Powin ramps up Taiwan manufacturing as counterpoint to ‘uncertainties’ in US-China relations
Large-scale energy storage solutions provider Powin Energy has begun manufacturing of its products at two additional sites in Taiwan.
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Giga-Norway: Panasonic, Equinor check out green battery business potential in northern Scandinavia
With dozens of massive new lithium-ion battery factories planned or already under construction in Europe, Panasonic and Equinor are investigating the potential for a “green battery business” in Norway.
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For lithium to still lead the way…
Although lithium-ion is currently the market leading battery technology in energy storage, this status cannot be guaranteed in perpetuity. Three leading figures from the lithium-ion battery industry give Andy Colthorpe their views on how the technology can continue to prosper.
‘Extraordinary move’: India’s government investing billions in battery, solar cell manufacturing
India’s government has agreed on a financing package that includes INR45 billion (US$603 million) of investment over five years to support the domestic development of high-efficiency PV modules.
Saft opens 480MWh energy storage system factory in China
Saft has opened its third manufacturing site for energy storage systems (ESS) in Zuhai, China, adding to two existing “strategic hub” facilities in Bordeaux, France and in Jacksonville in the US.
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VIDEO: What does it take to finance a gigafactory?
What does it take to successfully create a multi-gigawatt battery storage factory? Energy-Storage.news' editor Andy Colthorpe moderates a discussion with some key players in Europe's race to create a home-grown value chain.
Mercom: Apparent Q3 rebound in VC funding spurred by Northvolt’s US$600m equity raise
Venture capital (VC) funding in battery storage companies in the third quarter of 2020 was up 78% on the previous quarter, while total corporate funding in the sector for the first nine months of the year rose by 62% compared to the same period in 2019.
Cell chemistry is ‘tip of the iceberg’ among factors influencing lithium battery performance
The specific cell chemistry chosen by rechargeable lithium-ion battery manufacturers and suppliers may be the “most visible” characteristic of their devices, but is only one of five primary factors influencing battery performance.
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Preparing for the age of energy storage: EIT InnoEnergy’s Bo Normark on Europe’s value chain
We caught up with Bo Normark in his capacity as EIT InnoEnergy executive to discuss the past, present and future of energy storage, with his organisation taking the lead in the European Battery Alliance.
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VIDEO: Ultracapacitors and the energy transition
Energy-Storage.news was delighted to host a sponsored webinar on ultracapacitors with EITInnoEnergy a few weeks ago and you can watch the whole thing on our YouTube channel.
Energy Renaissance unveils location for first lithium battery factory in Australia
Energy Renaissance’s AU$28 million lithium-ion battery factory is to be located in Tomago in the Hunter region of Australia.
Nickel metal hydride battery storage company receives €47m investment from European Investment Bank
Nilar, a Sweden-headquartered producer of nickel metal hydride chemistry batteries aimed to compete with lithium-ion and lead acid, will receive €47 million (US$55.45 million) in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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Experts react to Tesla Battery Day: The key technology takeaways
In this final piece of in-depth Battery Day coverage, let’s take a closer look at the technology, manufacturing techniques and value chain improvements Elon Musk and Drew Baglino talked about.
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Experts react to Tesla Battery Day: Highlights, hype and honking horns
An examination, analysis and perspectives on the takeaways and highlights beyond the hype of Tesla’s latest and most ambitious plans yet, from market analysts, technologists and more.
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Tesla Battery Day: Bigger form factor cells, massive cost reductions and elimination of cobalt use
Tesla hosted its Battery Day yesterday in California before a socially-distanced audience all sat in various electric cars from the company’s range and revealed its ambitious plans for more than halving the cost of battery production.
Elon Musk’s ‘important note’ ahead of Tesla Battery Day
Whatever technology or strategy announcements come from Tesla’s Battery Day, speculation that the company will reduce purchases of battery cells from partners as a consequence is incorrect, CEO Elon Musk has said.
US government agencies join ‘world-wide race to capture the advanced battery market’
With the recognition that “battery technology holds the key” to a future of cleaner transport and flexible, resilient electricity grids, four key US government departments have jointly established a Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries (FCAB).
European Commission adds lithium to Critical Raw Materials list
Lithium has been added to a list of raw materials deemed essential to secure supply in Europe, for the first time ever, by the European Commission.
1.5GWh of ‘Made in America’ zinc batteries joining Texas, California grids from Eos Energy Storage
Agreements to deploy 1GWh of novel aqueous zinc battery energy storage in Texas and 500MWh in California have been struck by technology provider Eos Energy Storage, marking a massive scale-up in expected installations for the systems.
ROUNDUP: US gigafactory for Germany’s AKASOL, Kokam launches UPS battery, UL evaluates Azelio
News in brief from around the world in energy storage.
Eguana reports 154% yearly jump in revenues amid deals with international players
Canadian energy storage technology manufacturer Eguana Technologies has reported greatly increased revenues in its latest quarterly financial results, with the company making recent deals in territories including Japan and Germany.
PODCAST: Batteries vs California’s heatwave woes, polysilicon pricing and solar, lithium-ion safety
Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe return for the August 2020 episode of the Solar Media podcast, reflecting on the biggest news stories from the global solar and energy storage ecosystems.
Choice of lithium iron phosphate not a ‘silver bullet solution’ for safety
Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry batteries’ perceived safety advantage over their ‘rival’ nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) may be overstated and claims to that effect stand in the way of “transparent discussion”, Energy-Storage.news has heard.
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PI Berlin: ‘There is no good manufacturing quality standard for batteries used in PV applications’
Standards, guidance and best practice relating to the installation and deployment of battery storage are often talked about in the industry, and rightly so. What is perhaps less often focused upon, is evaluation of the battery equipment itself before it even leaves the factory. PI Berlin’s Benjamin Sternkopf and Ian Gregory speak about their new lithium cell assessment service.
PI Berlin: ‘Good Li-ion battery manufacturing processes are as important as quality materials’
As demand for lithium-ion batteries from the solar energy industry grows, high standards of manufacturing processes are as important as cell design and materials, representatives of PI Berlin have said.
Canadian Solar says there are ‘significant growth opportunities in the solar-plus-storage market’
Canadian Solar has highlighted the increasing importance of adding energy storage to PV projects and the “significant growth opportunities in the solar-plus-storage market” while reporting its latest quarterly financial results.
Result from UL testing ‘proves’ innovative battery platform can stop thermal runaway propagation
“Preventing a service event from becoming a catastrophic one,” is how Cadenza Innovation CEO Christina Lampe-Önnerud describes the way her company’s lithium-ion ‘Supercell’ battery architecture reacts to thermal runaway.
France to host 50GWh of battery plants from startup Verkor
Lithium battery cells will be rolling off a production line at a 16GWh-capacity factory in France in 2023, with manufacturing startup Verkor then planning to scale up to 50GWh “in line with market dynamics”.
Gigafactory startup Northvolt raises US$1.6 billion in debt financing for ‘greenest batteries’
Northvolt has now raised over US$3 billion to support its plans to become a major player in the European battery manufacturing space, including US$1.6 billion in debt financing which it announced today.
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VIDEO: Predicting the energy storage tech of the future
While lithium-ion batteries continue to take the dominant share of new installations by some distance, there are a variety of other technologies looking to complement, combine or even compete. Panellists at the Energy Storage Digital Series looked at the questions of which energy storage technologies are the likeliest contenders for that future.