Amara Raja giga factory will start operations next year

Leading automotive battery maker Amara Raja will have the first giga factory up and running before the end of next year, President Vijayanand Samudrala told the India Battery Manuf...

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From clean energy to clean cooking, Modi outlines vision for rooftop solar + battery installations

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The Government of India will announce a package to make the country atmanirbhar in the battery domain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced. Speaking at the Bharat Mobility event...

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Indian Oil ties up with Panasonic for lithium-ion battery foray, feasibility study underway

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Indian Oil and Panasonic Energy Co Ltd, the battery arm of Japan's Panasonic group, have signed a binding term sheet to set up a joint venture unit manufacturing cylindrical lithiu...

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GM in talks with CATL to licence LFP battery tech, explore joint manufacturing

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Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) is reportedly in discussions with US automaker General Motors for a deal that would licence the Chinese company'...

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Northvolt breaks ground on 60 GWh capacity German giga factory

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Northvolt announced the company had started construction of its battery giga factory "Northvolt Drei" in Germany. Europe had battled to keep the factory within its borders, after t...

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SESI 2024: Transition to 5G networks will power demand from telecom, data centers

The telecom and datacenter industries are among the primary industrial drivers of energy storage in India. Both industries currently rely on VRLA (valve-regulated lead-acid) batter...

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SESI 2024: Picking the right size and technology for your energy storage project

Energy storage is the need of the hour. But the multiplicity of technologies and variety of options – from different chemistries with different charging and discharging rates – to ...

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SESI 2024: GoodEnough Energy announces India's largest BESS manufacturing facility in J&K

Shri Dinesh Jagdale (center) learns about GoodEnough Energy's BESS with CEO Akash Kaushik (right). Image: IESA

GoodEnough Energy, India's first manufacturer of battery energy storage systems, announced it will invest ₹450 crore to set up a 20 GWh per annum capacity plant in Jammu & Kash...

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JSW to set up EV and battery operations in Odisha

JSW Chairman Sajjan Jindal shows Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik the planned complex. Image: Press Release

India's steel and energy focused conglomerate JSW Group has selected Odisha for its integrated electric vehicles (EV) and battery manufacturing project that will mark the comp...

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IESA summit on ways to boost Indian battery manufacturing, support giga factories

The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) inaugurated its third annual India Battery Manufacturing and Supply Chain Summit (IBMSCS) in Hyderabad today, kickstarting a two-day fest d...

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IESA pre-Budget recommendations to strengthen India's energy security

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The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), the country's premier industry body for companies operating in the energy transition space, has submitted its pre-Budget recommendati...

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Epsilon announces $650 million battery components and anode plant in USA

The move assumes significance considering China has moved to restrict graphite exports from December  Indian battery components maker Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAM) announce...

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Daily Shorts: Total seeks 5KTPA green H2, Indonesia wants homegrown EV champion

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French oil major TotalEnergies sought applications for 500,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen to replace the grey hydrogen it currently uses in industrial activities. The compa...

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Daily Shorts: China prepares to recycle old wind and solar equipment, Ford plans plant in Canada and more

China announced plans to set up a recycling system for old solar panels and wind turbines to manage equipment slated for retirement in the coming years. Multiple state agencies rel...

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Battery cell manufacturing: Trailing the Giga factory trend

Taking a look at the mushrooming of mega-sized battery cell manufacturing plants: why JVs between auto OEMs and cell makers can secure steady demand, but also why it makes sense fo...

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Europe gears for a competitive battery value chain

Europe's battery demand is skyrocketing year on year, with applications in the e-mobility and stationary storage domains taking a stark lead over consumer electronic goods' applica...

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ALLOX Advance Materials: Supplying lithium battery materials to Indian manufacturers

ALLOX Advance Materials is an Indian supplier of rare earth minerals in the battery production space. In collaboration with Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and ...

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Tesla to expand gigafactory in Nevada, increase battery production

The year 2022 is touted to be the one in which Tesla exceeds sale of one million EV units. However, expectations are that it will soon double those numbers. Tesla now nee...

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AMTE Power inks production contract with UKBIC for ultra-high power cells

AMTE Power, the Scottish developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery cells, has recently signed a contract with UK Battery Industrialization Center&n...

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FREYR Battery establishes Technology Center in Boston

FREYR Battery has announced that it has opened its first U.S.-based technology center in Boston by the company's expansion strategy. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, FREYR is...

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Foxconn to set up EV ecosystem and battery mfg. chain in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

The global sales of electric vehicles (EV) are growing exponentially. To forge Kaohsiung as an important base for the global EV industry, the Kaohsiung City Government teamed up wi...

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Volvo Group initiates 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 announced that it has initiated the process to establish a large-scale product...

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Reliance New Energy, Ola Electric, and Rajesh Exports Ltd signs program pact under ACC-PLI scheme: MHI

Ministry of Heavy Industries has announced that three selected bidders signed the Program Agreement under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC)...

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Ola Electric to set up Battery Innovation Centre worth $500 million in Bengaluru

Ola Electric has announced that it is investing $500 million (about Rs 4,000 crore) in a cell research and development facility in Bengaluru. In a tweet, Aggarwal stated: "Sharing ...

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Ola Electric introduces NMC 2170, its built-in-house Li-ion cell

Electric vehicles (EV) manufacturer Ola Electric has unveiled its built-in-house lithium-ion cell, NMC 2170. The company has stated that the mass production of its cell from its up...

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Northvolt secures $1.1 billion to support battery mfg. factory rollout in Europe

Battery manufacturer Northvolt has announced the signing of a $1.1 billion convertible note to finance its expansion of battery cell and cathode material production in Europe to su...

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IESA Academy’s Advanced Energy Storage Manufacturing Masterclass

IESA organizing the "5th Masterclass on Advanced Energy Storage Manufacturing" to support Battery Gigafactories and supply chain ecosystem development in India.  The world is ...

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Advanced dehumidification solution for high-quality battery manufacturing

The entire world is moving towards environment-friendly solutions to curb the issue of rising pollution amid the backdrop of depleting resources, this situation has ...

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Britishvolt, Prologis partner for EV battery plant worth £200 million in West Midlands

Battery manufacturer Britishvolt has announced that it has partnered with Prologis to set up a £200 million car battery plant in the West Midlands. The facility will supplement Bri...

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Volta Tech Ltd to unveil its innovative SSB early next year

Volta Technology Limited has announced it would roll out its innovative solid-state batteries from its pilot production line in Shenzhen in early 2023. Solid-state batteries are re...

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