BATTERY POWER ONLINE | The battery production industry is facing unprecedented challenges—from skyrocketing demand and increasing regulatory scrutiny, to mounting pressure for better battery quality and performance. Manufacturers that fail to effectively navigate these difficulties risk reduced profits and losing market share to better-prepared competitors.   The post Building Better Batteries: How Advanced LIMS Enable Higher Quality, More Sustainable Batteries  first appeared on Battery Power Online ..read more

BATTERY POWER NEWS | At the International Battery Seminar last month, Job Rijssenbeek outlined how Albemarle functions within the lithium-ion battery ecosystem and what the company is doing to be a team player. The post Albemarle on Lithium Innovations to Fuel Electrification first appeared on Battery Power Online ..read more

BATTERY POWER NEWS | Shoichiro Watanabe, CTO of Panasonic Energy, accepted the Shep Wolsky Battery Innovator Award last month at the 2024 International Battery Seminar. In his address, Watanabe championed the three-fold improvement in battery energy density seen over the last 30 years of development and expressed appreciation for the increased adoption of electric vehicles and Panasonic’s relationship with Tesla. The post Battery Innovator Award and Panasonic’s Cylindrical Cell Preferences first appeared on Battery Power Online ..read more

BATTERY POWER NEWS | Steve He from Tesla wanted to talk about adhesive tape. At the 2024 International Battery Seminar, He explored the “little things” that can impact battery life and efficiency and discussed Tesla’s plans to optimize. The post Tesla’s Tape Tests: Optimizing Small Things first appeared on Battery Power Online ..read more

BATTERY POWER ONLINE | Lithium is but one piece in the complex and interwoven battery supply chain. As the US seeks to onshore manufacturing, the landscape for lithium and other battery components will continue to evolve. At the recent Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC), a host of speakers tackled the challenges in securing lithium for future battery industry needs. The post Lithium Supply for the EV Transition first appeared on Battery Power Online ..read more

By Allison Proffitt  March 4, 2024 | Dozens of companies are showcasing new products at next week’s International Battery Seminar & Exhibit, and 15 have been named finalists in the Best of Show People’s Choice Awards. The Florida Battery community is invited to identify exceptional innovation in technologies used by life science professionals, voting on […] The post Best of Show Finalists Named for the 2024 International Battery Seminar first appeared on Battery Power Online ..read more

By Kyle Proffitt  February 28, 2024 | A group from Cornell has reported lithium ion coin cell batteries that charge in five minutes and can cycle at least 1,000 times while providing energy density on par with commercial products. Their work deals with optimizing the kinetics of lithium ion diffusion and reaction in the anode, […] The post The Kinetic Advantages of Lithium-Indium Anodes first appeared on Battery Power Online ..read more

BATTERY POWER NEWS | At the latest Advanced Automotive Battery Conference, parallel tracks spanned the battery and EV sectors from raw materials sourcing and the latest electrode chemistry developments to cell and pack engineering all the way up to gigafactory manufacturing and the automation thereof. Representation on the exhibition floor paralleled the technical sessions: startups showcased their new tech and scale-up efforts, equipment makers brought great swaths of battery testing and manufacturing instrumentation, and battery intelligence companies came armed with data solutions. The post ..read more

BATTERY POWER NEWS | In December, at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference, Robert Lee, President for North America and Chief Strategy Officer of LG Energy Solution, addressed the market shifts for electric vehicles in 2023 and the strategic choices LG Energy Solution has made for success. The post LG Energy Solutions on Market Health, BEV Drivers, Favorite Chemistries first appeared on Battery Power Online ..read more

BATTERY POWER NEWS | Harvard University researchers have created new solid-state batteries boasting 12-minute charge time and 80% capacity retention after 6,000+ charge-discharge cycles. The fundamental advance comes from understanding and controlling physical forces at the anode to enable improvements in density and performance. The post Constriction at the Anode: Solid-State Battery Advance Using Composite Materials first appeared on Battery Power Online ..read more