First developed in the late 1980s as an energy storage solution for consumer electronics devices, lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries have since grabbed majority market share in a number of battery applications, including electric vehicles, stationary energy storage, portable devices, and power tools.
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Advanced Batteries and the Coming Boom in the Global Lithium Ion Market
First developed in the late 1980s as an energy storage solution for consumer electronics devices, lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries have since grabbed majority market share in a number of battery applications, including electric vehicles, stationary energy storage, portable devices, and power tools.
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Abengoa leads the European Batteries2020 project to optimize batteries for electric vehicles
Abengoa (MCE: ABG. B), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, is leading the Batteries2020 project to develop competitive batteries in terms of cost, performance, safety, reliability and durability for use in electric vehicles. One of the main challenges of the project, in addition to efficiency, … Continue reading Abengoa leads the European Batteries2020 project to optimize batteries for electric vehicles
Continue readingARPA-E Program Takes an Innovative Approach to Electric Vehicle Batteries
ARPA-E’s new RANGE Program looks at electric vehicle design from a holistic level. Through RANGE, ARPA-E is working to make EVs cost and performance competitive with internal combustion engines, while also allowing them to consider battery chemistries, materials and form that they would otherwise dismiss. Below is an edited version of a Q&A with ARPA-E … Continue reading ARPA-E Program Takes an Innovative Approach to Electric Vehicle Batteries
Continue readingBMW wants to use electric vehicle batteries to store solar power
BMW plans to introduce its electric i3 car this year, which raises the question of what’s going to happen to the old batteries that, for the purpose of powering electric cars, must be discarded well before they have actually been depleted. It’s a riddle the car company is hoping to solve together with the question … Continue reading BMW wants to use electric vehicle batteries to store solar power
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Batteries and hydrogen have immense potential as energy storage media
Energy storage media are to help compensate for fluctuations in the power grid. From 30 September to 2 October 2013, industry experts will be presenting a variety of solutions at the f-cell, BATTERY+STORAGE, e-mobil BW TECHNOLOGIETAG and Solar Energy Solutions conferences in Stuttgart, Germany. Meeting the demand for energy from renewable energy sources and thus … Continue reading Batteries and hydrogen have immense potential as energy storage media
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ZSW produces Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, solar power storage systems with 10,000 charge cycles
Scientists at the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, ZSW (Germany) have developed top-class lithium-ion batteries. In terms of the cycle stability – an important parameter for the lifetime – the high-performance cells now exceed the current international state of technology: more than 10,000 full cycles have been achieved so far, ZSW reports … Continue reading ZSW produces Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, solar power storage systems with 10,000 charge cycles
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Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries
Eos Energy Storage, the zinc-air battery startup targeting a super-low $160 per kilowatt-hour for grid-scale energy storage, has raised a $15 million Series B round from a syndicate of twenty-one strategic and financial investors, including Fisher Brothers and a big potential strategic partners, NRG Energy. New York-based Eos has previously raised about $12 million from … Continue reading Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries
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Clever Battery Completes Stretchable Electronics Package
Northwestern University’s Yonggang Huang and the University of Illinois’ John A. Rogers are the first to demonstrate a stretchable lithium-ion battery — a flexible device capable of powering their innovative stretchable electronics. No longer needing to be connected by a cord to an electrical outlet, the stretchable electronic devices now could be used anywhere, including … Continue reading Clever Battery Completes Stretchable Electronics Package
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California Sets 50M W Target for Grid Energy Storage
That’s how much energy storage capacity the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is asking Southern California Edison to procure over the next eight years, according to a final decision issued. It’s not a lot, compared to the total of 1,400 to 1,800 megawatts CPUC is asking the massive Southern California utility to procure between now … Continue reading California Sets 50M W Target for Grid Energy Storage
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Advanced Batteries for Military Applications
The U.S. military is the largest consumer of natural resources in the world, a fact that provides significant impetus for research and development (R&D) activities toward discovering better means of storing energy. The potential exists to dramatically reduce the fuel consumption of military operations, and advanced batteries represent a crucial innovation to these ends. However, … Continue reading Advanced Batteries for Military Applications
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License will lead to faster-charging batteries for electric vehicles
An enhanced battery technology that can potentially reduce the time it takes to charge cell phones, electric vehicles and other battery-powered devices from hours to minutes is the subject of a commercial license agreement between Battelle and Vorbeck Materials Corp. of Jessup, Md. Battelle operates the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, … Continue reading License will lead to faster-charging batteries for electric vehicles
Continue readingZinc Battery Technology
Lithium-ion batteries are found in many devices in our high-tech world. From gadgets like laptops and cell phones to much larger electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries are the batteries of today. But they don’t appear to be the batteries of the future. For one thing, they batteries themselves require extensive casings because of their tendency to … Continue reading Zinc Battery Technology
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Saft Contracted by Boeing to Provide Li-ion Batteries for New Small Platform GEO Satellites
Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of advanced batteries for industry, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Boeing to build Li-ion battery packs for four new 702SP communications satellites. The technology-rich “small platform” satellites, designed to operate in the 3- to 8-kilowatt power range, are being developed by Boeing for Asia Broadcast … Continue reading Saft Contracted by Boeing to Provide Li-ion Batteries for New Small Platform GEO Satellites
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Obama administration launches project to develop electric-vehicle batteries
The Energy Department will dole out the money over five years to establish a research hub for batteries and energy storage, backed by five national laboratories, five Midwestern universities and four private firms. The Obama administration launched a fresh $120-million research project Friday, aimed at developing cheaper batteries for electric vehicles, a sector that has … Continue reading Obama administration launches project to develop electric-vehicle batteries
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Saft wins electric vehicle battery contract with US Army
BAE Systems has awarded Saft with $1.3 million in new funding for the continued development of a Lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage system for the U.S. Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program. Saft, which is designing and building ultra- high-power cells for the vehicle’s hybrid electric drive system, has already completed the demo battery system including … Continue reading Saft wins electric vehicle battery contract with US Army
Continue readingGM and ABB demonstrate Chevrolet Volt Battery Reuse
General Motors and ABB showed the next stage in battery reuse, the repackaging of five used Chevrolet Volt batteries into a modular unit capable of providing two hours of electricity needed by three to five average American homes. The uninterruptable power supply and grid power balancing system was demonstrated during GM’s Electrification Experience. The prototype … Continue reading GM and ABB demonstrate Chevrolet Volt Battery Reuse
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Rice team boosts silicon-based batteries
Researchers at Rice University have refined silicon-based lithium-ion technology by literally crushing their previous work to make a high-capacity, long-lived and low-cost anode material with serious commercial potential for rechargeable lithium batteries. The team led by Rice engineer Sibani Lisa Biswal and research scientist Madhuri Thakur reported in Nature’s open access journal Scientific Reports on … Continue reading Rice team boosts silicon-based batteries
Continue readingStudy compared environmental impacts of batteries production
A recent study has assessed some of the environmental impacts of the production of batteries used with low carbon systems, such as photovoltaic cells and wind energy. The results indicate that lithium-based batteries have the most significant impact, in terms of metal depletion and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but more complete data are needed on … Continue reading Study compared environmental impacts of batteries production
Continue readingGlobal Battery Market Forecast to Reach USD$144 Billion in 2016
World demand for primary and secondary batteries is forecast to rise 8.5 percent per year to $144 billion in 2016. Batteries are a fast growing market bolstered by the electronics manufacturing segment as well as expanding output and use of motor vehicles. Business executives seeking consistent economic and market forecasts and interviews with key industry … Continue reading Global Battery Market Forecast to Reach USD$144 Billion in 2016
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