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About ESPL

Welcome to the Home Page of Energy Storage Publishing Ltd (ESPL). We produce two magazine titles and one fortnightly news briefing of direct relevance to the global battery industry. Batteries and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) magazine is the world's leading publication on battery manufacture and design and the emerging field of large scale electrical energy storage. If you make or use rechargeable battery systems for automotive, telecom, standby or a host of other applications, BEST magazine is a must-read for you. If you are a supplier to this market, it is the place to promote your products and services. Launched in 2003, BEST magazine covers developments in all battery chemistries from lead-acid to lithium-ion. Its editorial team reports from all the major technical conferences and exhibitions in this field and is recognised as the BEST source for keeping up with major industry developments. Chinese BEST, its sister publication, was launched in 2010 to make the editorial excellence of BEST available in Mandarin to the burgeoning Chinese battery industry. It is fast becoming a must read technical journal in China. Critical Power Online takes Energy Storage Publishing’s unique experience in electrochemical understanding to the world of batteries, gensets and UPS systems. With daily news from the industry and a fortnightly briefing sent directly to your mailbox with features and interviews, Critical Power Online has the market and technology covered. Whether you're looking for the latest information on battery developments in hybrid and electric cars or safety issues concerning batteries used in cellular phones and laptop computers, you'll find the answers in our pages. If you are looking for new machinery, materials or technology to make batteries, you'll read about it in our pages first.

Publisher's Blog

Seriously missing Google

It’s only the absence of Google that makes you realise just how dependent we’ve become on it and how valuable it is.

Energy storage: It’s been a long time coming

It’s been a long time coming: this ‘energy storage’ malarkey. But visitors to this year’s Intersolar in Munich were in for a treat— a whole hall dedicated to the stuff.

Editor's Blog

Trouble ahead for lead?

ALABC’s Allan Cooper warns the lead-acid industry that the battle is in danger of being lost to lithium-ion for European 48V cars.

It’s easy as AABC

The Editor visited Atlanta for the 14th Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC).

Upcoming Events

Battery Power 2014 Wednesday, 6 August, 2014 to Thursday, 7 August, 2014
The 6th China (Shanghai) International Battery Industry Fair Tuesday, 26 August, 2014 to Thursday, 28 August, 2014
8th Renewable Energy India 2014 Wednesday, 3 September, 2014 to Friday, 5 September, 2014
14th European Lead Battery Conference Tuesday, 9 September, 2014 to Friday, 12 September, 2014
The Battery Show 2014 Tuesday, 16 September, 2014 to Thursday, 18 September, 2014
Energy Storage: An Integrated Approach Tuesday, 23 September, 2014
ICBR 2014 Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 to Friday, 26 September, 2014
Batteries 2014 Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 to Friday, 26 September, 2014
INTELEC 2014 Sunday, 28 September, 2014 to Thursday, 2 October, 2014
Energy Storage North America Tuesday, 30 September, 2014 to Thursday, 2 October, 2014
World of Energy Solutions Monday, 6 October, 2014 to Wednesday, 8 October, 2014
Battery + Storage 2014 Monday, 6 October, 2014 to Wednesday, 8 October, 2014
Africa Electricity Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 to Friday, 10 October, 2014
InterBattery 2014 Tuesday, 14 October, 2014 to Friday, 17 October, 2014
5th Annual Green Mobility Convention 2014 Thursday, 16 October, 2014 to Friday, 17 October, 2014
Power Nigeria Tuesday, 28 October, 2014 to Thursday, 30 October, 2014
Electronics Recycling Asia Tuesday, 11 November, 2014 to Friday, 14 November, 2014
2nd International Conference Automotive 48V Power Supply Systems Tuesday, 18 November, 2014 to Thursday, 20 November, 2014
EEVC 2014 Tuesday, 2 December, 2014 to Friday, 5 December, 2014
The 24th International Power, Energy & Security Forum 2014 Thursday, 4 December, 2014 to Sunday, 7 December, 2014
AABC Europe 2015 Monday, 26 January, 2015 to Thursday, 29 January, 2015
Graphene Applications World Europe 2015 Thursday, 16 April, 2015 to Friday, 17 April, 2015
Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition Thursday, 7 May, 2015 to Friday, 8 May, 2015
electrical energy storage 2015 Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 to Friday, 12 June, 2015
AABC International 2015 Monday, 15 June, 2015 to Friday, 19 June, 2015

Current Editions

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Latest Battery Industry News

14ELBC: Play at the ‘Home of Golf’

Want to play at the ‘Home of Golf’? There are still limited places available to play the world-famous links golf course, St. Andrews, during the 14th European Lead Battery Conference (14ELBC) on 9 September.

Panasonic and Tesla partner for “gigafactory”

Panasonic is to supply and install battery machinery to Tesla Motor’s planned large-scale lithium-ion battery plant.

Stanford team reveals carbon-coated lithium anode

Researchers at Stanford University have created a carbon-coated lithium anode, which has performed 150 charge/discharge cycles without forming dendritic spines at 99% Columbic efficiency.