Scientists demonstrate two new battery chemistries: water and calcium

The calcium-oxygen battery developed by scientists at China's Fudan University is stable in air and can be made into flexible fibres to produce next-generation wearables. Photo: Fudan University

Scientific teams working in Australia and China have demonstrated two new battery chemistries that could supplant lithium-ion batteries in the coming years, thus overcoming the pos...

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Tata Group invests in Boston-based non-lithium battery startup Alsym Energy

The Tata group has invested in non-lithium battery start-up Alsym Energy. Tata Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, led investment in the Boston-based company's Series C fu...

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Zinc batteries charged for another banner year

Image for representation purposes only. Source: EverZinc

Zinc is advancing to deliver as a top battery chemistry for energy storage in 2024, following a breakthrough in both funding and demonstration projects last year, writes ...

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Sion Power, which uses compression on EV batteries, gets funding from LG Energy, others

US battery technology startup Sion Power announced the company has raised $75 million in Series A funding. The round was led by South Korean battery manufacturing giant LG Energy S...

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SK On, Solid Power partner to speed up development of all-solid-state batteries

SK On's Chief Commercial Officer Sung Min-suk and Solid Power Chief Executive Officer John Van Scoter at the signing ceremony held at CES 2024 Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 10.

SK On, a leading electric vehicle manufacturer has signed an agreement with a US-based developer of solid-state batteries, Solid Power, to speed up the development of all-soli...

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Schneider Electric unveils new battery lab in Bengaluru

Energy management and automation major, Schneider Electric has inaugurated a new battery lab in Bengaluru to advance R&D in battery technologies. The company has invested ...

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Gelion and Ionblox partner to develop next-gen lithium-silicon-sulfur cells

Anglo-Australian battery maker, Gelion Plc (Gelion) on Tuesday said it has signed a joint development agreement with California-based battery technology company, Ionblox Inc (Ionbl...

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EV batteries that charge as quickly as cellphones?

Toyota has announced the next big thing in EV batteries. Or has it? This month, the Japanese automaker said it had found a cost-effective method to produce solid-state EV batteries...

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Exploring the potential of Zinc Battery technology

With a combination of their inherent sustainability and growing investor interest, rechargeable zinc batteries are poised to play a major role in energy storage. Josef Daniel-Ivad,...

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Promising battery technologies for future EV use

As electric vehicles are becoming popular all over the world as an eco-friendly alternative, high costs and environmental issues connected with Lithium and Cobalt are cause of conc...

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Charging cells at different rates enhances life of EV battery packs: Study

Stanford University researchers have devised a new way to make lithium-ion battery packs last longer and suffer less deterioration from fast charging. New modeling of how lith...

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Policy revamps that will help scale storage technologies

The key need for improving storage is innovation, which is not just a technical issue but extends to business models and regulatory frameworks. Dr. Rahul Tongia, Senior Fellow at C...

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Can battery swapping make EVs mainstream?

EVs are increasingly becoming a common sight on Indian roads. As the race for EV adoption intensifies, here's a look at how the battery swapping policy could shape India's EV journ...

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KORE Power's KOREPlex giga factory to come up in Arizona

US-based battery cell technology developer, KORE Power on Wednesday announced that it has finalized the purchase of the KOREPlex giga factory site in Buckeye, Arizona. Th...

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Dual carbon batteries for high-voltage applications

Dual carbon batteries (DCBs) are sustainable and low-cost compared to Li-ion batteries (LIBs) and may find potential uses in various applications. In this article, Dr. Surendra Kum...

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Scientists at Stanford, SLAC decipher the mystery SEI of Li-ion battery -- the key to better batteries

In major breakthrough scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have successfully made the first hig...

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POSCO introduces ‘e-Autopos’ battery packs for electric vehicles

South Korean automotive material manufacturing giant, POSCO through its automotive products and solutions integrated brand 'e Autopos' introduced battery pack and steel used in mak...

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IntelliVent: PNNL's newly developed system prevents fires in ESS enclosures

The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has developed a new sensor system, IntelliVent, that can prevent dangerous conditions from developing i...

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ENTEK acquires majority stake in NSG Group’s battery separator business

ENTEK a global leader in separator for lead-acid and Li-ion batteries has announced they have reached an agreement for ENTEK to acquire the majority stake in Nippon Sheet...

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ACC battery storage manufacturing set to take off in India

The Union Cabinet has approved INR 18,100 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery storage manufacturing in India. The sche...

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Umicore, BASF ink agreement crucial for cathode material innovations

 Umicore, the Belgium-headquartered materials technology company, and BASF, a German multinational chemical company have entered into a non-exclusive patent cross-license agre...

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Ford, BMW boost investment in solid-state battery startup

Ford Motor Co., BMW AG, and Volta Energy Technologies announced yesterday to invest $130 million in funding solid-state battery startup, Solid Power f...

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Northvolt, Fluence collaborate for sustainable battery technology

Leading energy storage technology company, Fluence and European battery manufacturing major, Northvolt have announced to co-develop next-generation battery technology for grid-scal...

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