Li-ion Battery-Maker NorthVolt Aims to Build World’s Greenest Battery Cell Updated On Wed, Dec 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Northvolt is a Sweden-based startup which develops sustainable lithium-ion batteries in conjunction with R&D, industrialisation, and recycling to support clean energy. The Li-ion battery maker was founded in 2016, with a mission to build the greenest battery in the world. The firm provides electrification and renewable energy storage designed for lithium-ion battery plants to produce […] Read more
Denver’s Iontra Raises $38 Million Series B to Commercialise Battery Charging Platform Updated On Thu, Sep 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy Denver-based battery performance and safety technology company, Iontra, has announced the closing of its $38 million Series B financing-led by Volta Energy Technologies, with participation from Flag Group and other investors. Iontra said that it has been in stealth mode for nearly a decade and has partnered with various OEMs to commercialize its technology that […] Read more
Swedish Battery Materials Firm Altris AB Appoints Martin Anderlind as CEO Updated On Thu, Sep 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading sodium-ion technology company in Sweden, Altris AB has announced the appointment of Martin Anderlind as Chief Executive Officer, effective as of 1 September 2022. Anderlind joins Altris from Northvolt, where he most recently held the position of Chief Talent Officer. “We are extremely excited to welcome on board Martin Anderlind as the new CEO […] Read more
China’s Ganfeng Lithium To Supply Battery Raw Materials to GAC AION Updated On Wed, Aug 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy China-based Ganfeng Lithium has announced that it has signed an agreement with China’s new EV-maker GAC AION for the development of battery raw materials and recycling of decommissioned new electric vehicle (NEV) batteries. The company said that it also work on recycling of decommissioned electric vehicle batteries. The company claims to be one of the […] Read more
The Top 5: Trends In Energy Storage and Innovations Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Switch to Renewable Energy (RE) is high on demand for the countries across the globe. As more and more countries become the part to this wave of change, advancement in technologies is bound to happen. With advancement in technology, new trends emerge. Speaking of the energy storage trend, it is at the helm of this […] Read more
New Material Pushes Sodium-Ion Batteries To Phase Out Costly Lithium Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The researchers from Skoltech and Lomonosov Moscow State University have developed a material for sodium-ion batteries which offer an alternative to the increasingly expensive lithium-ion tech. In an official statement, the University said that the new material is a powder of sodium-vanadium phosphate fluoride with a particular crystal structure. It’s used in the battery cathode […] 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
IIT Kharagpur Scientists Develop Fast Charging E-Cycle Powered By Na-Ion batteries Updated On Thu, Jul 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Scientists at the IIT Kharagpur have developed sodium-ion batteries and supercapacitors using nanomaterials. The battery can be used in an electric bicycle (E-cycle) and is capable of quick charging. The price of e-cycle will drop dramatically since sodium(Na)-ion batteries are less expensive than lithium-ion batteries. Dr. Amreesh Chandra, a professor in the Department of Physics […] Read more
Promise To Reality- 5 Battery Breakthroughs That Could Make It To Market Soon Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Innovation is inevitable. As any technology evolves, so do the expectations with it. Similarly, the battery technology has also been evolving, throughout history, in the desire to make it more efficient, powerful, dependable, sustainable, and whatnot. The lithium-ion batteries-saga itself is as old as 1970s, and is still improvising. However, a big complaint from industry […] Read more
