Charged

JANUARY 19, 2024

Amprius Technologies has announced an expansion of its product portfolio of silicon anode batteries. The new SiCore batteries are based on a proprietary silicon anode material system. Amprius says its SiCore silicon anode battery performance has been validated across various applications in the e-mobility market.

Batteries 97

Batteries Aviation Lithium Demand 97

Low Impact

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Over five weeks we’re publishing a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. As climate demands are raised, the aviation sector is redoubling its greenwashing efforts, pointing to improbable technological step-changes for ‘greener’ flights.

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Aviation Electricity Batteries Transportation 88

Charged

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Oxfordshire-based Oxis Energy has been working on lithium-sulfur battery technology since 2004 ( Charged has reported on the company several times over the years). Mr. Crittenden, for one, doubts that a large long-haul airliner using Li-ion batteries would be practical at all. volt battery pack.

Aviation 44

Aviation Batteries Lithium Cooling 44

Charged

APRIL 7, 2021

Researchers may have found ways to prevent dendrite formation in solid-state batteries. In the second version of their solid battery, the team introduced a very thin layer of liquid sodium-potassium alloy in between a solid lithium electrode and a solid electrolyte. Source: MIT.

Lithium 52

Lithium Batteries Aviation Electric vehicle 52

Charged

MAY 25, 2021

SVOLT will begin commercialization of lithium-ion batteries using safety technology from Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG), which, the company says, eliminates the root cause of thermal runaway and improves battery safety.

Batteries 98

Batteries Aviation Lithium Innovation 98

Green Market Oracle

JUNE 13, 2020

The cabin was filled 2 tons of lithium-ion batteries as well as cooling equipment which leaves no room for passengers. The pursuit of electric aviation is advancing as companies race to find alternatives to reduce the footprint of traditional air travel. Batteries will specifically need to get smaller and lighter.

Aviation 52

Aviation Electricity Batteries Transportation 52

Charged

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Air Canada has announced plans to buy its first electric airplanes—an order of 30 battery-electric regional aircraft from Heart Aerospace. The ES-30 is powered by lithium-ion batteries, but is also equipped with generators that can use sustainable aviation fuel. Source: Air Canada.

Electricity 131

Electricity Aviation Lithium Climate change 131

Charged

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Airbus has invested in US-based battery technology company Amprius. Amprius will direct the funding to its new batteries based on silicon nanowire anode technology, supporting the development of higher-volume production capacity and higher energy density cells. In 2013, Amprius introduced lithium-ion batteries with 100% silicon anodes.

Batteries 70

Batteries Investment Lithium Aviation 70

Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 11, 2022

Battery storage is having its moment in the sun. Energy Information Administration said that when it totals up the numbers for 2021, it expects they will show that battery storage capacity grew by 4.5 Vistra says the facility, which uses technology from LG Energy Solution, is the largest lithium-ion battery storage system in the world.

Solar Energy Monitor 98

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 98

Charged

MAY 27, 2021

Ford has boosted its planned EV investment by more than a third—it now expects to spend more than $30 billion on electrification, including battery development, by 2030, and aims to increase pure EV sales to 40 percent of its global volume by 2030. Ford hopes to cut battery costs by 40 percent by 2025.

Batteries 67

Batteries North America Lithium Aviation 67

Charged

MAY 20, 2021

NOHMs Technologies , a provider of electrolyte products for Li-ion batteries, has announced its relaunch as Sionic Energy, transforming its business to deliver complete battery cell designs that incorporate its technologies into a drop-in, rapidly commercialized, low-cost, high-performance Li-ion technology.

Technology 57

Technology Aviation Energy Energy 57

Grist

AUGUST 11, 2022

It’s packed with energy; per unit of weight, at least 60 times as much as the lithium-ion batteries used to propel electric cars. percent of total warming in 2011 on aviation alone — which may sound small, but the number has been growing fast. It’s also terrible for the climate. And, oh yeah: less flying.

Carbon 95

Carbon Carbon-neutral Aviation Energy Monitor 95

Charged

MAY 27, 2020

OXIS Energy and the Minas Gerais Development Company have signed a 15-year lease agreement with Mercedes Benz Brazil (MBB) to take possession of a plant located at the MBB manufacturing site in Juiz de Fora in southeast Brazil, to produce lithium-sulfur battery cells.

Building Energy Monitoring 57

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Lithium 57

Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

This is a major moment, not just for ZeroAvia, but for the aviation industry as a whole, as it shows that true zero-emission commercial flight is only a few years away," said ZeroAvia CEO Val Miftakhov. In a commercial configuration, external storage would be used for the hydrogen tanks and fuel cell, it said.

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Hydrogen Aviation Fossil fuels Technology 101

Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2021

They also plan to work together to have the system certified by the US civil aviation regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration. The firm has already partnered with ZeroAvia, the British zero emission aviation company that last year achieved the first hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft flight above Bedfordshire.

Hydrogen 82

Hydrogen Aviation Cooling Technology 82

Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

American Battery Technology Company was awarded a $57M Department of Energy grant to build a $115M, first-of-kind commercial-scale facility to manufacture battery-grade lithium hydroxide from Nevada-based sedimentary resources. Energy Dome launched its first CO2 battery long-duration energy storage plant.

Startups 104

Startups North America Batteries Carbon 104

Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

American Battery Technology Company was awarded a $57M Department of Energy grant to build a $115M, first-of-kind commercial-scale facility to manufacture battery-grade lithium hydroxide from Nevada-based sedimentary resources. Form Energy raised a $450M Series E for its cost-effective, multi-day energy-storage systems.

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 98

Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The biggest area of interest is sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), since 98 percent of United’s emissions come from its use of kerosene. Another example is the recent partnership between German behemoth BASF (the largest chemical producer in the world) and American Battery Technology Company (ABTC).

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Startups North America Asia Batteries 73

Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Battery capacity remains a major limitation as lithium batteries are as yet nowhere near as energy dense as liquid fuels. Battery cooling is another issue and inverters need to be developed specifically for air travel. These hurdles will need to be overcome to make this a more viable mainstream option.

Electricity 52

Electricity Aviation Lithium Cooling 52

Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Highly Commended: GFG Alliance - Lochaber 'Water Battery' project. Lithium-ion battery resource recovery. Highly Commended: Electric Bus and Second Life Battery Application Project - Zenobe Energy. Highly Commended: Zero Emission Aviation - ZeroAvia. Green Infrastructure Project of the Year.

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Carbon-neutral Fashion Aviation Batteries 89

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Reports: Tesla breaks ground on $375m lithium factory in South Texas. Tesla's plans for a new $375m lithium factory in Corpus Christi, South Texas, appear to be progressing, with signs of construction preparation having been reported at the site. Zimbabwe bans lithium exports to crack down on artisanal miners.

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Packaging Hydrogen Lithium Climate change 36

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

of total GHG emissions, about as much as the entire aviation sector. Olokun Minerals extracts multiple minerals like lithium, magnesium and sodium from unconventional water resources, helping build the domestic supply chain needed for batteries and other vital clean energy technologies. The why: Palm oil is responsible for 1.4%

Soil 111

Soil Recycling Recycling Investment 111

Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Corporate carbon footprint tracking collects $27M, and forestry and battery interests intersect to invest $18M toward bio-graphite for lithium-ion cells. 🔋 Green Li-ion , a Singapore, Singapore-based lithium-ion battery recycling platform, raised $4M from Twin Towers Ventures. Thanks for reading!

Home Energy Monitoring 61

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 61

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

Are fats and oils the key to the aviation fuels of the future? Envirotec writes Many are betting on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as the pathway to meeting ambitious net zero targets in the sector, with 2040 and 2050 being oft-cited deadlines. Biodiesel production in the laboratory. What is SAF? Destined for a back seat?

Aviation 100

Aviation Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 100

Business Green

JULY 16, 2020

GFG Alliance - Lochaber 'Water Battery' project. Lithium-ion battery resource recovery. Electric Bus and Second Life Battery Application Project - Zenobe Energy. Zero Emission Aviation - ZeroAvia. Summer Fashion for Every Occasion - Barnardo's and Barley Communications. Energy Efficiency Project of the Year.

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Carbon-neutral Sustainability Investment Plastics 100

Clean Energy Trust

JANUARY 28, 2022

Also worth mentioning on the corporate front is the purchases and support for Sustainable Aviation Fuel from airlines, particularly United Airlines. RFPs are by design not exciting, but expect interesting stuff coming out of this initiative.

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Electric vehicle Aviation 52

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

conditional commitment to Ford’s battery manufacturing program. 💨 Private equity and O&G bet big on climate tech’s next frontiers: DAC and lithium. Blackrock injected $550M into Oxy’s DAC plant and ExxonMobil unveiled its first-ever lithium mining operation.

Business Energy Monitoring 72

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 72

Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The First Movers Coalition is committing to buying volumes of climate friendly solutions in steel, trucking, shipping, and aviation. we’ve probably seen this the most in sustainable aviation fuels so far. We’ve talked about the action Stripe and Microsoft have taken to help jumpstart the market for verifiable carbon offsets.

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Natural gas Aviation Electric vehicle COP 52

Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

  In deals, major funding for transportation including $144M for Indian EVs, $33M for rare earth-free magnets, and $15M for battery recycling.  The US Department of Energy continues the solar streak, putting $440 million in rooftop solar and batteries in Puerto Rico.   Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Carbon Investment 72

Charged

OCTOBER 6, 2019

It’s the Aviator, a mid-size three-row luxury SUV that sits below the hulking Navigator in the lineup, and revives a name that the brand used briefly a decade ago. Instead, Lincoln presents the battery, electric motor and power electronics solely as a way to add more power, more torque and better performance. Big SUV, big power.

Aviation 62

Aviation Energy Monitor Batteries Cooling 62

Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

My biggest geek-out moment during the COP26 gathering in Glasgow, Scotland, last week came in the central train station, where I had the opportunity to briefly tour a 30-year-old passenger train retrofitted to run on hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries - up to 300 miles at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour.

Hydrogen 40

Hydrogen Startups Natural gas Carbon 40

Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 8, 2021

September 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Illinois Goes Green | Battery Materials Supply Chain Evolves | What’s the SAF word? Battery Supply Chain Sustainability and Resilience With the surge in new electric vehicle models and sales, there has been a huge amount of activity lately in the battery supply chain?—?specifically

Batteries 52

Batteries Climate change Aviation Recycling 52

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. Kinterra Capital , a Toronto, Canada-based investment firm, closed their $565m debut fund that invests in critical mineral assets for battery development. sustainable infra fund.  

Energy Monitor 61

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 61

Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2021

The move follows the firm's first successful exit last autumn when lithium-ion battery developer QuantumScape listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In contrast, Japan's recently confirmed a national net zero emissions target for 2050, but its current renewable energy target for 2030 stands at just 22 per cent to 24 per cent.

Energy Monitor 65

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 65

Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

GreenLIB is pioneering a sustainable future by transforming battery waste into profitable, closed-loop solutions within the global lithium-ion battery market. Nth Cycle ’s circular refining method extracts high-purity critical metals of any type, in any state, using just electricity and water.

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Startups Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Innovation 113

Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

The technologies and solutions required to combat the climate crisis are ready, available and increasingly affordable, the report notes, highlighting the drastic cost reductions seen in solar, wind, and lithium-ion battery production over the last decade or so.

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Climate change Carbon-negative Global warming Resilience 36

Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The LME is the world's oldest and largest industrial metals exchange - BusinessGreen investigates how it is preparing for the battery metal goldrush and responding to calls for a more sustainable metals industry. What role do metals exchanges have in driving a sustainable transition to a low-carbon economy?

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Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Recycling Recycling 36