Industry news

Three Japanese firms are in talks to develop a business that will reuse end-of-life lithium-ion electric vehicle (EV) batteries in energy storage systems.

Recycled materials firm American Manganese has received positive results from third-party testing of its RecycLiCo™ lithium-ion battery material recycling just weeks after completing the fifth and final stage of tests at its pilot plant.

Lead batteries were omitted from the UK government’s consultation paper suggesting the planning threshold for energy storage system (ESS) projects in England be lifted— making it easier for higher capacity energy storage projects to be deployed.

If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. So when news that a UK inventor had designed an aluminium-air battery that lasts 1,500 miles, costs £0.08p per mile to run and can be swapped in 90 seconds for free, BEST’s attention was piqued. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers seized 1,072 counterfeit rechargeable deep-cycle lead batteries at the Port of San Juan, the organisation reported on 23 October.

Exide Industries is set to enter India’s e-rickshaw market by launching its first model, branded 'Exide Neo', following the launch of its rickshaw specific E-Ride range of lead batteries. 

Neometals has signed a memorandum of understanding with German firm SMS Group to jointly fund and evaluate research on a lithium-ion battery recycling technology.

Energy storage firm Kore Power announced on 22 October it plans to build a 10GWh lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in the US based on the model it is using at its 6GWh plant in China.

Lead-acid battery maker GS Yuasa has begun operations at its first lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility outside of Japan— although the company is ‘not allowed’ to release information on the type of cell.

Power utility Duke Energy Carolinas is building a 5MW lithium-ion energy storage system at a center that will serve as a shelter during emergencies such as hurricane evacuation.