Taiwanese solid-state battery developer and manufacturer ProLogium Technology has formed a strategic partnership with Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power to develop a 24 V lithium ceramic battery (LCB) module tailored for construction machinery applications. The partnership combines ProLogium’s battery technology with Kyushu Electric Power’s expertise in module design and end-user integration to create a high-performance, durable… Read more »
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QuantumScape and Murata set framework for ceramics collaboration
Solid-state lithium battery developer QuantumScape (QS) and Murata Manufacturing have agreed to explore a collaboration for high-volume manufacturing of ceramic film for QS’s battery technology. Murata Manufacturing designs, manufactures and sells ceramic-based passive electronic components, communication modules and power supply modules. QS is building a network of equipment vendors, materials suppliers, auto OEM customers and… Read more »
AM Batteries and TDK partner to optimize dry battery electrode manufacturing
AM Batteries, which is developing dry battery electrode technology, has entered a joint development agreement with Japanese electronics manufacturer TDK to develop energy-efficient battery manufacturing. The partnership aims to enhance sustainability, improve battery manufacturing scalability and accelerate the development of solid-state batteries. TDK’s investment arm TDK Ventures is an investor in AM Batteries. AM’s dry… Read more »
How to optimize battery development and production with CT technology
Sponsored by Lumafield. Traditional battery testing methods often fall short in detecting internal defects or optimizing complex designs. CT scanning addresses these challenges by providing non-destructive, detailed internal visualizations of battery cells, enabling engineers to find misalignments, folds, tears, and other internal defects without disassembling the cell. This capability accelerates development, enhances reliability, and supports… Read more »
LG Chem to produce precursor-free battery cathode materials
Battery manufacturer LG Chem plans to start mass production of precursor-free battery cathode materials in South Korea in the first half of this year. LG Chem produces its LG Precursor Free (LPF) materials by directly calcinating custom-designed metals without precursors, improving power performance at low temperatures and shortening development time. The company plans to expand… Read more »
Northern Graphite starts sampling LDI graphite for battery anode materials
Canadian producer Northern Graphite is supplying samples of three standard battery anode material (BAM) products, as well as its Porocarb material, to manufacturers of lithium-ion and solid-state batteries. Northern’s demonstrator grades, produced using graphite from the company’s Lac des Iles (LDI) mine in Quebec acquired in 2022, are engineered to drive battery performance and meet… Read more »
Battery production systems made in Europe
Sponsored by Schuler. After acquiring the Italian Sovema Group, Schuler is gradually establishing itself as a system supplier in the field of battery production. The first successful large-scale projects show that the strategy is working. Schuler passed an important milestone as a supplier for gigafactories with the construction of a formation line for a large… Read more »
Onsemi acquires Qorvo’s silicon carbide JFET technology portfolio
US power and sensing technology specialist onsemi has completed its acquisition of the silicon carbide junction field-effect transistor (SiC JFET) technology business from US-based Qorvo for $115 million. The addition of SiC JFET technology will complement onsemi’s EliteSiC power portfolio. In EVs, SiC JFETs help improve efficiency and safety by replacing multiple components with a… Read more »
Mullen Automotive buys battery line equipment from Nikola for its California factory
Mullen Automotive has completed a major purchase of battery line equipment from troubled Nikola for its Fullerton, California, battery operations. The Fullerton facility is dedicated to producing next-generation, American-made battery packs, modules and solid-state polymers. In September 2023, Mullen purchased battery production assets from Nikola subsidiary Romeo Power, including equipment, inventory and intellectual property for… Read more »
After the Northvolt fiasco, is the future of Europe’s EV battery industry bound up with China?
Northvolt, the battery startup founded in 2017 by two Tesla alums, was the Great European Hope that was supposed to free the Continent from dependence on Chinese EV battery production. And for a while, things were really rolling—the company raised billions and formed partnerships with several automakers. It managed to get a couple of facilities… Read more »