Canadian silicon anode materials developer NEO Battery Materials has announced that its P-300N silicon battery material has outperformed its target metrics for long-term capacity testing. The P-300N High-Stability Variant exhibited over 90% capacity retention for 300 cycles in the coin full cell format, exceeding the target set at 80% retention given the same cycle frequency. … Continue reading “NEO Battery Materials’ silicon battery achieves over 90% capacity retention at 300 cycles in coin cell”
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Conrad estimated that the whole project will cost around $15 million, about 70% of which would come from federal funding under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law and other grants. It’s unclear, though, whether the Trump administration will renege on those commitments, even those which have already been formally obligated under contract. “ARCH2 receives funding for … Continue reading “Ohio transit agency to switch to green hydrogen for fuel cell buses”
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Mercedes-Benz has its eyes on solid-state batteries with its partnership with Factorial for battery cells, but the automaker’s already thinking one step beyond that. In the future, Mercedes envisions mixed battery packs with different types of cells all wired in parallel rather than today’s series arrangement. The enabling factor to this is a new micro-converter … Continue reading “Mercedes tech may enable EV batteries with mixed cell types”
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Following the introduction of its prismatic and cylindrical battery cell contacting systems, e-mobility technology provider ENNOVI is adding the ENNOVI-CellConnect-Pouch to its offering. The new cell contacting system is designed for battery manufacturers using the pouch cell form factor. ENNOVI’s lamination technology ensures the battery pack’s structural integrity and durability. Using flexible die-cut circuit (FDC) … Continue reading “ENNOVI launches cell contacting system for pouch batteries”