Dutch battery manufacturer LeydenJar has secured a €30-million European Investment Bank (EIB) loan to help build its first factory for the production of silicon anode foil. The company will invest a total of €60 million in the construction of the 100 MWh facility, aptly named “Plant One.” The production facility is expected to be built… Read more »
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Li-Metal nearing production of lithium metal anode material
Li-Metal, a developer of lithium metal anodes and other battery technologies, has released an operational update for its roll-to-roll anode pilot plant in Rochester, New York. Since its commissioning earlier this year, the facility has been ramping up production of its lithium metal anode sample materials using Li-Metal’s roll-to-roll physical vapor deposition (PVD) process. This… Read more »
NEO Battery Materials teaming up with Applied Carbon Nano Technology
Canada-based NEO Battery Materials has signed a collaboration agreement with Applied Carbon Nano Technology (ACN) to apply ACN’s carbon nanotube to NEO’s NBMSiDE silicon anode materials. The companies will also work together on opportunities in the CNT conductive additive market, and will appoint scientific advisors from ACN to assist the collaboration. “By attracting two new… Read more »
Overcoming Generations Of Innovation Roadblocks To Create And Commercialize The Next-Gen Lithium-Ion Battery
Silicon has long been heralded as the next important anode material. Silicon anodes can theoretically store more than twice as much lithium than graphite anodes used in nearly all Li-ion batteries today. In this session, Ashok Lahiri, Co-Founder & CTO, will share how Enovix’s 3D cell architecture solves the four technical problems of silicon, producing… Read more »
LeydenJar raises €22 million for development of super-battery
Dutch startup LeydenJar Technologies has raised €22 million in a new investment round. The company will use the funding to scale up its production facility and further develop its battery technology. LeydenJar raised the amount from Dutch and American venture capitalists, and also received a subsidy of over €5 million from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency…. Read more »
6K invests $25 million in EV battery material development
Battery material manufacturer 6K has announced the creation of a Center of Excellence for its 6K Energy division, which will focus on the development of sustainable battery materials for EVs, grid storage and consumer goods. The company will invest $25 million over the next two years to triple the size of its facility in North… Read more »
UNIST team develops new electrolyte additive for high-capacity Li-ion batteries
Researchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in Korea say they have developed an electrolyte additive that enables a high-energy-density Li-ion battery to retain more than 80% of its initial capacity, even after hundreds of cycles. In a paper published in Nature Communications, the scientists reported that when the substance was… Read more »
Battery tech firm E-magy raises €5 million in new funding round
Dutch battery tech scale-up E-magy has raised €5 million in a new funding round led by venture capital fund SHIFT Invest. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy also committed an innovation credit to accelerate the development of E-magy’s technology. E-magy designs and manufactures nano-porous silicon material for lithium-ion batteries. The firm works… Read more »
6K ENERGY uses new plasma system to produce battery materials
6K has formally entered the energy storage market with a new division called 6K ENERGY. The move follows three years of development supported by commercial customers and the US DOE. The company’s UniMelt plasma system produces NMC cathode materials in a volume process. “We have built an extremely talented team of energy material experts that… Read more »
Airbus invests in battery tech company Amprius
Airbus has invested in US-based battery technology company Amprius. Amprius will direct the funding to its new batteries based on silicon nanowire anode technology, supporting the development of higher-volume production capacity and higher energy density cells. Airbus aerospace programs such as Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo Satellite and Urban Air Mobility stand to benefit from improved… Read more »