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OCTOBER 25, 2023

Factorial Energy , a developer of solid-state battery technology for EV applications, has opened a new battery manufacturing facility in the Boston suburb of Methuen, Massachusetts. The new plant represents a significant step in scaling up the production of Factorial’s solid-state battery technology for EVs.

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Batteries Automotive Energy Energy 83

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2023

The plant will process end-of-life lithium batteries from sectors such as auomotive. Since 2017, ABB has delivered electrification and automation equipment to power Northvolt’s Ett gigafactory for lithium-ion batteries in Sweden. ” The Revolt Ett site.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 130

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

As global demand surges for EV battery packs, engineers across the product’s value chain continue to seek new ways to address crucial design challenges. These new tape offerings are engineered for greater dielectric performance and design, resulting in enhanced battery energy density. Reserve your spot—it’s free!

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Batteries Automotive Electricity Demand 98

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

It’s safe to say that, five years ago, few corporate leaders gave a thought to the supply of batteries. Nowadays the problems and opportunities of the battery supply chain are hot topics in executive suites far beyond the automotive industry, and a growing number of market research companies are churning out detailed reports on the sector.

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Batteries Electric vehicle North America Automotive 107

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JUNE 16, 2023

The report breaks down chips and wafers and notes that the battery management system (BMS) contributes to one-third of the silicon used to make electric powertrains. A BMS has one master controller chip and several battery monitoring and balancing (BMB) integrated circuits (ICs) that monitor groups of cells. Source: IDTechEx

Energy Monitor 113

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Demand Automotive 113

Charged

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

German automotive parts supplier MAHLE has developed a new bionic battery cooling plate with cooling channels modeled on shapes encountered in nature (i.e. Also, the design increases cooling performance by 10% and reduces pressure loss by 20%, resulting in increased battery efficiency and quicker charging.

Cooling 96

Cooling Batteries Automotive Demand 96

Charged

AUGUST 23, 2023

KACO , a German sealant manufacturer, is selling components and assemblies for common battery cell types. KACO’s battery quick exhaust valves release air immediately if a battery fails. KACO’s battery solutions include new features for cylindrical and prismatic cells. Source: KACO

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Batteries Automotive Packaging Innovation 93

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Redwood Materials , the EV battery recycling firm headed by Tesla alum JB Straubel, has created a new web portal that’s designed to enable auto recyclers to quickly and easily get an offer for a used EV battery pack. According to Redwood, the new tool is an important step towards building a circular supply chain for EV batteries.

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Batteries Recycling Recycling Automotive 126

Charged

AUGUST 10, 2023

Battery material supplier Lyten has commissioned a lithium-sulfur battery pilot line with a capacity of 200,000 cells per year at its facility in Silicon Valley. It will begin delivering commercial battery cells to early-adopting customers within the defense, automotive, logistics and satellite sectors in 2023.

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Lithium Batteries Automotive Logistics 82

Greentown Labs

JUNE 12, 2023

Today’s automotive industry is deeply reliant on steel, a material that accounts for roughly seven percent of global GHG emissions. The automotive industry is turning to aluminum for lightweighting, and for good reason: aluminum has a high strength-to-weight ratio—double that of steel—and is highly recyclable.

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Demand Automotive Startups Recycling 93

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

With demand for EV batteries seeing an impressive 30 percent year-over-year growth, pressure continues to increase for Automotive OEM’s and Tier 1’s to keep pace. Other sessions at our Spring Virtual Conference include: Guidelines For Implementing Wire Bonding Or Smart Welding For Battery Modules From Concept To Production.

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Lithium Batteries Automotive Demand 112

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

UK startup Britishvolt , which has an ambitious plan to build one of the UK’s few large-scale battery factories, has secured £40 million in new investment from mining giant Glencore. Global battery supply is currently dominated by manufacturers in China, Japan and South Korea, and European governments are keen to catch up.

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Batteries Investment Automotive Startups 103

Charged

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Legacy automakers have long insisted that there was no consumer demand for EVs. Ford CEO Jim Farley recently told Automotive News that the demand for its new EVs has turned out to be two to three times what the company expected. Battery plants.”. Source: Automotive News via InsideEVs. And I was like, no.

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Demand Electricity Automotive Batteries 137

Charged

MAY 8, 2023

In the past few decades, the widespread adoption of alternative and renewable energy systems and transportation electrification has garnered increased attention, research, and development in the field of batteries. The Bitrode line of products includes cell, module, and pack testers along with battery formation equipment.

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Batteries Automotive Demand Europe 99

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Volkswagen Group and Cambridge, Massachusetts-based battery developer 24M Technologies have formed a strategic partnership under which VW will manufacture EV batteries using 24M’s SemiSolid platform.

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Batteries Automotive Electric vehicle Technology 119

Charged

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As the energy transition and electrification of mobility drive the explosive demand for batteries, Christophe Mazeaud, director of Battery Industry Solution , Siemens Digital Industries Software, discusses the key role that a holistic quality program plays in scaling and stabilizing battery production.

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Batteries Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 104

Charged

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Solid Power has partnered with SK Innovation to manufacture automotive-scale all-solid-state batteries using Solid Power’s sulfide-based solid electrolyte, proprietary cell designs and production processes. Solid Power says its Silicon EV Cell will be safer, provide longer range, and cost less than today’s lithium-ion batteries.

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Innovation Batteries Automotive Lithium 121

Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The latest phase of the government's £500m push to support the development of a zero emission automotive manufacturing in the industry kicked off today, with the launch of the latest funding round through the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF).

Automotive 91

Automotive Electric vehicle Electricity Carbon-neutral 91

Charged

APRIL 11, 2023

Battery cyclers play an essential role throughout the development of batteries and therefore, are considered an indispensable part of any battery testing laboratory or manufacturing facility. Rapid battery evolution, affordability, sustainability and recyclability are key to delivering the next generation of EVs.

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Batteries Innovation Automotive Transportation 112

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Battery plants have established themselves in the sunny Southwest, but this week was the first time they won big in New England. That means that these two battery plants offered a compelling enough price to edge out some fossil fuel plants for delivering power on demand. New England has seen a buildout of smaller batteries.

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Batteries Natural gas Demand Pollution 213

Charged

MARCH 27, 2023

Vacuum impregnation systems and sealant manufacturer Godfrey & Wing has introduced a single-point impregnation process aimed at making EV battery pack assemblies and drive motor case castings safer and more reliable. This patent-pending process seals porous leak paths that form naturally in metal castings used in battery assemblies.

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Batteries Patents Automotive Demand 95

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MARCH 2, 2023

Boston-based Electra Vehicles produces cloud-based and onboard software designed to optimize the performance of EV battery systems. Electra says its software solutions improve battery pack range, lifetime and safety performance. Its customer base includes Tier 1 and 2 automotive suppliers.

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Batteries Patents Automotive Electric vehicle 99

Charged

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The production of electric and hybrid vehicles demands advanced materials that solve even the most difficult design challenges and perform reliably under harsh automotive conditions. Structural and thermal battery enclosure materials that enable higher energy density and light weighting. Reserve your spot—it’s free!

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Energy Monitor Batteries Innovation Automotive 112

Charged

MARCH 27, 2023

The transformation process in the automotive industry caused by digitalization and electrification brings with it numerous new requirements for production technology. Adhesive bonding is a proven joining technology in the automotive industry. Properties that are in particular demand for battery production.

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Batteries Technology Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 113

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Digital transparency company Everledger has launched what they tout as a world-first battery passport pilot with automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company to ensure responsible recycling of EV batteries. EV battery tracking. EV battery visibility.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Blockchain 105

altenergymag

MAY 21, 2021

Although batteries and fuel cells are both considered electrochemical cells and consist of similar structures, fuel cells require a continuous source of oxygen and fuel to run, similar to how an internal combustion engine needs a constant flow of gasoline or diesel.

Automotive 86

Automotive Hydrogen Demand Batteries 86

Charged

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

If you use social media, you probably see a never-ending stream of “articles” insisting that EV batteries wear out in a few years, making the cars worthless, that they can’t be recycled, they’re full of poisonous chemicals, yada yada yada. We haven’t got a great big stock of batteries that we can convert into something else,” said Thomas.

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Batteries Recycling Recycling Automotive 138

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Conceptual view of electric vehicle battery system. A project aims to create new algorithms which will estimate the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) in an Electric Vehicle (EV) battery, with the firms behind it suggesting it could contribute to the UK becoming a supplier of the most advanced Battery Management Systems (BMS) in the world.

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Batteries Electric vehicle Technology Innovation 130

Charged

MAY 21, 2023

Temperature control is a critical factor during stress and load testing in the development of batteries, materials and other vehicle components. Huber can build custom-designed solutions for demanding applications, for example those requiring high pressures or aggressive fluids.

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Batteries Automotive Cooling Demand 110

The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Here’s how Redwood Materials is putting recycling at the heart of the burgeoning battery belt. There’s a bit of a battery manufacturing boom going on. In 2021, battery manufacturing in the United States totaled approximately 55 gigawatt-hours’ worth of cells, or roughly enough batteries to produce 700,000 EVs.

Lithium 103

Lithium Batteries Recycling Recycling 103

Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

This raises several questions which must be discussed together including: How can we prepare the electricity grid for such a structural change in both supply and demand of electricity? Demand side measures. Electricity supply and demand need to be perfectly balanced for the safe delivery of electricity. Image: GridBeyond.

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Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Charged

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Manufacturing flexibility is key to respond to ever changing customer demand. Built for virtual design and commissioning using proven automotive specific architecture and network guidelines reduces risk and accelerates the use of new technologies and innovations. Reserve your spot—it’s free!

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North America Automotive Batteries Innovation 91

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

More scrutiny is being placed on the carbon cost of battery manufacturing, in both the automotive and stationary storage sectors. Manufacturing emissions are lower for conventional vehicles than for EVs, where the batteries make up around 30 percent of greenhouse gas output. We need to talk about graphite.

Batteries 130

Batteries Lithium Demand Fossil fuels 130

Charged

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Redwood Materials , the battery recycling venture founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has signed an agreement to recycle scrap and defective battery cells for Envision AESC, which manufactures batteries for the Nissan LEAF in Smyrna, Tennessee. To make the batteries the world needs in 10 years, the industry will need 1.5

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 116

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Britishvolt, a start-up seeking to manufacture lithium-ion batteries necessary for the green transition of the UK's automotive sector, has hit a rocky road in recent weeks. The UK is beset by a number of issues that additionally threaten the existence of a resilient automotive industry.

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Automotive Lithium Electric vehicle Government 36

Charged

AUGUST 14, 2020

After at least a year in stealth mode, French startup Verkor has announced plans to build a battery gigafactory in France. The new company says it will take a “fast follower” approach, using established Li-ion technology, rather than trying to develop new battery chemistries or formulas. “The

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Startups Batteries Electric vehicle Demand 101

Smart Energy International

MARCH 14, 2022

The report Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Market By Power Capacity; By Component; By End-User; By Region, Segments & Forecast, 2018 – 2026 details the rising demand for lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries. Rising demand. In 2020, the automotive segment dominated the global industry.

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Batteries Automotive Lithium Fossil fuels 52