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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

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.

The firm, based in Henan province, has not decided on a capacity or location for the plant, news outlet Reuters has reported.

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Dairy farm to use Australian Vanadium’s redox flow battery to harvest solar power

Vsun Energy, the wholly owned subsidiary of Australian Vanadium, is set to install a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage system at a dairy farm in Victoria, Australia.

CATL breaks ground on European gigafactory to streamline lithium-ion battery supply chain

Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has broken ground on its German battery manufacturing plant— the first time the company has expanded beyond its China borders.

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.