Explained: Can Higher Energy Density Batteries Power Air Travel ? Updated On Fri, Apr 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy One of the world’s largest battery manufacturers, CATL, has recently unveiled its new condensed battery boasting an impressive 500 Wh/kg energy density. The significance of this can be gauged from the fact that the firm teased the idea of electrifying passenger aircraft with its new battery revelation. And yes, it’s not yet another ‘demonstrator’ with […] Read more
Crash in Lithium Prices: A Boon for EV Buyers or Unsustainable Trend? Updated On Tue, Apr 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Prices of the so-called ‘White Gold’ has been declining for the past few months. Lithium is a common ingredient in almost all electric-car batteries we use today. The drop in commodity prices has made it easier for carmakers to cut prices for electric vehicles. For instance, last month, Tesla lowered the prices of its two […] Read more
Chinese Battery Giant CATL Announces 2022 Results, Almost Doubles Profit Updated On Mon, Mar 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) has announced its financial results and said that it almost doubled its net profit in 2022 due to the booming electric vehicle market at home. CATL said that its net profit increased by 93 per cent to $4.4 billion in 2022 year on year. The company disclosure […] Read more
Sodium-ion Battery EV Takes Over: JAC Auto Unveils First EV of its Kind Updated On Wed, Mar 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy World’s first Sodium-ion Battery Powered Electric Vehicle (EV) has finally made its debut. A Chinese EV brand JAC Auto has unveiled an EV which has diverted its source of power from traditional Lithium-ion batteries to cheaper Sodium-ion batteries, one of the trending research themes in energy storage and innovations across the industry. The First Sodium-ion […] Read more
China’s Power Batteries Production & Installed Capacity Decline in January Updated On Wed, Feb 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy China’s production and installed capacity of power batteries fell on a monthly and yearly basis for the first time in January as new energy vehicle sales slowed. The country produced about 28.2 GWh of power batteries last month, a 5 per cent year-on-year decrease and about 46 per cent lower than in December, according to […] Read more
The Story of Yichun: The Lithium Capital of Asia Updated On Wed, Feb 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy Yichun is a mountainous prefecture-level city in western/northwestern Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Hunan to the west. The city is famously known as the Lithium Capital of Asia, as a result of the mammoth availability of the resource in the region. The city produced around 81,000 tons of lithium carbonate in 2021 – more than a […] Read more
Global Battery Leader CATL In Tie-Up With UL To Improve Battery Safety Updated On Thu, Jan 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Global battery technology player Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) has announced that it has signed an MoU with applied safety science provider UL Solutions for strategic cooperation to help create safer deployment and use of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The agreement expects CATL to use its battery laboratory to […] Read more
CATL Starts Battery Cell Production In German Plant – First Outside China Updated On Thu, Dec 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading global battery supplier CATL has announced that its cell factory in Germany has begun deliveries. Contemporary Amperex Technology Thuringia GmbH (CATT), the first plant of CATL outside of China, has kicked off serial production of lithium-ion battery cells in December as scheduled. CATL said that this marks another milestone on its global journey. The […] Read more
China’s CATL to Supply Battery to 690 MW Gemini Solar + Storage Project Updated On Wed, Oct 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Global battery manufacturing major Contemporary Amperex Technology Company Limited (CATL) has announced that it has entered a sole battery supply agreement with Primergy Solar for a record breaking $1.2 billion Gemini Solar+Storage Project that lies outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Primergy Solar is a developer, owner and operator of utility and distributed scale solar […] Read more
