Inc.,

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Mitsubishi reveals diesel-electric hybrid and battery-electric concepts at Geneva: GR-HEV and CA-MiEV

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MARCH 5, 2013

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled the MITSUBISHI Concept GR-HEV (Grand Runner-HEV) diesel-electric hybrid pickup truck and the MITSUBISHI Concept CA-MiEV (Compact and Advanced-MiEV) concept models at the 83 rd Geneva International Motor Show.

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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Concept Diesel

Lyten introduces next generation Lithium-Sulfur battery for EVs; 3X energy density of Li-ion

Researchers move closer to faster-charging Li-ion batteries; real-time tracking of Li ions in LTO

Northvolt delivers largest Li-ion order to date to Epiroc

Researchers in China, US develop binder-free high-silicon-content flexible anode for Li-ion batteries

Li-Cycle delivers first commercial shipment of recycled battery material

Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

New thermally durable solid-state Li-ion battery technology from Hitachi and Tohoku University

International team develops technique to measure ion transport in LIBs precisely

NREL licenses Li-ion battery technology to Forge Nano; enhanced safety, durability, and lifetime

Fire risks associated with li-ion batteries & safety

Saft building European alliance for 7-year R&D push on advanced Li-ion and solid-state batteries; targeting gigafactory production scale

Leclanché and Medha partner on high-energy battery packs for railroad and commercial vehicle markets

Fuji Pigment synthesizing ionic liquids for Al-air battery electrolytes, Li-ion electrolytes and other applications

CD-adapco completes CAEBAT project for Li-ion battery simulation tools; combined flow, thermal and electrochemical

AKASOL Li-ion battery modules achieve 50% extension in service life in endurance testing

Siemens targeting Li-ion energy storage for marine and offshore oil and gas applications; 6MW system to West Mira rig

International Battery to develop hybrid Li-ion/ultracap energy storage system for tanks and Stryker vehicles

Tin nanopillars layered between graphene sheets as high-performance anode materials for Li-ion batteries

Ricardo and QinetiQ Demonstrate New Iron-Sulphide Li-ion Pack for HEVs

NTSB issues recommendations on certification of Li-ion batteries and emerging technologies for aircraft

Study Finds Environmental Impact of Li-ion Battery for BEVs is Relatively Small; The Operation Phase is the Dominant Contributor to Environmental Burden

DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

China BAK to Supply Li-ion Batteries for Electric Bus Project in China

China team outlines 5 key areas of future research to realize Li-air batteries

TIAX spins out Li-ion Advanced Battery Materials & Design Division to become separate company

ams introduces new chip for simpler distributed cell monitoring and balancing operations in Li-ion battery systems

Toshiba’s SCiB battery for the Fit EV

New lithium polysulfide flow battery for large-scale energy storage

Penn State team devises new control strategy to enhance EV battery performance when driving in cold temperatures

Amara Raja Energy & Mobility wins JIPM’s TPM excellence award | Autocar Professional

Valence Signs Multi-Year Li-ion Supply Agreement with Bénéteau Group for Hybrid Vessels

Polypore sells itself; battery separators to Asahi Kasei for $2.2B, separations media to 3M for $1B

BMW using ams data acquisition IC for battery management system in i3

EV Fires: Government To Develop SOP For Battery Certification

Tips for maintaining your Emergency Mobile Charging System

DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

Ford accelerates Li-ion battery research

SGL Group among the first users of new research production line for Lithium-ion cells in Ulm

1st French-American EV Technology Forum

Hitachi Restructures, Spinning Off Automotive Systems Business; to Launch Group-Wide Strategies for Li-ion Battery and Renewables Businesses

Is It Economical to Convert ICE Car to Electric Car Using Conversion Kit

A novel method for energy efficient warmup of lithium-ion batteries from sub-zero temperatures using predictive control

DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Mitsubishi reveals diesel-electric hybrid and battery-electric concepts at Geneva: GR-HEV and CA-MiEV

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