Charged

APRIL 12, 2024

The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK, a research institute in Berlin, is participating with the Battery Pass Consortium to design and implement the technical standards of the EU’s digital battery passport. Source: Fraunhofer

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Charged

MARCH 7, 2024

What’s more, it will be North America’s first Ultium-based model to use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries , which GM will source from an unnamed supplier. GM’s current Ultium battery cells use a nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum (NCMA) chemistry. We’ve got an established brand,” said GM CFO Paul Jacobson, referring to the Bolt.

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Charged

JUNE 8, 2022

Semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics has introduced a new complex device driver (CDD) software module for designers of EV battery management systems. The AUTOSAR-compliant CDD software is designed to work with Renesas’s BMS reference design hardware kit, which is composed of the ISL78714 IC and the RH850/P1M MCU.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

There are many types of welding used for the interconnection of battery packs. Refer to the IPC specifications for 4556 and 4552. There are many ways to interconnect cylindrical cells in a battery pack. Figure 4 Hesse Customer Solutions Battery Pack. Sponsored by Hesse Mechatronics. Benefits of Smart Welding.

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Charged

APRIL 18, 2022

Nissan has unveiled a prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery cells, which the company aims to bring to market in 2028. This prototype facility, within the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa Prefecture, is designed to promote the development of solid-state-batteries.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

and Ampt, a company that optimises large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, announced the deployment of a combination of wind and solar generation together with battery storage within the microgrid at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) campus in Pfinztal, Germany. Have you read?

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Charged

MARCH 4, 2021

Ford CEO Jim Farley says the US government needs to support domestic battery production and the rollout of public charging infrastructure. “We We need to bring large-scale battery production to the US,” Farley said at a recent financial conference, adding that he planned to bring up the issue in upcoming talks with government leaders.

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Charged

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Electra Vehicles, a provider of predictive battery management and battery design software, has demonstrated a new system designed to improve the accuracy of EV driving range estimates. With Electra’s EVE-Ai software, the vehicle’s battery management system is constantly retrained to showcase the most accurate battery metrics.”

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Charged

APRIL 27, 2022

Global lithium-ion battery production capacity could reach over 6,000 GWh (6 TWh) by the end of the decade, according to lithium industry authority Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Battery manufacturing facilities (now invariably referred to as “gigafactories”) are being built by automakers and battery suppliers around the world.

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altenergymag

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The project will combine a silicon wafer, lead-based technology with the testing expertise of Electric Applications Incorporated (EAI) to develop high voltage reference batteries. Gridtential Energy was awarded a research project to generate sophisticated plug and play solar energy systems.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 18, 2021

Hawaii's largest utility enlisted a new tool in its quest for a carbon-free electricity system: thousands of batteries installed in people's homes. Hawaiian Electric won regulator approval for a $25 million plan to harness solar and batteries at 6,000 homes across the islands of Hawaii, Maui and Oahu. Venice Beach, Calif.-based

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Lithium-ion batteries, a key enabler of today’s lightweight and handheld electronics as well as electric vehicles, have plunged in cost since their introduction three decades ago at a rate similar to drop-in solar panel prices, as documented by a study published last March.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

There are many types of welding used for the interconnection of battery packs. Refer to the IPC specifications for 4556 and 4552. There are many ways to interconnect cylindrical cells in a battery pack. Figure 4 Hesse Customer Solutions Battery Pack. Sponsored by Hesse Mechatronics. Benefits of Smart Welding.

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Charged

JANUARY 18, 2023

Thanks to the “Buy American” requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and similar provisions in the EU’s new Battery Directive, traceability is becoming a critical function in the EV industry. Q&A with OPTEL’s Ken Fallu. But the auto industry, this is something new.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Under the agreement, over the next few months, Hoppecke Battery and Gridtential Energy will collaborate on assembly and testing of Silicon Joule™ bipolar reference batteries using metrics for cycle life, energy density, battery efficiency, charging rates and manufacturability.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 11, 2020

Energy storage software company Stem will operate a 345-megawatt-hour portfolio of distributed batteries in Southern California Edison utility territory. But it didn’t develop or build these batteries — it’s taking them over from long-time competitor AMS. Managing these batteries isn't a simple task.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When analysts speak about storage pricing declines, they are referring to battery pricing, which continues to decline every year. For example, the lowest pricing for lithium-ion batteries is generally available for either a major supply contract or for very large-scale deployments of 500 megawatt-hours (MWh) and above.

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Charged

MARCH 10, 2023

I was referring to the IRA’s revamped system of EV tax credits. As John Voelcker wrote in Car and Driver , Section 45X “has the potential to make EV batteries built in the US so cheap that large swathes of Western cell and battery manufacturing will rush to locate in North America.” This is now happening.

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Mr. Sustainability

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Summary - According to Oilprice, the price of a lithium-ion battery pack used to power an electric vehicle has plunged 89% in the last decade, from $1,100 per kWh to $137 per kWh. Marine batteries still cost significantly more, ranging between $800-$1,000 per kWh for retrofits to $500 per kWh for newbuilds. Only one way costs will go.

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Mr. Sustainability

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Summary - According to Oilprice, the price of a lithium-ion battery pack used to power an electric vehicle has plunged 89% in the last decade, from $1,100 per kWh to $137 per kWh. Marine batteries still cost significantly more, ranging between $800-$1,000 per kWh for retrofits to $500 per kWh for newbuilds. Only one way costs will go.

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Charged

JANUARY 31, 2024

The new A-Series low-profile SMT antennas meet AEC-Q200 standards, and are designed for automotive applications, including wireless battery management systems, telematics control units and vehicle access key fobs. Electronics giant Kyocera AVX has released a new line of surface-mount automotive antennas. Source: Kyocera AVX

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Charged

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Too-frequent DC fast charging can theoretically damage an EV’s battery, causing it to lose capacity, and thus driving range, faster than would otherwise be the case. Now battery data specialist Recurrent has made a substantial contribution to the literature on the subject.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Creating a circular European battery industry Summary - Northvolt has partnered with Hydro to establish a first-of-its-kind battery recycling facility. Up to 90% of batteries can be effectively recycled, and up to 95% of precious metals of nickel, manganese and cobalt recovered for reuse. Brace yourself. Recycling is coming.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Creating a circular European battery industry Summary - Northvolt has partnered with Hydro to establish a first-of-its-kind battery recycling facility. Up to 90% of batteries can be effectively recycled, and up to 95% of precious metals of nickel, manganese and cobalt recovered for reuse. Brace yourself. Recycling is coming.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The energy density is only about 1% of that of lithium ion batteries, but is believed this can be increased by tenfold. How it’s made The humble house brick has been turned into a battery that can store electricity, raising the possibility that buildings could one day become literal ‘powerhouses’. For the original, click here.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 8, 2020

QuantumScape is building a better electric car battery that it says charges to 80% in 15 minutes Summary - Volkswagen-backed QuantumScape is building a solid-state lithium metal battery for electric vehicles that it says will be safer and better than the cells on the market today. 4, a big competitive edge in battery electric vehicles.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As regular Charged readers know, the US Inflation Reduction Act has spurred a tidal wave of investment in battery plants, as well as mines and processing facilities for critical battery minerals. EVSE manufacturers have also been joining the party (or “lining up at the trough,” as a fiscal conservative might put it).

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Wire bonding cylindrical battery packs is becoming more mainstream in the alternative energy market these days. This article will review the design guidelines for how to successfully implement a wire or ribbon bonding process for battery packs using cylindrical lithium-ion cells. Wire bonded battery pack for Formula SAE Race Car.

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Business Green

JANUARY 10, 2022

Plans to invest up to £300m in new battery storage sites take major step forward with acquisition of former power station site. Catalyst Capital has announced the acquisition of a former power station site next to the M1 motorway in Yorkshire where it plans to develop a new 100MW battery storage facility.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 25, 2024

How to Understand and Regulate the Nucleation and Growth of Metal Lithium at the Anode, and Develop Strategies for Suppressing Dendrite Formation ？ How to Obtain High-Performance Alkali-MetalIon Solid-State Electrolytes for Solid State Batteries?

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 5, 2020

Eos Energy Storage spent 12 years building up a technology it says can rival the dominant lithium-ion batteries for storing grid power. Energy storage is a rapidly growing market, and energy companies are plowing unprecedented sums into battery projects. Exotic battery tech, exotic claims.

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Charged

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A team of researchers from UC Irvine and four national laboratories has fabricated a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries. This achievement resolves long-standing safety and stability concerns around high-nickel battery materials, paving the way for broad-based commercial applications.”.

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Charged

AUGUST 17, 2022

Some of the applications include: battery cell-to-cell connections; battery cell-to-busbar connections; battery management system (BMS) interconnects; and power module interconnects in the electric car drive train. Figure 1: Common Battery Cell Interconnects By Cell Type. Flexibility. 7,671,565 , assigned to Tesla, Inc.,

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Charged

MARCH 6, 2024

This modular core engine is capable of powering and controlling high-voltage SiC traction inverters with battery voltages up to 850 V, at output power in excess of 350 kW, with peak efficiency above 99%.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A team from metals research institute SWERIM in Sweden has reported on a smelting reduction process to recover cobalt, nickel, manganese and lithium simultaneously from spent Li-ion batteries. To provide a better reference for the industrial implementation, the proposed smelting process needs to be demonstrated on a pilot scale.

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Charged

JULY 11, 2022

The article will be valuable for Electric Vehicle (EV) battery manufacturers as well as battery module and pack designers to help choose the right thermal interface material for battery pack needs. The new 1K solution is a low-density gap filler with excellent flow properties and low battery insertion stress.

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Charged

JUNE 15, 2022

Electroflight says its new SEED (Scalable, Expandable Energy Device) can be rapidly deployed without the need to create a bespoke battery system. The new battery has a capacity of 4.3 It features fast-charging capability and a self-contained battery management system. kWh and specific energy of 196 Wh/kg.

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