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Battery and Recycling Foundation International, Friday, 10 January, 2020 to Sunday, 12 January, 2020
7th International Conference and Exhibition on energy storage, EVs and microgrids Friday, 10 January, 2020
10th Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe Sunday, 12 January, 2020 to Thursday, 16 January, 2020
Energy Storage 2020 Wednesday, 15 January, 2020 to Thursday, 16 January, 2020
14. International Conference on Advanced Batteries, Accumulators and Fuel Cells Thursday, 30 January, 2020 to Friday, 31 January, 2020
11th NAATbatt Monday, 10 February, 2020 to Thursday, 13 February, 2020
Graphene Automotive 2020 Exhibition and Conference Thursday, 5 March, 2020 to Friday, 6 March, 2020
International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES 2020) Tuesday, 10 March, 2020 to Thursday, 12 March, 2020
Energy Storage Europe Tuesday, 10 March, 2020 to Thursday, 12 March, 2020
14. International Conference on Lithium Batteries Thursday, 12 March, 2020 to Friday, 13 March, 2020
Interbat— Independable Power Sources Tuesday, 17 March, 2020 to Thursday, 19 March, 2020
Advanced Battery Power Monday, 23 March, 2020 to Wednesday, 25 March, 2020
Battery Tech Expo 2020 Thursday, 26 March, 2020
International Battery Seminar & Exhibit Monday, 30 March, 2020 to Thursday, 2 April, 2020
BCI Convention & Power Mart Expo Sunday, 26 April, 2020 to Tuesday, 28 April, 2020
Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (AES) Wednesday, 20 May, 2020 to Thursday, 21 May, 2020
11th LABAT: International Conference on Lead-Acid Batteries Tuesday, 9 June, 2020 to Friday, 12 June, 2020
49th Power Sources Conference Monday, 15 June, 2020 to Thursday, 18 June, 2020
Battery Cells & Systems Expo Wednesday, 8 July, 2020 to Thursday, 9 July, 2020
Solar & Storage Live Thursday, 17 September, 2020 to Friday, 18 September, 2020
17th European Lead Battery Conference and Exhibition Tuesday, 22 September, 2020 to Friday, 25 September, 2020

LG Chem powers battery supply with Nemaska Lithium deal

South Korean battery firm LG Chem has signed an initial five-year deal for the supply of battery-grade lithium hydroxide from Canada’s Nemaska Lithium.

LG Chem will receive 7,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide annually from October 2020, on a take-or-pay basis, to help fuel battery production.

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Lead battery stalwart receives lifetime achievement award

Mark Stevenson said he was ‘very proud and humbled’ after wining the Lifetime Achievement award at the International Lead Zinc Development Conference in Mumbai, India.

European Commission approves €3 billion fund to support battery industry

The European Commission has approved a €3.2 billion ($3.5 billion) fund to promote the research and development of a battery ‘ecosystem’ in Europe.

Digatron completes fourth C-level appointment as it looks to target Asia's battery market

Battery test and formation firm Digatron Power Electronics has announced the latest in a string on managerial changes has it pushes into the global lithium-ion and lead-acid markets.

Will Europe be a leader or a follower? Dissatisfaction with lithium-ion raises its voice

Dissatisfaction with lithium-ion battery technology is gaining traction among the industry, with the issues of safety, energy density and cost cited as significant factors.

Greek battery firm launches US subsidiary to target industrial lead-acid and lithium-ion EV market

Greek battery firm Systems Sunlight has established a US subsidiary as it prepares to build a lead-acid and lithium-ion manufacturing plant in North Carolina.

Encouraging tests as EEStor plans to usurp lead-acid with bipolar supercapacitors

Bipolar technology firm EEStor Corp. and FWG have revealed independent test results demonstrating the energy density of its doped-carbon supercapacitors is on average of 53.31Wh/kg.

CBI takes inspiration from lithium-ion to study cycling reactions in lead batteries

The Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI) is investigating ways to understand the charge/discharge reactions that occur in lead batteries with its members Exide Technologies and ICMA (the Aragon Materials Science Institute).

World’s first V2G website aims to encourage global industry collaboration on the technology

A website dedicated to vehicle-to-grid (V2G) projects has been launched by distribution network operator UK Power Networks to help foster industry collaboration in the technology.

Umicore secures latest deals to ensure access to battery materials market

Belgium multinational Umicore’s path to securing a raw and recycled lithium-ion battery materials supply chain saw two deals struck in as many weeks.

EV maker signs MoU with state government to build lithium-ion battery plant in India

Indian electric scooter maker Ather Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a 400,000 sq ft vehicle and lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Hosur, near Bengaluru.