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Battery separator firm Entek Manufacturing buys material equipment supplier
Lead and lithium-ion battery separator firm Entek Manufacturing has acquired material handling equipment supplier Adaptive Engineering & Fabrication
Sodium-ion deal could see the technology’s global commercialisation centred in India
Reliance New Energy Solar (RNESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% shareholding in UK-based sodium-ion battery developer Faradion.
Battery Resourcers to open 30,000tpy lithium-ion battery recycling facility in US by August
Battery Resourcers, renamed as Ascend Elements, aims to open a 30,000-metric-ton-per-year facility in the US within six-months to recover materials from discarded lithium-ion batteries and scrap.
Shipments have begun of equipment to build a AquaRefining lead recycling facility in Taiwan
Metal recycling firm Aqua Metals has commenced shipments of its Aqualyzer equipment to Taiwan secondary lead alloy smelter ACME Metal.
Indian motorcycle firms hires lithium-ion EV mobility expert as technical advisor
Two-and three-wheel vehicle maker TVS Motor Company has appointed lithium-ion battery expert professor Venkat Viswanathan as technical advisor for electric mobility.
Godi makes India’s first domestic lithium-ion cell as country’s manufacturing industry gathers pace
Indian battery maker Godi has manufactured its first lithium-ion batteries for use in electric vehicle applications.
A new chapter in Europe’s battery industry as Northvolt assembles first lithium-ion cell
Gigafactory developer Northvolt Ett has assembled the first lithium-ion cell to have been fully designed, developed and assembled by a homegrown European battery company.
Preparations for ELBC begin with call for papers, Expo bookings and sponsorship packages
Organisers of the European lead Battery Conference (ELBC) are encouraging papers on lead battery energy storage systems, automotive and industrial batteries, and updates on technical
German firm to open $44 million EV lithium-ion battery testing facility in US
German testing firm TÜV SÜD is set to invest $44 million in a state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion battery testing facility in Michigan, US.
Carbon-based anode could pave way to ultra-fast charging lithium-ion batteries.
Scientists from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have developed a new anode material that could overcome the slow charging times of conventional lithium-ion batteries.
