SorbiForce, a self-described Arizona-based Ukrainian startup, has announced a metal-free organic battery prototype that it believes will serve as a counter to the environmental effects of conventional batteries. “We were working for a game-changing technology in the storage market,” the company said, an effort that ended up producing “the optimal system for storing and balancing… Read more »
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GÖPEL electronic launches 500 kW EV battery test bench with regenerative power and BMS interface
GÖPEL electronic has introduced a modular, high-voltage battery test bench designed for safety and functional testing of EV battery packs. Developed for use in automotive development and production environments, the system is intended to support fast and cost-efficient quality assurance of battery cells and packs. The test bench delivers up to 500 kW of power… Read more »
Amprius forms partnership with a South Korea battery manufacturer
Amprius Technologies, which is developing a silicon battery anode platform, has signed a new contract manufacturing agreement with an unnamed battery manufacturer in South Korea. Amprius said that the strategic partnership expands its global production footprint and enhances its ability to deliver high-performance SiCore cells at scale to meet rising global demand. The South Korean… 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 »
ABB acquires BrightLoop to expand its off-highway vehicle and marine electrification business
Switzerland-headquartered electrical engineering firm ABB has agreed to acquire French power electronics firm BrightLoop to accelerate its electrification strategy for industrial off-highway vehicles and marine vessels. The acquisition will expand ABB’s capabilities in delivering compact, rugged and intelligent power conversion systems tailored for construction and mining equipment, electric ferries and offshore vessels. BrightLoop offers a… Read more »
Windrose and Terawatt collaborate to demonstrate high-power electric truck charging
Electric truck OEM Windrose and EV charging infrastructure provider Terawatt have completed a series of interoperability tests at Terawatt’s flagship charging site in Rancho Dominguez, California. These tests successfully demonstrated Windrose’s dual-input charging capability, delivering over 650 kW using two 350 kW chargers from Delta Electronics. The Windrose Class 8 electric truck features 700 kWh+… Read more »
Amprius boosts global production footprint of SiCore cells with new South Korean partner
Amprius Technologies, a manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries incorporating silicon anode technology, has announced a contract manufacturing agreement with a battery manufacturer located in South Korea, with an eye towards increasing output of its SiCore cell. SiCore cells use a silicon anode material system to enable high charge availability and power performance in one cell. SiCore… Read more »
Livium expands battery recycling with BYD Australia and Sell & Parker
Livium, previously known as Lithium Australia, has signed agreements with EV supplier BYD Australia and national metal recycling business Sell & Parker to expand battery recycling. Through its subsidiary Envirostream Australia, Livium has entered into a new expanded recycling agreement with BYD Australia to better address the growing requirements of the broader BYD business in… Read more »
Candela’s C-8 electric boat “flies” across the Strait of Gibraltar
Candela, the company that designs and builds electric hydrofoil ferries, including the P-12, has announced that a crew from the company broke new ground by piloting an electric hydrofoiling Candela C-8 between Europe and North Africa. The voyage marked the first-ever intercontinental journey by an electric vessel, the company said. “This week, we flew across… Read more »
Syensqo signs €150 million in Solef PVDF contracts for battery binder materials
Belgian multinational materials company Syensqo signed long-term contracts worth 150 million euros during the first quarter of the year for the supply of its battery-grade Solef Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) to automotive original equipment manufacturers and battery makers. Solef PVDF, a thermoplastic fluoropolymer, provides superior separator-electrode adhesion and binder performance, delivering durable, high-performance and safe batteries… Read more »