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Panasonic-Backed Tokai University Team Wins Carrera Solar Atacama 2014 in Chile

Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Corporation today announced a team from Tokai University in Japan won the Carrera Solar Atacama 2014, South America’s biggest solar car race, with a solar car that was powered...

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Daimler Expands Manufacturing Capacities for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Kamenz, Germany – Daimler AG is expanding the production capacities for lithium-ion batteries with investments of around €100 million in the Deutsche ACCUmotive subsidiary in coming years. Currently, a...

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Silver Particles Improve Performance of Battery Material

By John Spizzirri, Argonne National Laboratory Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are working to create an electric car battery that is smaller, cheaper and...

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QUT Researchers Help Power Next Generation Electric Vehicles

QUT researchers in Brisbane have joined with Australia’s AutoCRC and the Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) to develop longer lasting lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and help wean the...

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PG&E and BMW Partner to Extract Grid Benefits from Electric Vehicles

Pilot Will Reward Vehicle Owners for Using Batteries to Help Manage Electric Grid SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.— Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and automaker BMW are teaming up to test the ability...

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Univ. of Michigan Kevlar Membrane Battery for Safer, Thinner Lithium...

ANN ARBOR—New battery technology from the University of Michigan should be able to prevent the kind of fires that grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2013. The innovation is an advanced barrier between...

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New Flow Battery to Keep Big Cities Lit, Green & Safe

RICHLAND, Wash. – Ensuring the power grid keeps the lights on in large cities could be easier with a new battery design that packs far more energy than any other battery of its kind and size. The new...

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Scientific Breakthrough in Rechargeable Batteries

Researchers from Singapore and Québec Team Up to Develop Next-Generation Materials to Power Electronic Devices and Electric Vehicles Researchers from Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and...

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XALT Energy Announces Lithium Battery Supply Agreement with Chinese Bus...

MIDLAND, Mich. – XALT Energy, LLC (“XALT”), a leading developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, today announced it has signed a global exclusive agreement with Hybrid Kinetic Group “HK...

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ABB and Samsung SDI Join Forces to Develop Microgrids Globally

Alliance will enable accelerated growth of microgrid market Zurich, Switzerland – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, and Samsung SDI, the leading manufacturer of lithium-ion...

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Samsung SDI Develops Hybrid Power System between ESS and UPS

SEOUL  — Samsung SDI has developed an energy-saving, blackout-proof power source, and has been testing the system at its Uiwang R&D Center since April 1. The new system is called UES, a hybrid...

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Younicos and Leclanché Partner on Graciosa Project

Berlin/Austin/Yverdon-les-Bains – Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché is to play a key role in the game-changing renewable energy project currently being developed in Graciosa by Younicos, a...

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LG Chem and Eguana Announce Premium Home Battery System for North America

CALGARY, ALBERTA - Eguana Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EGT), (“Eguana” or the Company”) a leading supplier of power control and conversion solutions for distributed energy storage systems and LG Chem...

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Smith Electric Vehicles Announces Exclusive JV with FDG Electric Vehicles

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Smith Electric Vehicles, (‘Smith Electric’ or ‘the Company’), a global leader in all-electric medium-duty commercial vehicles, today (5-4-15) announced that it has executed an...

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Australia Battery Trial to Put Storage on the Front Foot

A new Canberra-based storage trial will examine whether lithium-ion batteries could enhance electricity grids and increase the use of renewable energy. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO...

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Toshiba to Supply Japan’s Largest Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System

For Tohoku Electric Power Company TOKYO – Toshiba Corporation (Tokyo: 6502) has received an order to supply a large scale battery energy storage system (BESS) for Tohoku Electric Power Company’s...

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A123 Systems to Double Global Manufacturing Capacity

All current facilities running at full utilization globally Livonia, Mich. – A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and systems, today announced its plan to...

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Detroit’s M-1 Rail Traveling Off-Wire with Brookville’s Liberty Modern...

DETROIT – Detroit-based M-1 RAIL and Brookville Equipment Corporation (BROOKVILLE) agreed to terms on Friday, June 5 for the supply of six off-wire capable Liberty Modern Streetcars for the 3.3-mile...

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New Manufacturing Approach Slices Lithium-Ion Battery Cost in Half

Reinventing how these batteries are made also improves their performance and recyclability. By David L. Chandler, MIT An advanced manufacturing approach for lithium-ion batteries, developed by...

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Samsung Electronics Doubles Lithium-ion Battery Capacity with Graphene

By Kevin Lee, Korea Bizwire SEOUL – Samsung Electronics has developed a breakthrough technology doubling the capacity of lithium-ion batteries with silicon carbide-free graphene coating, which could...

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