Category Archives: Lithium Battery

U.S. Sets Up R&D Center for Lithium-Battery Recycling

published: 2019-03-07 9:30 | editor et_editor | category: News

The U.S. Department of Energy has established a R&D center for lithium-ion battery recycling technology, dubbed "ReCell Center," in order to solve the problem of flooding used lithium-ion batteries and shortage of lithium supply, caused by excessive mining of the mineral. ... more

Demand for xEV Batteries Grow Steadily, but Chinese xEV Battery Market Faces Reshuffle as Subsidies Phase Out, Says TrendForce

published: 2019-01-24 11:29 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

According to the latest research by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, the market of new energy vehicle will continue to grow steadily, driving the demand for xEV batteries, despite the slowdown in global automotive market since 2018. The global demand for lithium-ion batteries used in new energy passenger cars is estimated to reach 155GWh in 2019, a growth of 63% from 95GWh in 2018. ... more

ENGIE North America’s Distributed Solar Team Unveils Largest Battery Storage Project in Colorado for United Power

published: 2019-01-02 17:54 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

The largest Lithium-ion battery storage installation in the state of Colorado which ENGIE North America developed and constructed for United Power was inaugurated earlier this week. United Power is an electric power cooperative that serves some 200,000 customers and communities north of Denver. ... more

“Sun in a box” Might Store Green Energy for the Grid

published: 2018-12-27 9:30 | editor et_editor | category: News

Even though lithium batteries have been the leading mainstream energy storage system, when we need grid-scale energy storage, lithium batteries may not be the best choice because of limited high-density lithium reserves. ... more

24M Raises $21.8M to Accelerate SemiSolid Battery Development and Deployment

published: 2018-12-25 11:29 | editor et_editor | category: News

24M has announced it has raised a $21.8 million Series D to accelerate the deployment of its simple, capital-efficient, low-cost manufacturing process and the development of differentiated, high energy density lithium-ion cells for the EV market. ... more

GAC and CATL Battery Set Up Two Joint Ventures

published: 2018-12-19 10:07 | editor et_editor | category: News

GAC Group of China and CATL will set up two battery joint ventures, according to resolution of GAC board of directors unveiled on Dec. 14. ... more

Australia Uses Waste Minerals to Produce Lithium-Ion Battery

published: 2018-11-29 9:30 | editor et_editor | category: News

Australian lithium mineral firm Lithium Australia has developed an environment-friendly lithium battery mostly using lithium recycled from waste minerals and waste batteries. ... more

KIST: Enhancing Flight Duration Time of Drones with Lithium Metal Ion Batteries!

published: 2018-11-20 14:05 | editor et_editor | category: News

The Ministry of Science and ICT stated that a new Lithium Metal Ion battery has been developed by the KIST researchers lead by Dr. Won Il Cho. ... more

3D-Printed Li-ion Batteries Can Be Made in Any Shape or Size

published: 2018-11-05 11:21 | editor et_editor | category: News

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) can power a huge range of applications, covering most electric vehicles (EV) and consumer electronics devices. However, currently product designers have to cater to the commercially-availab... more

Japan Built the First Lithium-ion Batteries Equipped Submarine, to Be Commissioned in 2020

published: 2018-10-16 14:00 | editor et_editor | category: News

Japan successfully constructed the world's first lithium-ion batteries submarine "Oryu" (meaning: phoenix dragon) with the hull number SS-511. On October 4, Oryu was launched into the water in a naming ce... more