Two years ago the spot lithium price in China was $26 per kilogram. Today it is assessed by Fastmarkets at below $8. Cobalt, a key input for lithium-ion battery chemistry, has experienced a similar boom and bust cycle. LONDON: It’s been a tough year for electric vehicle (EV) metal bulls. The previous speculative heat surrounding […]
TERI Floats Tender For Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) under UI-ASSIST
Design, Supply, Testing, Installation & Commissioning along-with AMC for five years of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on Turnkey Basis under UI-Assist initiative with BRPL in NCT of Delhi For more information please see below link:
Battery Tech Startup Sila Nano Secures $45 Million, Now Has 3 Former Tesla Employees
The battery material we’ve developed will directly impact consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and eventually grid storage. Much of what’s possible in innovation, design and overall advancements for consumer electronics and electric vehicles is reliant on the capabilities of battery chemistry. Better battery chemistry equates to better performance: range, acceleration, cost, charge time, for cars; and […]
Battery prices falling sharply, says report
Cheaper batteries mean more sectors will get electrified with renewable energy, the analysis notes Battery prices are falling sharply and will continue to fall, according to a new study by Bloomberg NEF (BNEF) published on December 3, 2019. Prices declined sharply between 2010 and 2019, the paper said. In 2010, battery prices were above $1,100 […]
The world’s biggest electric vehicle battery makers
Below are details of the world’s leading EV battery makers with details of their customers and expansion plans. Asian companies dominate the market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and they are expanding their production capacity in Europe, China and the United States in a fight to win lucrative contracts from global automakers. Some carmakers worry, […]
Better battery tech could boost EV range, speed up charging
At least if battery manufacturers can keep up with demand as electric power expands. Ford’s first electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E SUV, arrives next year, and it shows just how far we’ve come with EVs. Mainstream carmakers like Nissan, General Motors, BMW, Hyundai, Jaguar and Porsche are filling a field that once belonged to counterculture […]
France’s Neoen announces 50% rise in Australia Hornsdale battery capacity
The battery project was set up around summertime 2017 in Australia to support the country’s shaky power grid which is further stressed by increased demand during the heat. French sustainable power plant operator Neoen SA announced on Tuesday a 50% expansion of its Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia, the world’s largest lithium ion battery […]
One-by-one: Saft supplying Nordic region’s next big battery project
Almost exactly a year since the Nordic region’s ‘largest’ battery energy storage system to date was announced, Saft has said that the next system to take that crown will be a project the company will work on in Finland. Saft, the battery energy storage system (BESS) specialist fully-owned by energy major Total, emailed Energy-Storage.news today […]
Lead acid batteries are US’ ‘most recycled’ products, trade group says
Lead acid batteries are “the most recycled” consumer product used in the US today, according to National Recycling Rate Study, a new biennial report from the Battery Council International (BCI). BCI, which represents the interests of lead acid battery companies and the automotive battery sector, issued the study towards the end of last week. It […]
Indonesia hopes for environmental nod soon for battery-grade nickel plants
Indonesia wants to become a global hub for producing and exporting electric vehicles (EVs) to Asia and beyond JAKARTA – Indonesia’s coordinating minister who oversees mining said on Monday he hoped environmental impact studies for factories to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals would be completed by the end of the year. The studies, known as AMDAL, […]