Volta to launch its Solid-State Batteries in 2023 Updated On Fri, May 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Chinese battery major Volta Technology Limited has announced that it would roll out its solid-state batteries from its pilot production line in Shenzhen in early 2023. Solid-state batteries are referred to as ‘the next-generation battery product,’ which are often called safer and more powerful than traditional lithium-ion batteries. Volta Technology claims that an electric vehicle […] Read more
SolarEdge Opens 2GWh New Battery Cell Facility in South Korea Updated On Fri, May 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”), the Israel-based inverter major and SolarEdge’s subsidiary, Kokam Limited Company, a provider of lithium-ion batteries and integrated energy storage solutions, have announced the opening of “Sella 2”, a two gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery cell manufacturing facility. Located in the Eumseong Innovation City of Chungbuk, South Korea, Sella 2 is currently producing test […] Read more
Cellcube Awards Contract For 1GW Batteries Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Cellcube, officially called Enerox, has signed a five-year framework agreement with renewable energy developer Kibo Energy to deploy at least 1GW of storage in targeted Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries comprising of all 16 countries from South Africa up to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. According to a report published and released […] Read more
RWE Issues €2 billion Green bond For Renewable Play Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a major announcement, RWE has said that it has successfully issued a green bond with a total volume of €2 billion. The bond was issued in two tranches of €1 billion each. The maturities of the two will take place in 2026 and 2030. RWE has said that for the first tranche, the yield-to-maturity […] Read more
Skoda Auto Begins Production of MEB Battery Systems Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Skoda Auto has announced that it has begun the manufacturing of battery systems for all electric vehicles based on the Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) in Mlada Boleslav. This is the only production facility of Skoda for MEB battery systems in Europe outside Germany. As per the official announcement, around 250 employees will soon be assembling […] Read more
Gallium Nitride Makes Progress As A Substitute To Elevated Lithium Prices Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Since Lithium has become far too dear to afford, Gallium Nitride is being considered by many as a substitute. It not only offers higher energy density but also saves on weight. Tesla CEO Elon Musk will probably be pondering the question, as even as traded lithium carbonate prices climbed 413 percent between January and December […] Read more
Locally Manufactured Batteries Can Prevent EV Fires Updated On Mon, May 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Indian industry is betting on locally manufactured battery cells to control the design and prevent the untoward incidents like recent spate of electric two-wheeler batteries causing vehicle fires. Suzuki, Toshiba and Denso have already announced a lithium-ion battery plant at their joint venture unit in Gujarat. Tata Group is drawing up plans to launch a […] Read more
Lithium Price Surge Leaves Car Makers Comparing LFP with NCM batteries Updated On Fri, May 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Steep rises in battery raw materials prices since the start of 2021 have favoured a faster shift to LFP batteries for electric vehicles, over NMC batteries. Cobalt and Lithium for example have become dearer by 70% and 700% respectively. The lowest-cost pack has always been lithium-iron-phosphate, or LFP, the preferred choice of Tesla, Volkswagon and […] Read more
Solis Unveils Sixth Generation Energy Storage Inverter at Intersolar Europe Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solis unveiled its two revolutionary Sixth Generation Energy Storage Inverters at Intersolar Europe in Messe München on 11-13th May. These are Single Phase S6-EH1P(3-6)K-L and the Three Phase S6-EH3P(5-10)K-H inverters. These inverters are intelligent and smart solutions that will provide more usable energy to customers. These newly revealed inverters are the products of Solis’s in-depth […] Read more
