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Welcome to the Home Page of Energy Storage Publishing Ltd (ESPL). 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. If you are looking for new machinery, materials or technology to make batteries, you'll read about it in our pages first. We also send out, in English and Mandarin, a weekly news briefing that is a roundup of the most important news stories relating to the battery industry.

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'End-of-life', 'circular economy' and 'second-life' are new buzzwords that we are all

European deal signals a boost for Pb

European battery maker Monbat is out to dispel any doubts about the prospects for lead battery technology in the near future.

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VIRTUAL 17th European Lead Battery Conference and Exhibition Tuesday, 22 September, 2020 to Thursday, 24 September, 2020
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Battery Safety Summit Tuesday, 13 October, 2020 to Friday, 16 October, 2020
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1st International Electric Vehicle & Stationary Battery Conference Monday, 23 November, 2020 to Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
Battery Cells & Systems Expo Wednesday, 2 December, 2020 to Thursday, 3 December, 2020
ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE Tuesday, 16 March, 2021 to Thursday, 18 March, 2021
14th China International Battery Fair (CIBF) Friday, 19 March, 2021 to Sunday, 21 March, 2021
Battcon: stationary battery conference Wednesday, 5 May, 2021 to Friday, 7 May, 2021
Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (AES) Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 to Thursday, 3 June, 2021
49th Power Sources Conference Monday, 7 June, 2021 to Thursday, 10 June, 2021
RESCHEDULED: 11th LABAT: International Conference on Lead-Acid Batteries Tuesday, 8 June, 2021 to Thursday, 10 June, 2021
ees Europe Wednesday, 9 June, 2021 to Friday, 11 June, 2021
EMCE - E-mobility and Circular Economy 2021 Tuesday, 29 June, 2021 to Thursday, 1 July, 2021
4th Oslo Battery Days Conference Monday, 23 August, 2021 to Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
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Latest Battery Industry News

Ford halts sales of its Kuga PHEV car after overheating battery packs cause fires

A series of fires thought to have been caused by the vehicle’s battery has forced car maker Ford to ‘temporarily’ stop sales of its Kuga plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

Europe to grasp quarter of lithium-ion production market as global capacity quadruples to 1.3 TWh

Global lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity could rise fourfold compared to last year's figures to reach 1.3TWh in 2030 thanks in part to the rise of gigafactories being built in Europe, according to industry analysts Wood Mackenzie.

European Commission funds research into hybrid VRFB energy storage system

The European Commission is backing plans by scientists in Russia to develop a hybrid energy storage system combining a vanadium flow battery and supercapacitor.

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