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Mazda Motor Corporation and Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group Company, have announced they have signed an agreement towards the supply of cylindrical automotive lithium-ion batteries. In June 2023, the two companies commenced discussions aimed at building a medium- to long-term partnership for the supply of cylindrical automotive lithium-ion batteries, discussions which have now resulted in the signing of this agreement.

Alsym Energy has raised $78 million to make batteries that don’t use lithium or other materials that result in supply problems or high costs. Tata Limited, a division of Tata Sons, and global venture capital firm General Catalyst led the round.

スマートフォン世界大手の中国・小米（シャオミ）が電気自動車（EV）に新規参入した。初のEV「SU7」は、米テスラや独ポルシェを上回る性能ながらも半値以下にした。EVをスマホや家電とつなぎ、人々の生活の隅々に入り込む「小米圏」の構築も掲げた。米アップルは「Appleカー」構想を断念したが、中国発の伏兵が現実にした。

Speaking at the One Earth Summit in Hong Kong, Dr Robin Zeng, Chairman and CEO of CATL, announced that CATL is poised to share its technology and its Zero Carbon practices to anyone committed to accelerating the transition to green energy, electric transportation, and a circular economy – including competitors.

In the electric-vehicle race, it’s increasingly clear that not every competitor will make it to the finish line. Companies like Rivian Automotive, Lucid Group and Fisker are burning through their cash reserves as they spend heavily on expanding factory production and sales—all while losing money on every vehicle they sell.

Gotion High Tech has continued its push into Japan’s battery storage market, forming a partnership with investor Daiwa and renewable energy engineering and O&M firm CO2OS. The new partnership is Chinese battery and energy storage system maker Gotion’s second in Japan, following the company’s entry into the Japanese large-scale BESS market last year via a deal with developer Edison Energy.

The state is shoring up clean energy supply for a new Google data center during a record year nationally for energy storage installations. NextEra Energy Resources just activated its Sonoran Solar Energy Center. The project adds 260 megawatts of solar and 1 gigawatt-hour of storage to the greater Phoenix-area grid controlled by utility Salt River Project.

Major Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation will build and own a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) on the country’s northern island of Hokkaido. The project will be a 4-hour duration asset with 25MW power output to 103.7MWh of energy storage capacity.

The US energy storage market saw 4236MW installed in the final quarter of 2023, an 100% increase from Q3, according to a new report. For the first time, the grid-scale segment exceeded 3GW deployed in one quarter and nearly topped 4GW, according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) latest US Energy Storage Monitor report.

Award Recognizes 24M SemiSolid as One of the First Next-Generation Lithium-ion Technologies to Achieve Commercial Scale Over the Past 30 Years

経営危機に直面している米新興電気自動車（EV）のフィスカーは18日、6週間にわたり生産を停止すると発表した。資金繰りが悪化しており、在庫の拡大を防ぐ。同日に「大手自動車メーカーと提携交渉を進めている」とも表明し、経営破綻を回避するために注力していると訴えた。

Nio has announced that its 75-kWh standard range battery pack will use only LFP cells going forward, rather than hybrid cells as previously, seemingly aimed at further reducing costs. Deliveries of the technologically upgraded 75-kWh standard range battery pack, which has been further optimized in terms of algorithms, materials, and performance, will begin soon

リチウム（Li）、金属元素M、そしてハロゲンXを組み合わせたLiαMXβといった組成でハライド系とも呼ばれる次世代固体電解質の探索には、パナソニックや中国勢だけでなく日本を含む多くの企業や研究機関の研究者が参戦している。大学などは既に多数。企業では、トヨタ自動車、日本ガイシ、米Microsoft（マイクロソフト）などが含まれる。

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited, or CATL, is an energy storage specialist that is the world’s largest battery maker for electric vehicles (EVs). But despite the fact that the company controls nearly two-fifths of the world’s EV battery market – and has powered cars made by brands including Tesla, Volkswagen and BMW – it has long flown under the radar of US politics.

日産自動車とホンダが電気自動車（EV）や車載ソフト分野で包括的な協業の検討に入った。狙いの一つが電動化などに必要な巨額の投資資金を捻出することだ。2社の設備投資額を単純合算してもEV世界最大手のテスラに及ばない。2社連合が規模とスピードで先行する新興勢に伍していけるかが課題となる。

Japan’s second and third biggest-selling automakers, Nissan and Honda, said on Friday that they had decided to investigate a strategic alliance in the fields of electric cars and artificial intelligence.

EV市場の成長鈍化は「短期的」。世界で積極投資を継続
国軒はリン酸鉄電池に強み、次世代電池も開発進める
中国と対立する米国での投資計画は「順調」

全固体電池の開発に出遅れた中国勢だが、ここにきて“オールチャイナ”での開発体制を整えつつある。その中で彼らが研究開発の最前線にあると考え、巻き返しの秘密兵器だとする新しい固体電解質材料がある。それが「ハライド系」と呼ばれる材料群だ。

Mitra Chem, a leading innovator of North American lithium-ion battery materials and Saint-Gobain Ceramics, a global leader in specialty ceramic materials, announced a groundbreaking partnership to accelerate the production of lithium iron manganese phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials.

ロイター通信は1日、日産自動車が米国の新興電気自動車（EV）メーカーであるフィスカーとの間で、資本提携に向けた交渉を進めていると報じた。経営が低迷するフィスカーに資金を提供する一方、北米での生産で協業する交渉を進めているという。

トヨタ自動車が2027年にも実用化を始めるとする全固体電池を用いると、安全性が増す上にセ氏100度を超える高温でも問題なく動作し、航続距離は1000km以上に延びる。しかも約10分で充電可能になり、セ氏－30度といった極低温でも容量や出力が大きく低下しないといったEVが実現する見込みである。

Israeli battery technology company Addionics plans to build a $400 million U.S. factory to make copper anodes for electric vehicle batteries starting in 2027 to eventually supply enough for about 1 million EVs a year.

US$150 million has been raised in a Series B by Antora Energy, a US-based startup with a novel ‘thermal battery’ technology claimed to be suitable for decarbonising industrial processes.

Fuel Cell – ABOUND Energy and AZUL Energy Announce Strategic and Financial Agreement to Advance Air Cathode Technologies. The objective of this collaboration agreement is to create a non-precious metal catalyst-coated electrode material, offering a feasible substitute for conventional air cathodes utilizing precious metal catalysts, which are known for their higher cost and diminished durability.

With cheap land and a competitive market irresistible to energy storage developers, the Lone Star State will even overtake California in battery deployments this year.

Renewables, batteries and nuclear will add up to 96% of all new power capacity constructed this year, per federal data. The latest federal forecast for power plant additions shows solar sweeping with 58% of all new utility-scale generating capacity this year. In an upset, battery storage will provide the second-most new capacity, with 23%.

ホンダは北米で、データセンター（DC）向けに燃料電池を供給する。水素で走る燃料電池車（FCV）の基幹部品の用途を広げ、量産コストの半減を目指す。生成AI（人工知能）の普及でDCは急増している。2025年にも巨大テクノロジー企業などに脱炭素の非常用電源として販売を始め、FCVの価格競争力につなげる。

China's battery and car makers have united as part of a government-led drive to commercialize all solid-state batteries, challenging Japan and the West in an area of technology that could revolutionize the electric vehicle market.

America’s biggest saltwater lake may hold a key to the country’s energy future. This summer, a California startup plans to start construction on a project to suck up water from the Great Salt Lake to extract one of its many valuable minerals: lithium, a critical ingredient in the rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles.

Faraday Microgrids provides Redflow approval to begin manufacturing 15 MWh of long-duration energy storage solution at their Thailand factory

Shell has this week permanently closed its seven hydrogen refuelling stations for passenger cars in California, citing “supply complications and other external market factors”.

トヨタ自動車は6日、米南部ケンタッキー州の主力工場での電気自動車（EV）生産に向け、13億ドル（約1900億円）を投資すると発表した。同工場を米国初のEV生産拠点とする計画で、EVの組み立てに加え、別の米工場から調達する車載電池を電池パックに組み立てる生産ラインもつくる。

Automakers went all in on battery power, but buyers have proven more hesitant

軽くて曲がる「ペロブスカイト太陽電池」の実用化に向けて、日本と中国の開発競争が激しくなっている。2035年に世界の市場規模が1兆円に達するとの予測もある次世代の太陽電池だ。日本が生んだ技術だが、中国が猛追している。

GMは2035年までに販売する乗用車の全てをEVにする方針を示している。まずは2025年までに、グローバルで30車種のEVを投入し、年間100万台のEVの生産能力を確保する計画だ。

AZUL Energy, a Sendai-based clean chemistry company, has raised ¥475 million to advance its groundbreaking rare-metal-free catalysts aimed at bolstering the renewable energy sector.

With over 1 million new EVs plugging into garage outlets, home charging stations, and Superchargers, you’d think our electricity usage would have shot up dramatically. You’d be wrong.

脱炭素を目的に新たに発行する国債を通じた政府の支援策が分かった。初年度の2023年度は1.6兆円を調達し、日本製鉄などが参画する水素を使う製鉄技術の開発におよそ2500億円を、ホンダなどの電気自動車（EV）向け電池の生産拡大に3300億円ほどをあてる。産業構造の行方に関わる重要技術に投資し、国際競争力を高める。

The Volvo Group has today completed the previously announced transaction whereby the Group acquired the battery business from Proterra Inc. and Proterra Operating Company Inc.

Chinese technology company LEAD Intelligent Equipment has announced a partnership with French sodium-ion battery developer Tiamat. The aim of the collaboration is to accelerate the development and production of sodium-ion batteries in Europe.

In one year, the cost of lithium has dropped a staggering 80%. Lithium prices currently hover at approximately $13600 a ton as of December 18th 2023.

埋蔵量が多く、様々な地域で産出される亜鉛が次世代電池の素材候補に浮上してきた。シャープとFDKはそれぞれ亜鉛を使った2次電池の実証実験やパイロット生産に乗り出す。レアメタル（希少金属）を用いるリチウムイオン電池に比べコストを半減できる可能性がある。

Dutch company LionVolt has taken over battery cell production of AMTE Power in Thurso. The Scottish battery manufacturer went into administration earlier in January 2024 following financial difficulties.

Albemarle, the world's largest lithium producer, has laid off more than 300 employees, or 4% of its workforce, as part of a previously announced round of cost-cuts, The Information news site reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

日産自動車はニッケルなど高価な素材を使わないリチウムイオン電池を自前生産する。割安なリン酸鉄を使い、2026年以降に新興国での展開を見据えた電気自動車（EV）に搭載を目指す。現在主流の電池より航続距離は落ちるが、一般的に電池コストを2〜3割減らせる。EVの低価格化につながり、新興国での普及に弾みがつく。

General Motors and Honda have begun shipping fuel cell power systems to customers from a factory near Detroit, they said on Thursday, a new test of whether hydrogen power technology can achieve mass-market success.

ProLogium Technology, a global leader in solid-state battery innovation, inaugurated its Taoke factory, marking a significant milestone in the battery industry. The event, celebrated the opening of the world’s pioneering Giga-scale solid-state lithium ceramic battery facility.

テスラの取引先を約4万8000社のデータから分析。電池とモーターでは中国系企業の存在感の高さが目立つ。サプライチェーンに中国政府が「隠れ株主」となっている企業も

Swedish firm H2 Green Steel says construction is ​“well underway” at its first-of-a-kind facility. It aims to start churning out low-carbon steel in late 2025.

SK On, a leading global electric vehicle battery manufacturer, will strengthen its partnership with Solid Power, a U.S.-based leading developer of solid-state battery technology, to accelerate the development of all-solid-state batteries

The tech will mature with commercial vehicles, but passenger cars will follow

QuantumScape has developed a new cell format it calls FlexFrame—a hybrid of conventional pouch and prismatic cell designs intended to enable a technological step-change improvement .The FlexFrame architecture consists of a frame that wraps around the edge of the cell stack, and a flexible outer layer of polymer laminate similar to conventional pouch cell material.

China-based Betavolt New Energy Technology has successfully developed a nuclear energy battery (radioisotope battery), which integrates nickel-63 nuclear isotope decay technology and China’s first diamond semiconductor (4th generation semiconductor) module.

リチウム（Li）イオン電池（LIB）などの2次電池において、高出力化や高エネルギー密度化、信頼性・安全性の向上で、研究開発の主戦場となっているのが、電極や電解質である。セパレーターも同電池において主要な構成要素の1つだが、近年はあまり目立たない存在だった。

Containerized iron flow battery technology has been integrated with a microgrid to demonstrate the critical role energy storage plays in energy security at remote military installations.

A nascent market for clean-energy tax breaks is surging faster than expected, with deals totaling as much as $9 billion already done and tens of billions more expected this year. The new government program is designed to funnel cash quickly to renewable-energy developers, potentially accelerating the transition from fossil fuels, while giving tax breaks to buyers such as JPMorgan Chase and Fiserv.

Tesla has trimmed prices for its Model Y cars across Europe, not long after announcing similar price cuts for its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in China. Tesla cut prices of its Model Y cars in Germany by as much as 8.1%, according to data from its website, while in France, the Netherlands, and Norway the company has made similar cuts.

Volkswagen, whose drive to develop a "solid-state" electric car battery with U.S. startup QuantumScape has been dogged by delays, is casting its net wider in pursuit of the potentially game-changing technology. The German auto giant is holding talks with France's Blue Solutions, which already produces solid-state batteries for Daimler electric buses.

One of the world’s most valuable battery startups is raising $3.4 billion in debt from the European Union and a group of banks including JPMorgan Chase, accelerating a race to build more batteries outside China and take advantage of a tidal wave of clean-energy subsidies.

2024年は、世界各地で大規模なグリーン水素＊1の生産が始まる。春ごろには、伊藤忠商事や大阪ガスが出資するデンマークEverfuelが、世界最大規模となる年間3000tの水素生産を開始する。このほかナンビアでは水素製造施設を併設した水素ステーションと水素発電所が、いずれもアフリカで初めて稼働を開始する。

韓国の現代自動車と起亜自動車は、米W. L. Gore & Associates（ゴア）と水素燃料電池システム用の新しい高分子電解質膜（PEM）の開発で協力すると発表した。次世代燃料電池商用車向けの先進的なPEMの開発を目指す。3社はこれまで15年以上に渡り燃料電池分野で協力してきた。これまでの協力関係を基に、性能と耐久性の向上に重点を置き、商用車向けの燃料電池システムの共同開発に注力する。

Car-rental company cites low demand, says some proceeds to be used to buy internal-combustion-engine vehicles

2023年11月時点で、米インターネット通販大手のアマゾンが世界で展開する太陽光と風力発電のプロジェクト数は479件で、これらのすべてのプロジェクトが稼働すると、年間 7万1900GWh（71.9TWh）以上のクリーン エネルギーが生み出される。これは、米国の670万世帯に電力を供給するのに十分な規模となっている

Enovix Corporation, an advanced silicon battery company, and Group14 Technologies, a leading manufacturer and supplier of active silicon battery material, today announced their collaboration to develop a silicon battery using Group14’s silicon-carbon composite SCC55® for 100% of the anode material within Enovix’s battery architecture.

カネカはビル壁面などで使える建材と一体にした太陽光発電パネルの年間生産量を2030年までに現在の約3倍に増やす。都心部ではパネル設置場所が限られており、窓ガラスやビル壁面に潜在需要がある。建材一体型の普及により、現在の国内の太陽光発電能力に匹敵するとの試算もある。ビル群が都市発電所として電源の一翼を担う可能性がある。

Plus Power’s Kapolei battery is officially online. The pioneering project is a leading example of how to shift crucial grid functions from fossil-fueled plants to clean energy.

A joint project between Microsoft and a national lab demonstrates the potential of new technologies to revolutionize materials science

GDI’s silicon anodes can help cut reliance on Chinese materials, but the startup plans to build its first factory in Germany with EU funding

U.S. battery storage capacity has been growing since 2021 and could increase by 89% by the end of 2024 if developers bring all of the energy storage systems they have planned on line by their intended commercial operation dates. Developers currently plan to expand U.S. battery capacity to more than 30 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2024, a capacity that would exceed those of petroleum liquids, geothermal, wood and wood waste, or landfill gas.

最近、新しいタイプの電池は中国から登場することが増えてきた。例えば、ナトリウムイオン2次電池（NIB）で、2022～2023年に中国で本格的な量産が始まった。一方、2024年は、日本発の次世代電池の量産に勢いがつきそうだ。負極に亜鉛（Zn）を用いた亜鉛2次電池である。

全固体電池はゲームチェンジャーか――。この議論を進めるためにも、まずは「ゲーム」に参戦し続ける必要がある。電気自動車（EV）向け車載電池の話だ。電池メーカーや自動車メーカーにとって、電池生産量を拡大していくことがゲーム継続の条件となる。

三菱商事は大規模なグリーン水素の生産に乗り出す。オランダに年産能力8万トンの大型プラントを新設し、2029年の稼働を目指す。生産量は世界最大級とみられ、投資額は1000億円超となる見通し。脱炭素燃料のサプライチェーン（供給網）構築に向けた動きが本格化してきた。

ホンダがカナダで電気自動車（EV）の新工場建設を検討していることが7日、分かった。電池の製造も視野に入れており、関連投資は総額で2兆円規模になる可能性がある。ホンダとしては過去最大級の投資となり、欧米メーカーに比べて出遅れたEV生産を巻き返す足がかりにする。

Manufacturers are switching to cleaner, more efficient processes such as electrified industrial heat and hydrogen-based steelmaking. Industrial firms around the world stand to profit from the myriad new technologies coming online. A transition to zero-carbon industry is beginning, and it will change the way we make everything.

The world’s largest EV maker, BYD, broke ground on its first sodium-ion battery plant this week. BYD is investing $1.4 billion (RMB 10 billion) with 30 GWh planned annual capacity.

The U.S. company QuantumScape has recently reached an important milestone, which was now confirmed by PowerCo: its solid-state cell has significantly exceeded the requirements in the A-sample test and successfully completed more than 1,000 charging cycles.

Tesla launched a new megapack battery plant in China on Wednesday after acquiring land in Shanghai, Chinese state media has reported. The project will be capable of producing 10,000 megapacks per year, starting from the the fourth quarter of 2024, state media Xinhua reported.

A clean energy industrial revolution reshaped the United States’ economy in 2023, supercharged by the Inflation Reduction Act and consumers embracing clean energy technology – America finally began building again, this time powering climate action. But even though Red and Purple state economies are booming thanks to billions in new clean energy investment and onshored jobs, the specter of election year fights looms large in the picture for 2024.

LG Energy Solution Vertech has already lined up 10 GWh of grid-scale battery energy storage (ESS) projects in the US for the new year, proving the US ESS market has exactly as much potential as predicted. These 10GWh are comprised of 10 integrated battery energy storage systems that will support the nation’s continued transition towards sustainable renewable energy.

国内造船最大手の今治造船は三菱造船、三井物産、三菱商事と液化二酸化炭素（CO2）の輸送船開発で連携する。船の設計を標準化し、低コストで安定して大型船を供給できる仕組みを作る。脱炭素社会に向けてCO2を回収し地下に貯留する技術が有望視される。

アルカリ水電解（AWE）やプロトン交換膜（PEM）に比べて、開発メーカーが極端に少なかったのがアニオン交換膜（AEM）形水電解装置である。ただし、技術的にはAWEとPEMのいいとこ取りとも言われ、優れた点が多い。特に、触媒に高価なレアメタルが不要で、コストをPEMに比べて大幅に下げられる可能性がある。

American-made graphene-based battery cells will go into full production in early 2024 at Nanotech Energy‘s new 150MW manufacturing facility Chico 2, the company’s leadership has confirmed.

Toyota has unveiled a revolutionary electric car battery, able to travel 1,200 kilometres in one go and can be charged in just ten minutes. Toyota’s CEO Koji Sato said that “commercialisation of solid state batteries is a thing of the future... now within reach, changing the future of cars". The company also claims to be on the brink of being able to manufacture them.

三菱マテリアルは21日、電気自動車（EV）向けの次世代電池「全固体電池」の材料の製造で新技術を開発したと発表した。複数の原料を混ぜて加熱するだけで合成でき、従来手法と比べて固体電解質を量産しやすくなる。新技術による固体電解質を自動車メーカーなどにサンプルとして提供しており、事業化を目指す

At least 18 EV and battery startups that went public in recent years were at risk of running out of cash by the end of 2024 as of their most recent filings, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. They include companies such as Nikola and Fisker, which attracted investors with bold promises to transform the industry and fight climate change with their electric trucks and SUVs.

The incident, which occurred on Tuesday (Dec. 19) in the 2500 block of East Grand Boulevard, caused the cancellation of the second shift. General Motors shut down production after some lithium-ion batteries sparked near the loading dock of the four-point-five million square foot facility.

China’s output of power batteries and storage batteries saw rapid expansion in November, according to data from the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance. Last month, the output of the batteries stood at 87.7 gigawatt-hours (GWh), up 40.7 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the output rose 41.6 percent year on year to 698.7 GWh.

The EU's Innovation Fund has awarded Topsoe EUR 94 million for the construction of the company’s first electrolyzer manufacturing facility in Herning, Denmark. It is the largest investment in Topsoe’s history. The factory is expected to be operational by 2024 and will produce Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cells (SOEC). Initial factory capacity is 500 megawatts (MW) with the option to scale further.

First time for carbonate fuel cell technology to be piloted for carbon capture in an industrial environment. Captured CO2 will be transported and stored via the Porthos project for permanent storage under the North Sea. If successful, the technology would be commercialized to reduce emissions at ExxonMobil locations and other industrial sites to help customers reduce their emissions.

Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, alongside the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (“EIB”), announced funding commitments to the partnership’s first two European projects today: the Ørsted FlagshipONE project, the largest e-Methanol project in Europe, and Energy Dome’s Ottana Project, a first-of-a-kind long duration energy storage project deploying Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery technology.

Fourth Power says its ultra-high temperature "sun in a box" energy storage tech is more than 10X cheaper than lithium-ion batteries, and vastly more powerful and efficient than any other thermal battery. It's hoping to prove it with a 1-MWh prototype.

Wood Mackenzie/ACP report estimates that grid scale energy storage deployment increased by 37% quarter on quarter.

電気自動車（EV）大手、中国の比亜迪（BYD）が日本市場の開拓へ投資を増やしている。オンライン販売ではなく、あえて100店体制やEV整備士の育成を主導する。日本市場は輸入車が1割に満たず、日本勢のハイブリッド車（HV）や軽が強い。BYDは国際競争力の高い日本車の牙城で顧客サービスの知見を得て、世界展開を広げる「登竜門」にする。

German battery manufacturer CustomCells has announced a license agreement with Californian battery developer Enevate. The aim of the partnership is to bring Enevate’s silicon-based XFC-Energy battery technology to the European and global markets, particularly in the electric vehicle sector.

Eleven new production projects helping to place UK at forefront of hydrogen industry and bring progress towards net zero ambitions.

NOVA by Saint-Gobain recently invested in ION Storage Systems to expand the relationship between Saint-Gobain Ceramics and ION as they work together on bringing an innovative approach for battery technologies. ION provides battery solutions for applications used in defense, aerospace, consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage.

伊藤忠商事と大阪ガスは水素事業に乗り出す。両社で水素生産で世界大手のエバーフュエル（デンマーク）に最大4割程度を出資する。同社は2024年から世界最大級となる年3000トンの水素生産を始める。

Understanding the risk of compound energy droughts—times when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow—will help grid planners understand where energy storage is needed most

日産は今後、EVとハイブリッド車（HEV）「e-POWER」の2本柱で電動化を推進していく。2030年までに、19車種のEVを含む27車種の電動車を投入する目標を掲げる。そのうち欧州では、2030年までに投入する車種をすべてEVにする予定だ

All the electrolysers at Sinopec’s 260MW Kuqa facility in China — made by three prominent manufacturers — have safety issues related to renewable-energy fluctuations, says analyst

Panasonic Energy and Sila, today announced the signing of a commercial agreement for Sila's high-performance nano-composite silicon anode, Titan SiliconTM. The high energy density battery from Panasonic is expected to enable automakers to deliver unmatched EV performance, dramatically increasing vehicle range and reducing charge times.

Blue Current, Inc., a leader in the next phase of the all-solid-state battery industry, announced a series of technical achievements, expanded partner engagements, and funding. The company recognizes the significant safety, cost, and scalability challenges facing other well-known industry players, and is instead committed to delivering a full chemistry system that addresses these concerns using the same high-volume manufacturing equipment used in the traditional lithium-ion manufacturing industry.

In the latest expansion of Dominion Energy Virginia's growing renewable fleet, the company's largest battery storage facility to date is now operational.

The Fastmarkets Battery Cost Index provides a monthly modelled-cost tracker for various NCM and LFP cells across different countries

Achieving the Biden administration’s goal of decarbonizing the power sector by 2035 will require a slew of energy storage technologies beyond just lithium-ion batteries, and multiple players are bringing new technology solutions to the market to fill that gap.

ADEKAは2023年11月、「SPAN（硫黄変性ポリアクリロニトリル）」と呼ぶ硫黄系有機材料を正極材料、Li金属を負極材料に用いたリチウム（Li）硫黄2次電池（Li-S電池）の一種「Li-SPAN電池」について新しい開発成果を多数発表した。

The gigafactory will be operational by 2025 with an initial production capacity of 16GWh/year, creating approximately 1200 jobs and 3000 indirect jobs. The industrial project positions Verkor as a major partner for mobility and stationary storage companies across Europe.

Gore Street Capital and ITOCHU Corporation have been selected by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) to launch Japan’s first fund dedicated to grid-scale energy storage systems. The pair will launch a joint venture to manage the public-private partnership fund, to which TMG will contribute ¥2bn (£10.6m) in funds by the end of fiscal year 2023. Additional funding will be raised from the private sector, including from ITOCHU.

Argonne and INL will deploy and evaluate CMBlu Energy’s Organic SolidFlow™ battery technology. The materials used in the construction of these batteries are non-metallic and abundant, with a goal to build resilient and domestic supply chains. The batteries are targeted for community, industrial and utility-scale applications of medium and long duration.

New investment combines strategic corporate support from Porsche Ventures and Asahi Kasei, with financial investment from RA Capital Management – Planetary Health, Wilson Sonsini, and Industry Ventures. The round also includes existing investors such as Anzu Partners, TDK Ventures, Creative Ventures, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, Foothill Ventures, and Zeon Ventures.

Carbon dioxide reaches a liquid state when compressed and it expands with a pop when released, and now the Italian startup Energy Dome is ready to harness the action for a new energy storage system that could provide far more storage at far less cost than conventional lithium-ion battery arrays. Energy Dome’s first project is getting under way in Italy with completion expected before the end of next year.

カーボンニュートラルを達成するための重要な手段として世界でグリーン水素に注目が集まる中、それを生産する水電解装置にも脚光が当たっている。日本を含む世界の各国・地域が水電解装置に巨額の補助金を出し、さらに投資家がそれを上回る資金を投入する動きも出てきた。

伊藤忠商事や独フォルクスワーゲン（VW）が出資する米スタートアップ24Mは、2025年にもリチウムイオン電池に比べて製造コストを最大4割減らした次世代電池を供給する。発火リスクの低い「半固体電池」で普及すればEV価格引き下げの後押しになる。

Highview’s liquid air battery literally uses liquid air as a storage medium. The system deploys electricity to supercool ambient air down to -196 C, at which point it becomes compressed as a liquid. There it stays in a cryogenic state until electricity is needed, when heat is applied to restore the liquid to a gas, which is goes through a turbine to generate clean kilowatts.

Our Next Energy (ONE) started off this week by laying off about one-quarter of its staff. The layoffs came as the company seeks to preserve cash as it gets ready to start ramping up production of its in-house lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells in 2024. However, while layoffs are never great, also got some positive news this week with test results from a BMW iX equipped with a prototype of its new Gemini dual chemistry battery that went 608 miles on a charge.

三菱地所は今後10年で物流施設の開発に5000億円を投じる。発火リスクのある電気自動車（EV）向け電池の保管需要や、運転手の残業規制が強化される「2024年問題」など、新たなサプライチェーン（供給網）の課題に対応した設備を設ける。

Project Roadrunner will convert waste carbon dioxide (CO2) and renewable power into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other low-carbon fuels. This first-of-a-kind commercial-scale Power-to-Liquids (PtL) eFuels facility is expected to be the largest PtL eFuels project in North America once operational.

Toshiba Corporation has developed a new lithium-ion battery using a cobalt-free 5V-class high-potential cathode material that significantly suppresses performance-degrading gases produced as side reactions. This battery can operate at a wide range of applications, from power tools to electric vehicles.

According to Adamas data, China had the highest total battery capacity deployed in newly sold EVs in the third quarter of 2023 at 98.7 GWh, a 16% increase compared to the second quarter of this year and a 30% jump over the same quarter the year prior. Over the same period, China’s share of the global market slid to 54% in Q3 2023, down from 58% a year ago.

Next-generation geothermal could be a huge source of carbon-free power. A first-of-a-kind project from Google and Fervo Energy is a step in that direction.

Following unprecedented price increases in 2022, battery prices are falling again this year. The price of lithium-ion battery packs has dropped 14% to a record low of $139/kWh, according to analysis by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF).

BYD signed a 10 billion yuan (1.4 billion USD) contract for a new battery plant in Xuzhou, a city about halfway between Beijing and Shanghai. The annual output capacity of 30 GWh will make it the world’s largest sodium-ion battery plant.

The cell has been validated for a best-in-class energy density of over 160 watt-hours per kilogram at the company’s R&D and industrialization campus. It is based on a hard carbon anode and a Prussian White-based cathode, and is free from lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite. The sodium-ion technology, which has been developed together with research partner Altris, is intended to provide the foundation for Northvolt's next-generation energy storage solutions.

Giant batteries that ensure stable power supply by offsetting intermittent renewable supplies are becoming cheap enough to make developers abandon scores of projects for gas-fired generation world-wide.The long-term economics of gas-fired plants, used in Europe and some parts of the United States primarily to compensate for the intermittent nature of wind and solar power, are changing quickly.

Goldman Sachs Research now expects battery prices to fall to $99 per kilowatt hour (kWh) of storage capacity by 2025 — a 40% decrease from 2022. Almost half of the decline will come from declining prices of EV raw materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt.

American Battery Solutions (ABS), a leader in the design, development and manufacturing of advanced lithium-ion batteries, is excited to announce plans for its acquisition by Komatsu, a leading manufacturer of construction, mining, forestry and industrial heavy equipment.

都市ガス業界が脱炭素化へ動き出した。二酸化炭素（CO2）を原料に作る合成メタン（e-メタン）を広げ、2050年にはガス利用による排出を実質ゼロにする。30年に消費量の1%を代替する計画だ。ただ価格が高く、普及には量産技術の確立が必須になる。

ExxonMobil Corporation has announced plans to become a leading producer of lithium, a key component of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Work has begun for the company’s first phase of North America lithium production in southwest Arkansas, an area known to hold significant lithium deposits.

The White Dunes project, spearheaded by Moroccan enterprise Falcon Capital Dakhla, aims to forge a strategic alliance with HDF ENERGY (mnemonic code: HDF) for the establishment of a green hydrogen production facility in the heart of the Dakhla region. The initial investment for this ambitious endeavor is estimated at USD 2 billion. Embracing Morocco's 14-year experience in clean energy and fostering an innovation-friendly ecosystem, White Dunes aspires to be a pivotal player in the country's renewable energy sector, with the goal of commencing hydrogen production by 2028

Japan Airlines has separately signed basic agreements with three of hydrogen-electric aircraft/engine manufacturers, H2FLY GmbH, Universal Hydrogen Co., and ZeroAvia Inc., in order to study the safety, economic feasibility and maintainability etc., for bringing hydrogen-fueled next generation aircrafts, which can reduce CO2 emissions to zero during flight and expected to be a sustainable aviation solution for the future.

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies paired with renewable energy could reduce the emissions from industrial energy use by almost two-thirds, a new report has said.

Just 2% of annual production capacity planned by 2030 is covered by a binding purchase agreement

B2U Storage Solutions said Tuesday it has begun operations at its second grid-connected hybrid storage facility, using hundreds of repurposed EV batteries from Honda for a 3 MW/12 MWh facility.

Suzuki will make an additional investment of ¥10 billion in ELIIY Power and become the largest shareholder with 21.59% of shares. In addition, Suzuki will subscribe for ¥15 billion of convertible bond-type bonds with stock acquisition rights issued by ELIIY Power.

FREYR Battery has published a letter to shareholders co-authored by Co-Founder and Executive Chairperson Tom Einar Jensen and Chief Executive Officer Birger Steen. The content of the shareholder letter, which is posted to the investor relations section of FREYR’s website.

Plug Power will need to "access additional capital in the market to fund its activities." It said it was pursuing a number of debt capital and project financing solutions.

Germany’s Siemens Energy AG and France-based industrial gas supplier Air Liquide have officially opened their gigawatt-scale electrolyser factory in Berlin, preparing a ramp-up in production to 3 GW annually by 2025.

蓄電池をめぐる各国・地域の産業政策を分析し、覇権争いの構図を明らかする本連載。第5回となる今回からは、2022年8月にインフレ抑制法（Inflation Reduction Act, IRA）が成立した米国を取り上げる。同法成立後、わずか1年で米国内に35もの蓄電池関連工場の建設が発表された。米国の国を挙げた猛追により、中国・韓国・日本が支配する蓄電池市場はあと数年のうちに大きく変わる可能性がある。

For the first time in the United States, a commercial plant is capturing carbon dioxide directly from the sky and locking away the planet-warming gas.

All-solid-state batteries have been touted as the future of batteries and a game-changer for BEVs. Two companies have joined forces to make the Japanese industry more globally competitive.

One of the first gigawatt-scale electrolyzer factories in the world implementing modern robots and digitalization for a highly automated production, the new Siemens Energy Electrolyzer Manufacturing plant in Berlin, Germany, is fast-tracking sustainable manufacturing and the renewable hydrogen economy.

Houston has taken the top slot as the best US city for foreign multinationals to do business in the second annual ranking compiled by the Financial Times and Nikkei. It gained the top spot by offering business friendly policies, excellent logistics, affordable cost of living, and a diverse community for overseas companies. Boston ranked #11.

In addition to lithium, silicon is also being investigated as an anode material for future batteries. But what are the advantages of this technology, what are the challenges and what is the current state of commercialization? This article provides the answers.

Maxell is developing a 200mAh cylindrical all-solid-state battery with 25 times the capacity of a ceramic packaged all-solid-state battery (PSB401010H) that uses a sulfide-based solid electrolyte and has been in mass production since June 2023.

香港大学は次世代電池の一つで安価なマグネシウムを使う電池のエネルギー密度を既存のリチウムイオン電池並みに高めることに成功した。900回充放電して容量の90%を維持できるなど劣化にも強い。

Energy talks; achievling net-zero goals by 2050, advancing the energy transition, financing the energy transition

24M Electrode-to-Pack system is a streamlined battery pack system that features electrodes packaged directly into the battery pack, removing the need for individual cells and modules.

The industry is continuing to push co-firing in gas- and coal-fired power plants despite criticism around effectiveness for decarbonisation

Starting next year, Antora’s new manufacturing plant will produce modular thermal batteries to help decarbonize heavy industries.

On October 20 and in response to the widened U.S. controls, China announced a new set of export restrictions on certain graphite products. As of December 1, Chinese exporters will be required to apply for permits to ship two types of the material, including “high-purity, high-hardness and high-intensity synthetic graphite material and natural flake graphite and its products.”