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Structural carbon fibre research

Researchers at Chalmers University in Sweden have shown how the manufacturing of carbon fibres can be tailored for developing structural batteries (writes Nick Flaherty). They worked with Carbon Nexus at Deakin University, in Australia, to build a

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Comau and Lina Energy unveil solid-state battery manufacturing system

Comau and Lina have designed a scalable manufacturing solution for solid-state sodium-metal-chloride batteries. The design allows solid-state sodium battery supplier Lina to automate its battery production process. Comau and LiNa...

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Battery Show North America 2023 Report: New Solutions for EV Batteries

Peter Donaldson gives his round-up of the products on display at this show, where the focus was on tackling thermal issues This year’s Battery Show North America and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo, held in Novi in Michigan, had if anything an even greater emphasis on battery safety than usual, with many innovations aimed at stopping a thermal runaway in its tracks, as well as on thermal management.

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In conversation with Dr Tilo Schweers

Smart Europe’s vice-president of r&d shares some of his insights into developing the company’s distinctive battery EVs. By Rory Jackson While automotive OEMs might now agree that electric powertrains are effectively the future of all mobility, it should be remembered that only 20 years ago, many of them saw electrifying vehicles

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Grounded G2 electric RV offers 250-mile range with 165 kWh battery

US start-up Grounded has developed a modular electric recreation vehicle (RV) with a range of 250 miles (writes Nick Flaherty). The G2 increases the range from the 100 miles of the original version, the G1, by using a larger and more efficient battery pack.

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How Camfil cleans up the battery production process

Battery anodes and cathodes are typically made from slurries of active chemical powders and supporting substances such as binders and solvents applied to foil substrates, before being dried, cut and combined into ‘jelly rolls’ or laminates to form the core components of cells (writes Peter Donaldson). The process inevitably...

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Northvolt develops sodium-ion battery validated at 160 Wh/kg

Following a breakthrough in technology, Northvolt adds sodium-ion to its cell portfolio, enabling the expansion of cost-efficient and sustainable energy storage systems worldwide. The cell has been validated for a best-in-class energy density of over 160 watt-hours per kilogram at the company’s R&D and industrialization campus, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, Sweden.

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Recyclus launches waste lithium-ion battery storage solution

Battery recycling business Recyclus Group has developed a solution for the safe storage and transportation of lithium-ion batteries, the LiBox. It is a pallet-sized, steel fabricated box, UN-certified and ADR-compliant. It is rated to a 20 kWh power rating, and can control thermal conditions of up to 2000 ºC.

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Xerotech battery system

Unlike road EVs, off-highway vehicles need different battery solutions but in only small batches. Rory Jackson looks at how this company addresses that For on-highway vehicles, electrification is now seen as the way to go, but the future for electrified off-highway ones such as construction dozers, mining trucks and so on is less clear.

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Impact announces bespoke batteries for Alexander Dennis e-buses

Impact Clean Power Technology has unveiled battery systems tailored to the next generation of Alexander Dennis buses, the Enviro100EV and the double-decker Enviro400EV. Production of both vehicles has already stared, with deliveries to customers in the UK and Ireland planned for early next year.