The Canadian company’s plans for its cobalt refinery in Ontario, would be a step towards helping North America reduce reliance on China, which dominates the supply chain for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries LONDON: First Cobalt said on Monday it expects to start making cobalt sulphate around the turn of the year and become North America’s first […]
Govt’s Rs 10,000-cr scheme to promote electric vehicles fails to take off in its first year
Of the amount earmarked for the scheme, a sum of Rs 8,596 crore was allocated for demand incentive in the form of direct subsidy. Roughly 10 per cent of this was expected to be spent in the first year The government’s push to incentivise the purchase of electric vehicles in India has failed to take […]
Nissan Licenses Lithium-Ion Battery Technology To APB Corporation
APB plans to build a factory in Japan which will use Nissan’s technology to make all-polymer batteries for storage use All-polymer batteries are said to be the next generation of lithium-ion batteries Nissan said that it has licensed an advanced technology to APB Corporation which will allow mass production of lower-cost, safer lithium-ion batteries with […]
The transition from Lead Acid battery to Lithium Ion battery
The transition from Lead Acid battery to Lithium Ion battery: Why is the shift necessary? – Part 1 The gross development of any country is directly measured by its per capita energy consumption. Now with almost each nation trying to fall under the gamut of developing and further developed nation, the energy demand of the […]
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market Expected to Register a Healthy CAGR 22.0% – Data Bridge Market Research
SAN FRANCISCO: The perfect way to anticipate what future holds is to understand the trend today and hence Global Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market report has been structured by chewing over numerous fragments of the present and upcoming market scenario. The report contains all-embracing knowledge and information of rapidly changing market landscape, what already subsists in the […]
Tesla Set to Bulk Up the World’s Largest Lithium-Ion Battery
The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery is about to get even bigger, with Tesla Inc. set to beef up capacity at the Hornsdale site in South Australia. The system will be expanded by 50% to 150 megawatts, according to an announcement from Neoen SA, the French company that operates the site. The storage site has already […]
Building a Lithium-Ion Battery That Won’t Explode
Last year, when Jesse Gerstin was leading the Clinton Foundation’s climate initiatives, one of his tasks was to bring reliable power to hospitals and other critical infrastructure in Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria had devastated the island a year earlier, highlighting just how vulnerable its electrical grid was. It remains unreliable today. Solar power made the […]
Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces New Technology for Fast-Charging, Noncombustible Batteries
John Goodenough and his team have developed the first all-solid-state battery cells that could lead to safer, faster-charging, longer-lasting rechargeable batteries. AUSTIN, Texas: A team of engineers led by 94-year-old John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has developed the […]
Exide JV to start lithium-ion battery mfg in Guj by 2019
Kolkata: India’s largest storage battery maker Exide Industries is planning to start production of lithium-ion batteries from its joint venture plant in Gujarat by end of this calendar year. Aiming at entering India’s electric vehicle (EV) market and grid-based applications, Exide had formed a 75:25 joint venture with Switzerland-based Leclanché SA, one of the world’s […]
Why China Is Dominating Lithium-Ion Battery Production
The world is becoming increasingly electrified. Not only are developing countries increasing the availability of electricity to their populations, but the electrification of existing transportation infrastructure is proceeding at a rapid pace. By 2040, over half of the cars on the roads are projected to be powered by electricity. Batteries play a critical role in […]