Analysis & Features

Monbat enters BESS market to support ‘energy independence’ 907 624 Energy Storage Journal

Monbat enters BESS market to support ‘energy independence’

December 1, 2022: European lead battery major Monbat is preparing to unveil a range of energy storage systems for the industrial and residential markets, the company revealed on November 24.…

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Exide Industries chief says lead batteries still ‘core business’, exports grow rapidly 1024 777 Energy Storage Journal

Exide Industries chief says lead batteries still ‘core business’, exports grow rapidly

December 1, 2022: The boss of India’s Exide Industries has said the development and sales of lead batteries continues to be the company’s “core business”, despite its foray into the…

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CellCube unveils Australia VRFB manufacturing deal 1024 579 Energy Storage Journal

CellCube unveils Australia VRFB manufacturing deal

December 1, 2022: CellCube said on November 23 it had agreed a deal with North Harbour Clean Energy to build a manufacturing and assembly line for its vanadium redox flow…

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Shandong Jinkeli opens R&D centre, signs cooperation agreements 505 288 Energy Storage Journal

Shandong Jinkeli opens R&D centre, signs cooperation agreements

December 1, 2022: China’s Shandong Jinkeli Power Sources Technology Co opened up a new R&D building on November 10 at its headquarters in Zibo City, Shandong Province. The firm said…

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Natron lands sodium ion investment from United Airlines 1000 666 Energy Storage Journal

Natron lands sodium ion investment from United Airlines

December 1, 2022: The investment arm of United Airlines has made an undisclosed investment in sodium ion batteries developer Natron Energy to help electrify the carrier’s airport ground equipment, the…

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BESS needed in $10 trillion plans to reduce coal emissions 1000 669 Energy Storage Journal

BESS needed in $10 trillion plans to reduce coal emissions

December 1, 2022: Battery storage and renewables will be needed on a massive scale through to 2050 to reduce emissions from coal-generating plants as part of global clean-energy investments totalling…

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Focus on UK’s Teesside as new lithium processing hub 722 410 Energy Storage Journal

Focus on UK’s Teesside as new lithium processing hub

December 1, 2022: Green Lithium, the chemical subsidiary of mining giant Trafigura, is to build the UK’s first large-scale lithium refinery at Teesside, in northern England. At the same time…

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Quidnet storage tech wins US funding boost 1000 873 Energy Storage Journal

Quidnet storage tech wins US funding boost

December 1, 2022: Mechanical energy storage company Quidnet Energy is to receive $10 million in US federal funding to commercialize its technology, the company announced on November 29. Quidnet said…

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Solid Power CEO Campbell retires 731 396 Energy Storage Journal

Solid Power CEO Campbell retires

December 1, 2022: All-solid-state batteries developer Solid Power said on November 29 that CEO, board member and co-founder, Douglas Campbell, had decided to retire effective immediately. David Jansen, the company’s…

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Batteries included for BMW’s €2bn Hungary investment 968 1024 Energy Storage Journal

Batteries included for BMW’s €2bn Hungary investment

December 1, 2022: The BMW group said on November 25 it will build a high-voltage battery assembly plant at its car manufacturing facility in Debrecen, Hungary, where it is investing…

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