Energy Storage

The MOU between ABB and hydrogen technologies specialist Hydrogène de France envisages close collaboration on the assembly and production of the fuel cell power plant for marine applications.

Engie, the French multinational utility, acquired a majority stake in Californian energy storage solutions provider and startup Green Charge Networks in 2016, rebranding it 'Engie Storage'. This marked the start of a new chapter for Engie into the stationary energy storage market.

The new IDTechEx report, "Zero-Emission Electric Vehicle Charging: Off-Grid 2020-2040" examines how the electric vehicle business is finding it profitable to respond to criticism that clean vehicles should not be charged with fossil fuel electricity.

Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict battery health with 10x higher accuracy than current industry standard, which could aid in the development of safer and more reliable batteries for electric vehicles and consumer electronics.

PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a contract with a leading European shipyard regarding the development and delivery of a megawatt marine fuel cell system.

Developing alternative powertrain technologies is a top priority for the BMW Group. The carmaker offers first virtual insights into the powertrain system for the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT and reaffirms its commitment to following a carefully considered and systematic route to emission-free mobility.

IDTechEx forecast Li-ion demand to grow almost 10-fold from 2020-2030, but can supply meet this demand? Automotive manufacturers the world over are pledging to electrify their fleets.

An increasing number of news articles about "Redox Flow Batteries" are present on the web. This technology, mostly adopted in on-grid and off-grid applications, has been studied for the last 50 years, and it is currently being commercialized (most of the time) in a containerized size, for medium- and large-scale applications.

For the first time, researchers have found a new way to improve lithium-ion batteries. They successfully increased not only the voltage delivery of a lithium-ion battery but also its ability to suppress dangerous conditions that affect the current range of batteries. This improved lithium-ion battery could make longer journeys in electric vehicles possible and lead to the creation of a new generation of home energy storage, both with improved fire safety.

When searching through theoretical lists of possible new materials for particular applications, such as batteries or other energy-related devices, there are often millions of potential materials that could be considered, and multiple criteria that need to be met and optimized at once. Now, researchers have found a way to dramatically streamline the discovery process, using a machine learning system.

Enovix Corporation has secured $45 million in new funds to produce and commercialize its 3D Silicon Lithium-ion Battery.

The pandemic infection of COVID-19 has led to the lockdown of a considerable number of cities, leading to reduced pollution activity. With the large number of renewable energy sources employed in the last decades to decarbonise the energy sector, a growing number of energy storage devices have been coupled with renewable energy sources.

FreeWire Technologies develops mobile energy storage systems for electric vehicle charging and power applications.

6K launches 6K ENERGY division to bring high performance energy storage materials to electric vehicle, grid storage and consumer markets.

Harmony Energy has secured planning permission for a new 49.5MW battery energy storage system in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

China based electric vehicle and battery manufacturer released details of their new battery design for EVs.

BYD has announced the launch of the Blade Battery, a development set to mitigate concerns about battery safety in electric vehicles.

Electrification and autonomy will ultimately dominate the automotive space. Future autonomous electric vehicles (EVs), especially shared autonomous fleets such as robotaxis will have no driver to perform the charging tasks. In that case, how will future autonomous EVs be refuelled? This premium article will provide an overview of charging solutions for autonomous EVs including conductive robotic charging and wireless charging. Alternative solutions such as battery swapping will also be discussed.

Printed Energy is an Australian company that is developing batteries based on Zn and MnO that can be directly printed in any shape onto a customer's device. Their target markets are RFID enabled sensors for IoT applications, and wearable devices including skin patches.

Aggreko acquired Younicos in July 2017 to diversify its business into stationary energy storage. Younicos originally provided stationary energy storage systems with a focus on front-of-meter grid-level solutions. Since October 2018 Younicos has been fully integrated into Aggreko's brand.