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Australia’s First Lithium-ion Giga-factory One Step Closer with the Completion of AMGC Backed Project

Australia’s first lithium-ion battery Giga-factory is a step closer to commencing operations with the successful completion of an AMGC co-invested program.

2 Sep 2022

Safe, Sustainable Storage for Renewable Energy Sources

MIT researchers have developed a new type of fast-charging battery, which is composed of abundant materials that are relatively cheap, and could meet sustainable energy storage needs in today’s world.

25 Aug 2022

New Aluminum-Sulfur Battery Could Provide Low-Cost Backup Storage for Renewable Energy

As the world builds out ever larger installations of wind and solar power systems, the need is growing fast for economical, large-scale backup systems to provide power when the sun is down and the air is calm. Today's lithium-ion batteries are still too expensive for most such applications, and other options such as pumped hydro require specific topography that's not always available.

25 Aug 2022

Super-Fast Charging Method to Optimize Electric Vehicles

Despite the fact that electric cars are becoming more and more popular, many people are still hesitant to switch.

23 Aug 2022

Research Could Pave the Way for Cost-Efficient, High-Performing Calcium-Ion Batteries

Concerns regarding scarcity, high prices, and safety regarding the long-term use of lithium-ion batteries has prompted a team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to propose a greener, more efficient, and less expensive energy storage alternative.

3 Aug 2022

Volvo Group Starts Process to Establish Plant for Battery Production in Sweden

To meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines, the Volvo Group has initiated the process to establish a large-scale production plant for battery cells in Sweden.

3 Aug 2022

Disposable Paper Battery: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Single-Use Electronics

Researchers at the Cellulose & Wood Materials Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have been working on a disposable paper battery that could reduce the environmental impact of single-use electronics.

1 Aug 2022

Alsym Energy Partners with Synergy Marine to Provide Low-Cost, Non-Flammable Rechargeable Batteries for Shipping Vessels

Alsym™ Energy, a developer of next-generation rechargeable batteries, today announced that Alsym and Synergy Marine, in collaboration with Nissen Kaiun, Japan, will jointly develop applications specific to the marine shipping industry using Alsym’s high-performance, low-cost technology.

From Synergy Marine Group 22 Jul 2022

Roadwarrior Announces the Improvement and Restocking of LightningVolt APU Batteries

Roadwarrior Inc., the commercial trucking aftertreatment specialist, announced the improvement and restocking of their LightningVolt APU batteries, which initially sold out in March of 2022. Their product is a premium battery designed to preserve truck aftertreatment systems by boosting APU performance and reducing idling.

8 Jul 2022

Green Energy Transition: Upcycling EV Batteries into Graphene Oxide

A recent breakthrough in how to recycle EV batteries by tech companies Graphmatech and Graphenea and battery supplier Northvolt offers a way towards the green energy transition.

7 Jul 2022