Year of the Li-ion: Time to scale up

You can hear it … almost distinctly now… the footfall of the battery era. It's here to stay one would like to believe, for a lot rests on it; the present and most definitely the fu... Read More

Preparing for significant expansion of storage in the Indian grid

There has been a strong policy push to significantly scale up the solar and wind capacity in the Indian grid by 2030 and beyond. Srihari Dukkipati, Research Fellow at Prayas (Energ... Read More

Battery swapping stations: Can they improve grid flexibility?

The role of battery swapping in potentially bringing down EV ownership costs is well-known. However, swapping stations could also act as an essential source of grid flexibility, wh... Read More

Dual carbon batteries for high-voltage applications

Dual carbon batteries (DCBs) are sustainable and low-cost compared to Li-ion batteries (LIBs) and may find potential uses in various applications. In this article, Dr. Surendra Kum... Read More

Charging safety of EVs: Challenges and key takeaways

This article takes a look at the critical aspects and concerns regarding the charging safety of electric vehicles, which involves a plethora of internal and external hazards faced ... Read More

The war in Europe and its ripple effects

The world, for the best part of post-WW II, has pursued unification, built up tremendous inter-dependency across continents, and reduced itself to being referred to as a 'global vi... Read More

ACC PLI – key milestone in a long journey, just begun

In a major milestone for the energy storage industry, in March 2022 the Indian government announced the winners of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for advanced battery... Read More

Soteria Consortium builds LiBs with 26 percent higher energy density, >80 percent less Cu, AI

DuPont Electronics & Industrial, Steinerfilm, and Polaris Battery Labs have combined their capabilities to build batteries that have 26 percent higher energy density and use 80... Read More

US DOE set to launch workforce development strategy for LiBs worth $5 million

The US Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the US Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO, has announced that it is launching a national workforce development strategy for... Read More

Nissan, Enel work on second-life energy storage project employing used EV batteries

At a conventional power plant in Melilla, Spain, Nissan and Enel are launching an innovative second-life energy storage project, which is employing used EV batteries to enhance gri... Read More
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