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City of Gdynia orders 30 Solaris Trollino trolleybuses with Li-ion battery packs for off-wire driving

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In addition to trolleybuses, under the contract, the company will also provide batteries that will allow the modernization of 21 other vehicles, by replacing nickel-cadmium batteries with lithium-ion ones, together with appropriate power electronics.

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Navigant: 2016 advanced battery shipments through Q3 = 323M cells and $3.8B in sales

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Battery chemistries not included in the report are traditional lead-acid batteries, such as absorbent glass mat and valve-regulated lead-acid, nickel-metal hydride, and nickel-cadmium chemistries.

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Tesla files patent to recover and recycle nickel and cobalt in old batteries

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The patent outlines the use of an electrochemical dissolution to recover the Earth metals for recycling purposes, moving toward a more efficient supply chain as some battery materials are becoming hard to obtain due to global supply chain shortages.

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Chemetall Lithium Awarded 5.7M to Set Up Pilot Li-ion Battery Recycling Plant

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In addition to ecological considerations, the project aims to secure the supply of battery raw materials like lithium and cobalt. The Lancaster, Ohio facility currently processes large format lead acid batteries, as well as nickel metal hydride batteries used in the current population of hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Saft awarded $6.5M contract for high-power 270V and 28V Li-ion aviation batteries for F-35

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The initial JSF 28 V Battery was derived from the successful F-22 Raptor Program, using Saft’s Aircraft Maintenance Free Battery (AMFB) nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) technology. Saft has been supplying batteries to GE Aviation since 2006. The solution is based on more than 15 years of Saft Li-ion research and technology.

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Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

Setec Powerr

Others solid battery types are nickel-cadmium and sodium-sulphur, while zinc-air is emerging. From there it can later undergo either re-electrification or supply to emerging applications such as transport, industry or residential as a supplement or replacement to gas. Batteries encompass a range of chemistries.

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PIP Declares Victory

Plug In Partners

The supply of inexpensive oil is running out. it stands for “Build Your Dreams”—claims to supply 65 percent of the world’s nickel-cadmium batteries, and 30 percent of its lithium ion mobile phone batteries. We concluded as a community that there were three key reasons for Austin to take the lead in this national program.