EV AND BATTERY DESIGN, TESTING, AND SIMULATION
EnPower, Echion Partner on U.S.-Made Robotics Cells
EnPower, a U.S. manufacturer of high-power lithium-ion battery cells, and Echion Technologies, developer of XNO niobium-based anode technology, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop and manufacture advanced battery cells in the United States for North American industrial robotics applications. The companies plan to combine Echion’s XNO active anode material with EnPower’s cell design […]
Power Integrations Demonstrates 2200 V GaN Technology
Power Integrations, a semiconductor technology company specializing in high-voltage power conversion, has announced that it has successfully demonstrated its internally developed PowiGaN gallium nitride technology, now rated at up to 2200 V, extending GaN into higher-voltage power conversion applications for electric vehicles, battery-energy storage systems, photovoltaic inverters, AI data centers and high-voltage direct current infrastructure. […]
Peak Energy Plans Sodium-Ion Grid Storage Factory
Peak Energy, U.S. developers of grid-scale energy storage technology, has selected Sacramento, California, for a new 183,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that the company reports will become the first U.S. factory dedicated to grid-scale sodium-ion energy storage systems. Located in Sacramento’s Metro Air Park, the facility represents a planned capital investment of up to $71 million and […]
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New UChicago Research Redefines Battery Failure In EV Cathodes
New research from Argonne National Laboratory and the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering has identified previously misunderstood degradation mechanisms in lithium-ion battery cathodes—findings that could enable longer-lasting and safer batteries for electric vehicles and other technologies.
Solidion Develops Silicon Anode For Lithium-Ion Batteries
Solidion Technology, Inc., industry experts in advanced battery materials and high-capacity lithium-ion anode technologies, has announced the development of silicon-rich anode materials designed to improve energy density while reducing cell-level cost for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and other electrified platforms.
SAMSUNG SDI, BMW, and Solid Power Collaborate on ASSB
SAMSUNG SDI has announced a collaboration with BMW Group and Solid Power to advance all-solid-state battery (ASSB) technology for next-generation electric vehicles. The project focuses on validating ASSB cells that combine high energy density, improved safety, and scalable manufacturing potential for future EV platforms. Under the agreement, SAMSUNG SDI will supply ASSB cells featuring enhanced […]
Fraunhofer FFB, University of Münster Confirm Sodium Ion Battery Readiness
A new study from the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB and the University of Münster confirms that sodium-ion batteries are approaching industrial mass-production readiness at gigafactory scale. The findings indicate the technology already offers a viable and sustainable alternative