French Researchers (PROMES-CNRS Lab) Invent Solar Pyrolysis To Recycle Lithium Batteries Updated On Tue, Jan 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy Research conducted at the PROMES-CNRS laboratory, under the leadership of Gilles Flamant, has recently validated the viability of employing a solar-powered pyro-metallurgical process for recycling valuable elements such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and others from lithium-ion batteries. The PROMES-CNRS laboratory specializes in endeavors aimed at industrial decarbonization through the utilization of extremely high-temperature solar energy. […] Read more
Is It Possible To Build Smaller Yet Long-Lasting Lithium Batteries? Updated On Mon, May 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy Lithium-ion batteries have now become indispensable to households across the world. With their excellent energy storage, lightweight, and recharging potential, these batteries are now finding their rampant usage in Electric Vehicles (EVs) and other household energy storage devices. But is it possible to build more long-lasting and smaller Lithium-ion batteries of equal or more capacity? […] Read more
QuantumScape Q2 2022 Report: Soon To Deliver 24-layer A sample Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy QuantumScape (QS), the firm with the highest hopes riding on its solid state battery tech has released its second quarterly (Q2) 2022 report, updating the public on its progress in scaling affordable, energy dense cells for future EVs. The battery manufacturer has been in the business for the past decade. Yet, the firm has only […] Read more
Strategy Analytics Says Solid-State Batteries In EV Sector To Experience Delays Updated On Wed, Jul 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy A latest report by Strategy Analytics Electric Vehicle Service (EVS) has revealed that there will be delays in deployments in solid-state batteries in electric vehicles. The timeline may be pushed up to 2030. The report called, ‘Can Solid-State Batteries Reach Mass Production?’ has come against the backdrop of the recent announcements from solid-state battery manufacturers […] Read more
Growing Prices Will Have No Effect On EV Adoption Updated On Fri, Jul 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy In this conversation with SaurEnergy, Anand Kabra, Vice-Chairman and MD of Kabra ExtrusionTechnik Limited, whose EV vehicles and storage division, Battrixx, has grown at a staggering rate in FY ’22, talks about the firm’s plans and market in India. Battrixx, founded in 2018, is a division of Kabra Extrusion Technik Ltd, which belongs to the […] Read more
Meta Materials and Coulometrics Join Hands to Develop Next-Generation Batteries Updated On Wed, Jul 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Canada-based smart materials developer, Meta Materials has recently announced collaboration with lithium-ion battery material development company, Coulometrics. Through this partnership, Meta Materials will independently assess its platform technologies for battery applications and make it more powerful next-generation batteries. President & CEO of Meta Materials, George Palikaras stated, “With the recent strategic acquisitions of Plasma App […] Read more
In Conversation with Nitin Gupta, Co-Founder, Attero Recycling Updated On Thu, Apr 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the EV transition picks up pace, India’s progress will depend on the availability of Lithium-Ion batteries, and their cost. It’s a challenge for a country wholly dependent on imports for now, a dependence as crippling as our dependence on oil imports. Alive to the challange, the government floated a PLI scheme for battery manufacturing, […] Read more
Progress On Aluminium Based Storage Batteries Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy In recent time, capturing solar energy has been becoming quite affordable, but the cost and technology to store it, given that its supply is irregular, has not kept pace. Now, scientists at Cornell University in the US have developed cheap and long-lasting batteries using aluminium, a low-cost alternative that is abundant and has a well […] Read more
Mumbai’s Epsilon Pivots To Future With Graphite Anode Facility Updated On Tue, Aug 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy Mumbai-headquartered Epsilon Carbon, a 10 year old firm in the business of coal chemical distillation has just made its next big move. From coal tar derivatives to lithium storage batteries. The firm has commissioned a new 5000-tonne per annum facility to manufacture synthetic graphite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. It expects to ramp up capacity […] Read more