Charged

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Skeleton Technologies has introduced a new product that combines supercapacitors and batteries, and has joined a coalition of nine members, including Shell , that aims to electrify mining equipment. hours are needed with a lithium-ion battery.”. “The Source: Skeleton Technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

XING’s Immersio CTP Solution is a flexible battery pack concept that can be customized to meet the specific needs of various applications, such as sedans, commercial cars, trucks, sports cars, SUVs and more. The pack features high-nickel cathode cylindrical lithium-ion cells, cooled by mineral oil. Source: XING via Batteries News

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Cooling Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Batteries 105

Charged

JANUARY 24, 2022

Specialty chemicals firm Albemarle has signed a joint development agreement with materials management specialist 6K to use 6K’s patented UniMelt plasma technology to develop lithium battery materials. Albemarle has also made an undisclosed investment in 6K through venture capital firm Volta Energy Technologies.

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Lithium Batteries Patents Construction 126

Charged

JULY 14, 2023

Li-S Energy has revealed its first 20-layer battery cells using its third-generation semi-solid-state lithium-sulfur (GEN3 Li-S) technology. GEN3 Li-S 20-layer battery cells use a patented low-flammability electrolyte Li-nanomesh technology and Boron Nitride Nanotubes (BNNTs) to prevent dendrite formation.

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Charged

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has licensed a new battery electrolyte technology to Safire Technology Group, a battery tech startup formerly known as BTRY. The collection of five patented technologies is intended to be a drop-in additive for lithium-ion batteries.

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Startups Technology Lithium Patents 124

Charged

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Dragonfly Energy, maker of Battle Born Batteries, in collaboration with battery recycling pioneer Aqua Metals , has reported a significant advance in its quest for sustainable lithium-ion battery production. Source: Dragonfly Energy

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2022

South 8 Technologies has raised $12 million in Series A financing to commercialise next-generation electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. The financing round was led by industrial venture investor Anzu Ventures along with LG Technology Ventures and Shell Ventures as well as Foothill Ventures and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation.

Lithium 98

Lithium Batteries Patents Technology 98

Charged

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Johnson Matthey has entered into an agreement with OnTo Technology , a developer of battery recycling methods, to scale up OnTo’s process for the direct recycling of lithium-ion battery scrap. We are delighted to be working with OnTo and UKBIC to bring this technology closer to commercialization.”.

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Recycling Recycling Technology Batteries 116

Charged

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The University of Texas at Austin has agreed to transfer patents relating to a new type of electrolyte to be used in solid-state lithium batteries to Hydro-Québec, Canada’s largest electricity producer. The patents are co-invented by Dr. John B. Source: Hydro-Québec.

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Patents Batteries Lithium Transportation 99

Charged

MARCH 14, 2023

Battery recycler Aqua Metals has demonstrated the recovery of high-purity lithium hydroxide from lithium-ion battery black mass at the company’s Li AquaRefining recycling facility in Nevada. This new capability can have a profound impact on the lithium battery industry in North America.

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Lithium Recycling Recycling Batteries 59

Charged

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Aqua Metals has developed a novel battery recycling process. 6K Energy produces sustainable materials for lithium-ion batteries. That sounds like a natural match, and in fact the two firms recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create a sustainable circular supply chain in the US for critical battery minerals.

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Batteries Recycling Recycling Lithium 119

Charged

JANUARY 19, 2022

Pennsylvania-based venture capital firm Green Swan Partners (GSP) has reached an agreement with Skysong Innovations , the technology transfer arm of Arizona State University (ASU), granting GSP the exclusive option to finalize commercial rights to ASU’s fire-safe battery technologies. Source: Green Swan Partners.

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Startups Batteries Lithium Patents 135

Energy Storage News

APRIL 9, 2024

Battery technology startup Alsym Energy is keeping the exact chemistry of its product under wraps for the time being, the company has confirmed to Energy-Storage.news.

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Startups Batteries Lithium Energy 61

Smart Energy International

APRIL 1, 2022

Global lithium-sulphur cathode technology manufacturer Theion has launched its crystal battery for all mobile applications. The new battery boasts triple energy density and 90% less production energy requirements. Crystal battery benefits. Production & distribution. Theion’s new leadership.

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Batteries 122

Smart Energy International

JUNE 21, 2022

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s Research and Development Centre (DEWA’s R&D Centre) has filed a new patent for a redox flow battery stack with improved electrolyte distribution. The battery stack is stated to have a streamlined shape by changing the size of the cell at the inlet and outlet sections.

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Patents Batteries Lithium Solar Power 52

Charged

AUGUST 22, 2019

Nano One Materials has secured a US patent for its NMC cathode powders, which it says offer a proprietary means of making Li-ion batteries more durable, safer and cheaper. NMC cathodes are typically comprised of lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt.

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Charged

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Battery recycler Li-Cycle has announced that its Alabama Spoke plant in Tuscaloosa has started commercial operations. The Alabama Spoke uses Li-Cycle’s patented technology to recycle and directly process full EV battery packs without any dismantling through a submerged shredding process that produces no wastewater.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries North America 133

Charged

APRIL 9, 2024

Aqua Metals has developed a process for recycling lithium-ion batteries that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective than current methods (see our recent in-depth interview with company execs ). At full scale, Aqua will provide 30% of the nickel and lithium carbonate needed at 6K’s PlusCAM facility.

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Batteries North America Sustainability Recycling 52

ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The French mining company Eramet and Électricité de Strasbourg (ÉS) have inaugurated a new pilot project for the direct extraction of lithium from geothermal brine at the Rittershoffen geothermal heat plant operated by ES in Eastern France.

Lithium 52

Lithium Patents Electric vehicle Investment 52

Charged

MARCH 22, 2024

ION Storage Systems , a Maryland-based manufacturer of solid-state batteries, has announced that its anodeless and compressionless SSB achieved a key threshold with its first market deployment with the US military. ION’s US-made SSB battery cell is based on the company’s patented solid-state lithium metal technology.

Batteries 59

Batteries Patents Lithium Cooling 59

Smart Energy International

AUGUST 28, 2023

Superfast charging LFP batteries for EVs, improving Bitcoin mining efficiency and a maiden voyage with ‘Windwings’ are on the week’s technology radar. Superfast charging LFP batteries for EVs A 10 minute charge providing a driving range of 400km and a full charge delivering 700km?

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Technology Batteries Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 52

Charged

AUGUST 7, 2023

Now Stellantis and Saft engineers have unveiled a prototype of an EV battery pack that integrates the inverter and charger functions into the modules. A demonstrator, operational since summer 2022, is the subject of numerous patents, and has enabled the companies to validate many new technical concepts.

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Batteries Patents Lithium Innovation 98

Charged

APRIL 20, 2021

ion Ventures, a utility and energy storage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy, a solid-state battery technology developer, recently concluded a successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium battery platform. The system functioned in accordance with expectations. ” Source: LiNa.

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Batteries Lithium Patents Cooling 128

Charged

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Battery recycling and manufacturing company Ascend Elements (formerly known as Battery Resourcers ) is planning to open a battery recycling plant in Georgia by August of 2022, where it will recycle lithium, cobalt and nickel. Source: Ascend Elements.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries North America 124

Energy Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

According to Our Next Energy (ONE), their Gemini battery pack can double the range of an electric without compromising safety. It uses two cells: a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell for daily driving and an anode-free cell for longer trips.

Batteries 40

Batteries Patents Lithium Technology 40

Charged

AUGUST 2, 2023

EV battery recycler Aqua Metals has entered into a strategic partnership with South Korean battery materials company Yulho. Yulho will make a strategic equity investment of $5 million in Aqua Metals, and Aqua will grant Yulho a license to deploy its patented AquaRefining technology in South Korea. Source: Aqua Metals

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Charged

JULY 15, 2021

During last year’s Battery Day presentation, Tesla unveiled a number of new technologies, processes and plans, some of them only sketchily explained. One of these was a new lithium extraction process that Senior VP of Engineering Drew Baglino predicted could deliver as much as a 33% reduction in lithium costs.

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Lithium Patents Batteries Demand 116

Charged

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As EV-haters constantly remind us, the liquid electrolytes used in current EV batteries can catch fire or even explode in emergency situations such as a charging fault or a crash, or in the case of a defective cell. South 8 Technologies has developed what appears to be an alternative. Source: South 8 Technologies

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Lithium Patents Batteries Automotive 116

Charged

JUNE 13, 2022

Marposs , a measurement, inspection and test technology company, has announced a new patent-pending machine for leak-testing batteries that can detect solvents used in the production of lithium-ion cells, including DMC, DEC, EMC and PP. Source: Marposs.

Batteries 98

Batteries Patents Lithium Technology 98

Charged

APRIL 20, 2020

Enovix Corporation has secured an additional $45 million to produce and commercialize its 3D Silicon Lithium-ion Battery. Enovix CEO Harrold Rust said, “Anchoring the round is a $25-million strategic investment from a leading California technology company. Source: Enovix.

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Lithium Batteries Patents Technology 90

Charged

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Swiss technology startup Morand has launched a hybrid energy storage system that combines the characteristics of an ultracapacitor with that of a chemical battery to create “a durable and ultra-fast energy pack that can be usefully recharged in seconds.”. kWh test unit to the 98% level in 120 seconds, at up to 900 A / 360 kW.

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Startups Batteries Lithium Scooters 105

Charged

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Li-Metal , a developer of lithium metal anode and lithium metal production technologies, has demonstrated an electrolyte reconditioning process that it calls “a pivotal component supporting Li-Metal’s patented and modular carbonate-to-metal (C2M) technology for lithium metal production.”

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Carbon Lithium Patents Technology 119

Charged

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the past year, electric mobility and the demand for lithium-ion batteries has surged beyond expectations and this trend is set to continue. This is leading to a boom in lithium-ion cell production facilities all over the world. Even small amounts of moisture in the air can compromise the quality of the finished battery.

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Lithium Batteries Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Charged

JANUARY 18, 2023

Circular materials technology company Umicore and clean technology company Nano One Materials have signed a nonexclusive joint development agreement (JDA) on production process technologies for cathode active materials (CAM) for lithium-ion batteries.

Batteries 72

Batteries Patents Lithium Technology 72

Charged

AUGUST 19, 2022

Umicore , a materials technology and recycling company, and oil company Idemitsu Kosan have reached an agreement to co-develop catholyte materials, which integrate cathode active materials (CAM) with solid electrolytes, for all-solid-state battery applications. Source: Umicore.

Patents 98

Patents Lithium Batteries Recycling 98

Charged

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Ionic Mineral Technologies, a US-based producer of nano-silicon battery anode technology, has announced the grand opening of its new production facility, technical center and headquarters in Provo, Utah. Ionisil also offers seamless compatibility with existing lithium-ion battery cell production lines.

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Patents Batteries Lithium Technology 111

altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

• New-generation, high-energy 3 MWh lithium-ion ESS is dedicated to shifting applications, allowing better integration of low-carbon renewable production on the grid • Innovative design reduces system footprint and site installation activities by 50%, for faster and more convenient deployment of storage systems • Saft’s new patented technology enables (..)

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Energy Monitor Patents Lithium Energy 103