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 »
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Sila begins automotive-scale silicon anode production to boost domestic EV battery supply chain
Sila has announced it has started operations at its new large-scale silicon anode manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, Washington. The site, which spans over 600,000 square feet on a 160-acre property, is designed to supply advanced battery materials for EV manufacturers and other battery-powered applications. The facility aims to transition silicon anode technology from laboratory… Read more »
Wasaline chooses Wärtsilä for marine battery hybrid system project
Finnish energy and marine equipment manufacturer Wärtsilä has been selected as the electrical integrator for a battery extension project for the Wasaline ROPAX ferry Aurora Botnia, which operates between Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden. The Aurora Botnia ferry, which is operated by Wasaline, is equipped with dual-fuel engines and batteries. It uses biogas and batteries… Read more »
Wärtsilä to supply hybrid propulsion system for four new Dutch vessels
Finnish marine and energy equipment manufacturer Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for four new vessels being built for Dutch ship owner and maritime service provider Vertom. The solution includes the Wärtsilä 25 engine, NOx reducer, gearbox, controllable pitch propeller (CPP), transverse thruster and the Wärtsilä ProTouch remote propulsion control system. Combining the… Read more »
Wärtsilä to supply electric propulsion system for US electric passenger ferries
Finnish marine and energy equipment manufacturer Wärtsilä will supply the electric propulsion system for three electric, high-speed ferries that will operate in the San Francisco Bay area. Shipyard All American Marine (AAM) placed the order on behalf of San Francisco Bay Ferry, California’s largest public ferry operator. The three vessels will be the first delivered… Read more »
Group14 receives $200-million DOE grant to build US silane plant for silicon-based battery materials
US-based silicon battery materials manufacturer Group14 Technologies has received a $200-million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) through the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to build a silane plant in the US to diversify and strengthen the US battery supply chain. Silane is a key component in the materials for lithium-ion… Read more »
Sila raises $375 million to deliver Titan Silicon for EV series production
Battery materials company Sila has raised $375 million in a Series G funding round led by existing investors Sutter Hill Ventures, with participation by new outside investors as well as existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Coatue, Perry Creek Capital and others. The funding will secure the completion of the company’s Moses Lake plant in Q1… Read more »
Panasonic to use Sila’s Titan Silicon anode material, which promises higher energy density for EV batteries
Panasonic and battery materials company Sila Nanotechnologies have signed a commercial agreement for Sila’s nano-composite silicon anode, Titan Silicon, which could enable the battery maker to dramatically improve both vehicle range and charging time. Sila’s anode materials, to be produced at the company’s plant in Moses Lake, Washington, will be optimized for Panasonic’s next-generation lithium-ion… Read more »
2,100-passenger electric Ro-Pax ferry ship features powertrain from Wärtsilä and batteries from Corvus
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania is building a gigantic new battery-electric ferry. The lightweight catamaran has an overall length of 130 meters and a capacity of 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. It is being built for Uruguayan ferry operator Buquebús, which plans to operate the vessel between Argentina and Uruguay. Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply… Read more »
Mercedes to use Sila’s silicon anode chemistry in forthcoming electric G-Class
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will use Sila’s silicon anode chemistry in EV batteries that will be optional in its upcoming electric G-Class SUV. The company says the batteries will be produced with 100% renewable energy and will be available at mid-decade. Mercedes-Benz says, “Compared to today’s commercially available cells with a comparable format, Sila’s… Read more »