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Upcoming Events

10th Annual Battery Safety Summit Tuesday, 22 October, 2019 to Friday, 25 October, 2019
Batteries Event 2019 Tuesday, 22 October, 2019 to Thursday, 24 October, 2019
Battery Technology Show Tuesday, 22 October, 2019 to Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Asia Monday, 28 October, 2019 to Thursday, 31 October, 2019
Energy Storage North America Tuesday, 5 November, 2019 to Thursday, 7 November, 2019
EES India— part of Intersolar India Wednesday, 27 November, 2019 to Friday, 29 November, 2019
Battery & Energy Storage 2019 Wednesday, 4 December, 2019 to Thursday, 5 December, 2019
CTI Symposium Monday, 9 December, 2019 to Thursday, 12 December, 2019
International Conference on Batteries and Energy Storage Technologies Monday, 9 December, 2019 to Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
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
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

Celgard successfully sues firm over lithium-ion separator trade secrets

US battery separator firm Celgard, a subsidiary of Polypore International, has successfully sued Canadian company Targray International on infringement of two patents on its lithium-ion separator portfolio.

The case— heard in California, US— involved Celgard’s ceramic coated battery separator patent (US Patent 6,432,586, now U.S. Patent RE47,520) and Celgard’s polypropylene separator patent (U.S. Patent 6,692,867).

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Chinese lead recycler voices plans to enter lead-acid battery making market

China’s largest lead producer, Henan Yuguang Gold and Lead, has announced plans to set up a lead-acid battery production line as part of a downstream expansion.

Expansion plans lead EU Commission to open investigation into Samsung’s Hungary lithium-ion battery plant

An investigation has been opened into Hungary's €108 million ($120 million) pledge to help fund Samsung SDI’s battery cell production expansion plans in Göd (Hungary), the European Commission announced on 14 October.

U.S. Vanadium buys vanadium flow battery electrolyte firm

U.S. Vanadium Holding Company LLC purchased a facility in the Americas that produces high-purity vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅) from Evraz Stratcor, the US subsidiary of Evraz the company whose majority shareholder is Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Scientists develop first fully rechargeable carbon dioxide battery

Lithium-carbon dioxide prototype batteries can match the cycle life of lithium-ion after scientists at a US university developed a method of preventing the traditional failure modes of the technology.

India plans to build another lithium-ion battery facility after JV sign pact with Gujarat government

Plans to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in India moved forward this week with a memorandum of understanding to invest INR49 billion ($690 million) signed between a Japanese joint venture and the state government of Gujarat.

APS still months from closing investigation into US lithium-ion ESS explosion

An investigation into the fire at a 2MW/2MWh lithium-ion energy storage system in Arizona, US, is expected to close by the end of the year— eight months after the incident at the Arizona Public Service (APS) owned facility.

Talga and Leclanché sign MoU to trial graphene silicon lithium-ion battery anodes

Switzerland energy storage firm Leclanché will evaluate Australian firm Talga Resources’ range of graphene silicon anode products with the intention of developing commercial products for the lithium-ion battery industry.

Power supply report highlights Great Britain’s growing reliance on batteries

Power exports from batteries to Great Britain’s distribution network has risen by nearly 10,000% in just four years, according to a report by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) and ElectraLink.

Australia frees up AUD50M for studies into microgrid deployment

An AUD50 million ($34 million) cash pot has been released by the Australian government to fund feasibility studies into how microgrids can replace, upgrade or supplement existing power supplies.

Australia adopts its first standards to ensure safe delivery of energy storage projects

Australia’s first rules governing the safe installation of energy storage systems were introduced on 11 October, five years after consultation on the guidelines first began.