GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

There are also more incentives for fleet managers to adopt these battery-powered vehicles, because in a growing amount of cases, electric vehicles can save companies money over using diesel power. . Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Right now the industry grid scale energy storage is dominated by lithium-ion technology as restoring waste thanks to the EV car and battery development and the costs coming down, but I think we'll be seeing more and more longer duration batteries in different view formats which we might even not know yet.". taylor flores.

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Charged

MAY 6, 2024

Poor thermal management may result in thermal runaway events, creating a hazardous fire condition. It is, therefore, important to remove heat from battery and powertrain components efficiently. What is Battery Safety? Thermal hazards: The Li-ion batteries operate most efficiently within a tight temperature range of 20 to 35 °C.

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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. energy storage deployments.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Electronics giant Honeywell has created a number of solutions to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries, for EV drivers, first responders and workers involved in battery production. In rare cases, Li-ion batteries can undergo thermal runaway incidents, causing intense and prolonged electrical fires.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

October’s SoftBank-led investment in iron flow battery startup ESS represented an unusual event in 2019: a piece of good news for the flow battery sector. EnSync Energy Systems pivoted away from flow batteries last year and folded in March. kilowatt, 30-kilowatt-hour flow battery in Brussels.

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Charged

JUNE 16, 2023

LG Energy Solution and lithium exploration company Green Technology Metals (GT1) have signed an AUD20-million equity subscription agreement and an offtake term sheet, giving LG access to future production from GT1’s flagship Seymour Project in North America. Source: LG Energy Solution via Green Car Congress

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Charged

AUGUST 24, 2020

It’s usually one of the first objections cited by EV naysayers: batteries can’t or won’t be recycled, and they contain hazardous materials that will end up in landfills. In fact, no such sinister scenario is likely—most of the components of Li-ion batteries are valuable, and it’s quite feasible, technically and economically, to recycle them.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2022

An abandoned road and brine “transitional pool” at the margin of the Salar de Atacama – a massive region of salt flats in Chile, and the location of more than 40 percent of the world’s proven lithium deposits. Lithium tends to occur in layers of volcanic ash, but it reacts quickly with water.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Ryan Melsert, CTO of American Battery Metals Corporation, speaks at the Circularity Challenge Final Showcase. There’s a huge opportunity—and need—for better lithium-ion battery recycling. That means small amounts of the elemental metals used to manufacture these batteries are ever reintroduced back into the supply chain.

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Charged

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Battery startup Britishvolt has announced plans to build its first battery factory, on the site of a former coal-fired power station in Blyth in northeastern England. Construction is to begin next year, and production of lithium-ion batteries is to start by the end of 2023. The company plans to invest 2.6

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Charged

APRIL 1, 2020

The popular discussion of EVs tends to center on range, and this has led battery makers to focus on increasing energy density—some would say, at the expense of other equally important attributes such as longevity and safety. Under the same conditions, a ternary lithium battery exceeded 500° C and burned violently.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The UK’s first large-scale merchant lithium refinery has been announced, providing battery grade materials to bolster the electric vehicle (EV), renewable energy and consumer technology supply chains. Green Lithium, a merchant lithium refiner, unveiled Teesport in Middlesbrough as the site for the forthcoming lithium refinery.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 1, 2024

The Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) of Italy recently held a conference and strategic workshop that focused on the market for lithium extraction from geothermal brine. Lithium extraction can maximize the use of geothermal resources and provide, for example, essential lithium for batteries in the automotive industry.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 17, 2020

Utility PG&E finalized its contract with a battery project slated to displace a jet fuel-burning power plant in downtown Oakland, California. The Oakland Clean Energy Initiative models a pathway for removing decades-old power plants in dense urban settings while keeping the lights on with new lithium-ion batteries.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Regarding the prominent issue at hand, it is really true that electric car batteries can be recycled, and there are specific methods that allow for the recovery of up to 95% of the raw materials. Global governments are now insisting that electric vehicle (EV) batteries be designed and manufactured in a manner that facilitates easy recycling. 

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

After much Muskian fanfare, Tesla's Battery Day revealed a smattering of improvements to cut battery prices in half. Powering electric cars and running a grid on renewable electricity requires a drastic expansion of battery production. Thicker cells, faster production.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Battery manufacturer LG Chem has launched a recall of some of its Resu 10H residential battery products in the interest of fire safety. LG Chem has received five reports of thermal events in the United States causing limited property damage," the letter notes. Dealing with lithium-ion battery fire risks.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 18, 2020

In the first of a three-part series, Greentech Media's Julian Spector looks at implications and lessons from last year's APS battery fire. The McMicken fire set off a series of shadow investigations, as battery suppliers, developers and customers pieced together evidence to identify the risks posed by their own systems.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The New York Power Authority, the country's largest state-owned electric utility, just installed an unusual battery at its headquarters. The 50 kilowatt/250 kilowatt-hour battery isn't remarkable for its size, but for its promise of a design that can eliminate fire risk. Building a fireproof lithium-ion battery.

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Charged

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Battery management systems (BMS)—the electronic brains that monitors and maintains lithium ion battery packs—are essential for the safe and efficient operation of the batteries powering a variety of applications, including electric vehicles. Battery packs utilize three main wiring architectures.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 24, 2020

The grid battery fire in Arizona last year ended with an explosion, but disagreement has emerged on how exactly it began. Owner Arizona Public Service recently concluded that a defect in a single lithium-ion battery cell caused it to heat up, triggering a chain reaction that destroyed a whole rack and released gases that later exploded.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Mining the seafloor to extract minerals like cobalt and nickel that are widely used for EV batteries could put deep ocean ecosystems at risk (image credit: Alexis Rosenfeld / Getty Images). Studies have shown that even after small-scale experimental deep-sea mining events, carbon cycling has not recovered after 26 years.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

grid battery fire. The report, produced in collaboration with DNV GL, lays out new safety requirements to prevent dangerous failures at current and future battery installations. APS planned to massively increase its battery fleet to store solar power for use in the evenings, but put the buildout on hold after the setback last spring.

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Charged

MARCH 7, 2024

Farasis Energy , a battery manufacturing company, Kautex Textron , a supplier of energy storage systems, and the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics aim to make plastic-based battery housings safer by means of virtual design to increase the safety of EVs.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Lithium-ion batteries utterly dominate grid storage deployments these days. That marked the single largest equity investment in a stationary storage company, according to Wood Mackenzie’s investment database (battery companies targeting electric vehicles have raised bigger rounds). Battery fires reset safety conversation.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

home battery market. Both use the lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) chemistry favored by the electric vehicle industry. But, in December, LG Chem (recently rebranded as LG Energy Solution) recalled an unknown number of battery packs after five "thermal events" caused property damage in U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Energy storage systems manufacturer Off Grid Energy has announced a new partnership with BMW Group UK to create a sustainable, second-life solution for BMW and MINI electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Off Grid Energy’s battery storage systems are presented as a more sustainable alternative to diesel generators. here and now.”

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Charged

APRIL 28, 2023

The new generation features a new motor and a new battery system, as well as a more efficient powertrain design with fewer parts. Motiv also collaborated with Our Next Energy (ONE) to develop a new Aries lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery system that incorporates Motiv’s patent-pending battery control interface.

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Energy Storage News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Chinese battery manufacturer Rept Battero launched its North American subsidiary earlier this month with an event in Irvine, California, US.

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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. Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s latest report states that current lithium-ion pricing stands at about $137 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) and will drop as low as $100 per kWh by 2023.

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Solar Power World

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The residential battery market is getting more uniform — capacities are generally the same, we’re mostly working with lithium-iron phosphate chemistries, and everyone worthwhile has a cool app. So this week at the RE+ tradeshow, I was on the hunt for anything that stood out and was more than just a sleek, gray box.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This is the third part of a series examining the McMicken battery fire of 2019 and its ramifications for the energy storage industry. This installment addresses the lessons for fighting fires at battery facilities. Proactive outreach to local firefighters has become crucial to the success of new battery projects.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

million grant from the California Energy Commission to demonstrate its long-duration zinc battery for the commercial and industrial market. The batteries precipitate little bits of zinc out of a solution while charging, using a windshield-wiper-like tool to clear the plate and make room for more charging.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

Batteries aren’t dead when they come to the end of their useful life in an electric vehicle. Reused or “second-life” lithium-ion batteries still have a lot of juice left in them, but so far the concept of using these batteries in stationary applications has yet to gain real market traction.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Speaking at a recent event for investors, GM President Mark Reuss confirmed that the company will unveil a new Cadillac EV in April, and predicted that Cadillac will offer “mostly electric vehicles by the end of this decade.”. The new architecture “allows us to use as many battery packs as the vehicle specifications call for,” said Reuss.

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Solar Power World

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Lithium-iron phosphate battery manufacturer Blue Planet Energy has responded to California’s energy crisis, spurred by recent wildfires and Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) events, with a sales incentive for battery backup systems for home and business owners. Fire-safe Blue Ion 2.0 Fire-safe Blue Ion 2.0

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