The National Association of Counties (NACo), through its Public Promise Procurement (PPP) cooperative purchasing program, has awarded Lilypad EV a national contract for EV charging equipment and related services. The cooperative contract simplifies the procurement process, ensuring that public agencies can acquire EV solutions at competitively bid pricing by satisfying lengthy RFP processes. “This national… Read more…
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AEM secures a development contract for its rare earth-free EV motors
Advanced Electric Machines (AEM) has secured “a major seven-figure contract with a leading global Tier 1 company” to develop its SSRD (Super Speed Reluctance Motor) technology for use in high-volume passenger car applications. As the company explains, the automotive industry’s reliance on rare earth permanent magnet motors has created supply chain concentration that presents strategic… Read more…
LKAB signs technology partnership with ABB to electrify mining vehicles
Swedish/Swiss engineering firm ABB and Swedish mining state-owned company LKAB have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a strategic technology partnership to collaborate on the automation and electrification of mining. The companies will explore advanced energy systems, from smarter power distribution and storage to EV charging and battery management. LKAB has tested the… Read more…
Westwater receives US patent for graphite purification technology at Alabama plant
Westwater Resources, an energy technology and critical minerals company focused on developing battery-grade natural graphite, has received a US patent for graphite purification methods. In August 2020, Westwater Resources filed its first patent application for the method of graphite purification to be employed at the Kellyton Graphite Processing Plant under construction in Alabama. Unlike conventional… Read more…
Wärtsilä to supply electric propulsion system for two Danish ferries
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has selected technology group Wärtsilä to deliver a fully integrated electric propulsion system including waterjets for two new high-speed catamaran ferries it is building for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen. The battery-electric vessels are being built at the Incat shipyard in Tasmania. The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for delivery to the yard… Read more…
comemso delivers 350 kW EV charging test system to certification lab in Thailand
Testing specialist comemso has delivered a 350 kW EV charging test system to a certification and testing laboratory in Thailand. The lab has been a comemso customer since 2018, and is now modernizing its existing environment with the latest generation of hardware and software. The installation includes two comemso EV Charging Analyzers (EVCA), and enables… Read more…
Bidirectional Energy and Wallbox launch bidirectional charging pilot
Bidirectional Energy sells software that enables EVs to serve as flexible energy resources. EVSE manufacturer Wallbox makes a bidirectional charger that enables V2X applications for the Kia EV9. Now the companies have partnered to launch a bidirectional charging pilot that will be open to 180 homes in California and Connecticut. Participating Kia EV9 owners will… Read more…
Altech to start selling sodium nickel chloride (SNC) batteries
Australian solid-state battery developer Altech Batteries has entered the market for sodium nickel chloride (SNC) batteries—previously referred to as sodium alumina solid state (SAS)—in Australia, Europe and the US through a strategic collaboration and distribution agreement with AMPower. AMPower is a subsidiary of Chilwee Group, a Chinese battery manufacturer, which has production capabilities spanning lead-acid,… Read more…
Australian utility selects AMPECO as its software provider for kerbside EV charging
AGL Energy, an Australian electric utility that serves some 4.6 million customers, has selected AMPECO as its EV charging platform provider. This partnership has enabled AGL to deploy kerbside (curbside to us Yanks) charging solutions to serve the approximately 30% of Australians who lack access to dedicated parking for home charging. AGL says it isn’t… Read more…
CATL launches No Propogation 3.0 battery technology and Shenxing Pro battery in Europe
Chinese battery manufacturing giant CATL has launched its No Propogation 3.0 (NP3.0) technology platform, as well as the first lithium-iron-phosphate battery equipped with the technology, the Shenxing Pro. CATL’s NP3.0 technology platform integrates eight core technologies: flame-retardant electrolyte, flame-retardant safety diaphragm, nano-dot-coated positive electrode material, battery cell safety device, aerogel insulation pad, fire-retardant spray coating,… Read more…
Electron to acquire Rhythmos.io to help utilities integrate distributed energy resources
Electron, a GridTech company and a specialist in energy flexibility marketplaces, has agreed to acquire Rhythmos.io, a pioneer in distributed energy resource (DER) detection and grid impact analytics. As EVs, battery storage systems and rooftop solar proliferate, utilities need to identify where these resources are located, quantify their grid impact, and deploy them to defer… Read more…
Nexperia’s new automotive MOSFETS boast ultra-low conduction losses
Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia has launched its new AEC-Q101 qualified 100 V MOSFETs for thermally demanding 48 V automotive applications, including on-board chargers, traction inverters and battery management systems. The devices deliver ultra-low conduction losses, demonstrating on-resistance (RDS(on)) as low as 0.99 mΩ and enable safe current above 460 A, the company said. The MOSFETs… Read more…
Nexperia’s new automotive MOSFETS boast ultra-low conduction losses
Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia has launched its new AEC-Q101 qualified 100 V MOSFETs for thermally demanding 48 V automotive applications, including on-board chargers, traction inverters and battery management systems. The devices deliver ultra-low conduction losses, demonstrating on-resistance (RDS(on)) as low as 0.99 mΩ and enable safe current above 460 A, the company said. The MOSFETs… Read more…
Lumafield study finds 8% of low-cost off-brand Li-ion battery cells could have dangerous defect
Industrial X-ray CT technology provider Lumafield has released the results of a study evaluating the safety and quality of lithium-ion batteries. The study found that 1 in 13 low-cost or counterfeit batteries could have a dangerous defect known as negative anode overhang. The study also found that key indicators of quality in low-end batteries are… Read more…
Lumafield study finds 8% of low-cost off-brand Li-ion battery cells could have dangerous defect
Industrial X-ray CT technology provider Lumafield has released the results of a study evaluating the safety and quality of lithium-ion batteries. The study found that 1 in 13 low-cost or counterfeit batteries could have a dangerous defect known as negative anode overhang. The study also found that key indicators of quality in low-end batteries are… Read more…
HPQ to receive up to $3 million to commercialize silicon battery materials
Canada-based HPQ Silicon has been awarded up to $3 million in funding by the Government of Canada to accelerate the building of its first continuous production system to manufacture silicon-based material for lithium-ion batteries. The investment in the facility, which will have the capacity to produce 50 tons annually, comes from the Energy Innovation Program’s… Read more…
Talga enters US battery anode market through partnership with United Catalyst
Battery materials and technology company Talga has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with United Catalyst, marking its entry into the US market and laying the groundwork for potentially building new battery graphite recycling and anode facilities. The three-year agreement combines UCC’s capabilities in automotive recycling with Talga’s expertise in battery graphite and anode materials. The… Read more…
Energy Fuels rare earth oxides mined in Utah have been qualified for use in EV motor magnets
Energy Fuels, a US producer of rare earth elements and other critical minerals, has announced that high-purity neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide produced at its White Mesa Mill in Utah has been manufactured into commercial-scale rare earth permanent magnets for drive unit motors used in EVs. The permanent magnets were produced a South Korean manufacturer of drive… Read more…
Energy Fuels rare earth oxides mined in Utah have been qualified for use in EV motor magnets
Energy Fuels, a US producer of rare earth elements and other critical minerals, has announced that high-purity neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide produced at its White Mesa Mill in Utah has been manufactured into commercial-scale rare earth permanent magnets for drive unit motors used in EVs. The permanent magnets were produced a South Korean manufacturer of drive… Read more…
it’s electric to install building-powered public curbside EV chargers in Alameda
Brooklyn-based curbside charging pioneer it’s electric has contracted with the city of Alameda, California to install the city’s first building-powered public curbside EV chargers at Everett Commons, an Alameda Housing Authority (AHA) property. The EV chargers—designed for residents without driveways or private garages—will use its electric’s low-impact Level 2 curbside system, which is powered directly… Read more…
