Wärtsilä’s VP Of Storage Andy Tang Talks Microgrids & Maximizing Renewables
Andy Tang, Wärtsilä’s global VP of energy storage and optimization, talks microgrids, optimizing battery safety and revenue, and flexible fuels.
Energy Storage
CATL Qilin Battery With 1000 Kilometer Range Coming In 2023
CATL says its new Qilin battery has 13% more energy density than Tesla’s 4680 cells and can go 1000 km without recharging.
Samsung SDI Will Produce 4640 & 4660 Battery Cells
Samsung SDI is working on shorter 46-millimeter diameter battery cells for unnamed auto manufacturers in Europe.
Raw Material Costs For EVs Doubled During COVID — Is It Biden’s Fault?
The cost of materials for electric cars is putting a profit squeeze on automakers according to a report by AlixPartners. This is a long-term issue going back a decade, not a one-year or two-year issue.
VW Opens US Battery Research Lab
In another article, I briefly discussed Volkswagen’s plans to build a battery production facility and another automotive factory in the United States. But that doesn’t mean that Volkswagen only wants to build things to sell in the States. It also wants to take full advantage of battery expertise and talent … [continued]
Volkswagen Wants More US Battery Production
A recent report at CNBC gives us some very good news about Volkswagen. The company’s CEO for the American division, Scott Keogh, says that the company is actively looking for places to build at least one more battery and vehicle assembly facility in the United States. “We are actively in … [continued]
Toyota Teams Up With Redwood Materials For EV Battery Recycling
Toyota and Redwood Materials will repurpose and recycle lithium-ion batteries in North America.
Enovix Ships Commercial Batteries from Fab-1 Production Line
Enovix has just announced that it has shipped the first of its commercial lithium-ion battery cells. The company has a focus on advanced silicon-anode lithium-ion battery development and production and is currently building an advanced silicon-anode lithium-ion battery production facility in the U.S. for volume production. Its goal is to … [continued]
New Batteries, Battery Safety, Inspiration — Interview with ZapBatt CEO Charlie Welch, Part 2
ZapBatt CEO Charlie Welch recently discussed batteries, solving climate change, and battery recycling with me. He shared some of the problems that led to him starting ZapBatt, which specializes in more than just EV batteries. This is part 2 of our interview. If you haven’t read part 1, you can … [continued]
Impossible Mining Closes $10.1 Million in Seed Funding
Impossible Mining recently closed $10.1 million in seed funding and announced its key advisors. I recently interviewed the CEO of Impossible Mining, Oliver Gunasekara, for a two-part interview series that can be viewed here and here. According to the press release, the funding was led by Justin Hamilton and had … [continued]
