Intelligent power management company Eaton has agreed to acquire Resilient Power Systems, a North American developer and manufacturer of energy solutions, including solid-state transformer-based technology. Resilient Power Systems is based in Austin, Texas and backed by venture capital firms including Energy Transition Ventures. Its line of ultra-compact EV charging depots connect directly to existing distribution… Read more »
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ION invests in sintering furnace to accelerate solid-state battery production
Solid-state battery (SSB) technology developer ION Storage Systems (ION) has invested in a new pilot production ceramic sintering furnace at its Beltsville, Maryland facility. The new equipment is intended to increase ION’s annual ceramic production capacity by ~1,000 times and unlock the ability to rapidly scale to hundreds of megawatt-hours through future expansion. Sintering is… Read more »
Xiaomi patents solid-state EV battery with a layered electrode design
Xiaomi, a multinational consumer and tech company headquartered in Beijing, has received a patent for a solid-state EV battery using a layered electrode design. Xiaomi’s patent for a solid-state battery features a layered electrode structure designed to enhance ionic conductivity and energy density, reports CarNewsChina. The design integrates a current collector with multiple electrode layers… Read more »
Gotion completes 0.2 GWh pilot line for all-solid-state batteries
Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech has completed a 0.2 GWh pilot production line, started in 2024, that has a 90% yield rate for its GEMSTONE all-solid-state battery. The 2025 iteration demonstrates a 60% improvement in sulfide electrolyte ion conductivity, 150% higher cell capacity and 90% reduced stacking pressure pre-tension force, the company said. Its safety… Read more »
Ampcera launches nano-sulfide solid electrolytes, starts shipments to solid-state battery makers
US-based solid-state battery materials developer Ampcera has launched its new nano-sulfide solid electrolyte powders for all-solid-state batteries and has started global shipments to customers. Ampcera’s nano-sulfide powders feature high ionic conductivity and super-fine particle sizes in the hundreds of nanometers, addressing a bottleneck in solid-state battery development and manufacturing. The powders enable higher energy density… Read more »
BMW Group and Solid Power test solid-state battery cells in a BMW i7
German automaker BMW is testing large-format, all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells from Solid Power in a BMW i7 it is operating in the Munich area. The concept battery integrated into the BMW i7 test vehicle combines a Gen5 construction approach, placing prismatic cells in modules, and new module concepts. The use of solid power cells with… Read more »
Ampcera and Xponential Battery Materials to develop sulfur solid-state EV battery
Ampcera, a US-based developer of solid electrolyte materials and battery technology and Xponential Battery Materials (XBM), have signed an agreement to collaborate on the production of a high-energy density, low weight and cost-effective sulfur solid-state battery for EVs. The collaboration establishes a lithium and sodium solid-state battery development partnership that aims to leverage both companies’… Read more »
SK On enhances cycle life of solid-state EV batteries
South Korean battery maker SK On has discovered a method to enhance the cycle life of sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium batteries. SK On’s research, conducted in collaboration with Dr. Dong-Won Kim’s group at Hanyang University in Seoul, introduces a method for forming a protective layer on the lithium metal anode surface to enhance battery safety and… Read more »
Stellantis and Factorial Energy validate solid-state automotive-size battery cells
Stellantis and Factorial Energy have announced the successful validation of Factorial’s automotive-size FEST (Factorial Electrolyte System Technology) solid-state battery cells. Solid-state batteries could offer higher energy density and faster charging than today’s lithium-ion batteries. The validated 77 Ah FEST cells demonstrated specific energy of 375 Wh/kg over 600 cycles, progressing towards automotive qualification. The cells… Read more »
Goliath solid-state battery achieves scale-up milestone
UK solid-state battery technology developer Ilika has verified the high performance of its Goliath batteries manufactured via an industrially scaled process at The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre. This confirms the battery is on track on its route to market, the company said. The announcement follows Ilika’s announcement in February reporting large-scale preparation of the Goliath… Read more »