China’s Fulin teams up with SD Lomon to build lithium battery material plants
July 07, 2025
Fulin and SD Lomon will set up two joint venture plants in China’s Sichuan province, the companies announced. The first JV will produce high-density lithium iron phosphate while the other will produce lithium dihydrogen phosphate and ferrous oxalate.
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U Power teams up with Beijing Foton to advance battery swapping
July 04, 2025
U Power will provide technological support to enable incorporation of battery-swapping capabilities on Beijing Foton vehicles, development and testing of battery-swapping stations to serve electric vehicle models, as well as connection of vehicles with its battery-bank ecosystem.
Turntide bags Hitachi order to power first battery trains built in UK
July 04, 2025
Hitachi will place orders worth nearly £10 million (about USD 13.6 million) with Turntide Technologies to continue R&D and supply LFP batteries. This commitment creates valuable backlog and pipeline for Turntide over the coming years and will result in the expansion of their Gateshead facility.
Kalmar launches next-generation lithium-ion battery technology
July 03, 2025
Building on the success of its previous Li-ion solution, Kalmar’s Gen 2 battery technology has been developed to meet the growing demands of customers seeking safer, more efficient and more sustainable cargo-handling solutions.
Electrovaya receives additional $6.3 million order with major company
July 03, 2025
The batteries will be used by a leading Fortune 100 e-commerce company in the United States for powering material handling electric vehicles in multiple distribution centers.
Toshiba introduces 2-channel automotive high-speed digital isolators
July 02, 2025
The devices ensure the safety and reliability of the on-board charger (OBC) and battery management system (BMS) used in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs).
CATL breaks ground on $6 billion battery project in Indonesia
July 01, 2025
CATL in a joint venture with state-owned Indonesia Battery and PT Aneka Tambang will build the 15 GW plant in Karawang regency in Indonesia’s West Java province. The facility is expected to generate power for 250,000 to 300,000 cars.
Lyten acquires Northvolt's Polish manufacturing operation
July 01, 2025
Lyten, a US-based manufacturer of lithium-sulfur batteries, will acquire Northvolt’s Dwa ESS operations in Gdansk, Poland, a 25,000 square metre battery energy storage systems (BESS) manufacturing and R&D facility.
World’s largest Sand Battery now in operation in Finland
July 01, 2025
The Sand Battery, developed by Finnish company Polar Night Energy, is a high-temperature thermal energy storage system that stores clean and affordable electricity as heat in sand or similar solid materials.
OQC, Kvantify announce project to enhance battery innovation
June 30, 2025
The project, named CoaxChem to signify the collaboration of OQC’s patented Coaxmon architecture and Kvantify’s quantum chemistry capabilities, aims to co-develop a novel quantum chemistry software that will seamlessly integrate with OQC’s quantum hardware.
Comau partners with Intecells to boost battery electrode manufacturing
June 30, 2025
Comau will work with Intecells, which has patented an innovative cold plasma application, to develop a cost-effective technology path for customers looking to integrate the new technology within existing cell manufacturing lines.
Schneider Electric to develop manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu
June 30, 2025
The 500,000 square feet facility will focus on expanding Schneider’s IT Business’ capabilities in the production, sales and trading of BMS, including UPS systems, PDU, cooling solutions and other electronic accessories.
Production stops at Northvolt's battery plant – future remains uncertain
June 30, 2025
Production at Northvolt’s battery factory in Skellefteå i Northern Sweden comes to a complete stop today, and it remains unclear whether operations will ever resume.
Gurīn selects Saft’s BESS for 1 GWh project in Fukushima
June 30, 2025
The project will be capable of providing over 240 megawatts (MW) of power for four hours and construction is expected to begin in 2026.
Toyota Tsusho, LG Energy establish battery reclamation JV in US
June 27, 2025
Going forward, Green Metals Battery Innovations (GMBI) plans to build a facility with an objective to achieve annual processing capacity of up to 13,500 tons of scrap, equivalent to more than 40,000 automotive battery units.
Georgia Tech, Stryten install lead BESS for advanced research
June 27, 2025
The installation aims to create a living-learning lab on campus that supports research and real-world applications of medium-duration energy storage solutions. Lead BESS was selected due to its cost-effectiveness, high discharge rates and recyclability.
Safran, Saft to co-develop high voltage battery system for aviation
June 27, 2025
Thanks to the combined expertise of Safran and Saft, the system incorporates high performance lithium-ion cells, cutting-edge technologies in thermal runaway containment, system management, and safety-related algorithms, ensuring the highest safety standards.
Blue Whale teams up with UNIGRID to deploy urban BESS solutions
June 26, 2025
Urban areas lack open spaces for large containerized battery systems. Blue Whale Energy is addressing this with a novel strategy: installing compact, modular battery packs directly beneath solar panels.
BatX gets government backing for commercialization of recycling tech
June 25, 2025
Indian startup BatX Energies has developed a proprietary low-temperature, low-pressure hydrometallurgical process that is agnostic to lithium-ion battery chemistries. Its dual-mode black mass recovery tech ensures high separation efficiency and recovery rates of up to 97–99%.
First offer made for bankrupt Northvolt by foreign bidder
June 24, 2025
A foreign investor has submitted a preliminary bid to acquire the entirety of Northvolt's bankrupt operations in Sweden, including the battery factory in Skellefteå, and the R&D centre in Västerås. This was confirmed to Swedish public broadcaster Ekot by bankruptcy administrator Mikael Kubu.
CATL, APM partner to advance energy transition of terminals industry
June 23, 2025
Combining CATL’s advanced energy technologies with APM Terminals’ global terminal network and supply chain expertise, this partnership aims to create industry-leading solutions for battery-electric container handling to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the industry.
China’s Hithium opens manufacturing facility in Texas
June 23, 2025
The 484,441-square-foot facility represents a nearly USD 200 million investment and is poised to begin mass production in late 2025, with an annual capacity of 10GWh for battery modules and systems.
Nuvve launches BaaS to help electric cooperatives slash energy costs
June 23, 2025
Nuvve’s BaaS model enables utilities to deploy scalable battery energy storage systems — including at the substation level — without requiring significant upfront capital investment and delivered through 10 to 12-year service agreements.
India’s Oben Electric raises $11.4 million in Series A funding
June 20, 2025
The fresh capital will be deployed to expand the company’s footprints across the country, accelerate product development of its ‘O100’ platform for affordable electric motorcycles, and scale up manufacturing at its Bengaluru facility.
Factorial launches AI-enabled digital twin platform to boost battery innovation
June 20, 2025
Unlike traditional AI platforms focused solely on system-level modeling, Gammatron fuses electrochemistry, thermodynamics, and high-fidelity lab data — to simulate and optimize battery behavior at both the material and cell-system level.
Tata Elxsi, Infineon partner to accelerate EV innovation in India
June 20, 2025
Tata Elxsi brings its design, system integration and validation capabilities, while Infineon will provide early access to its latest semiconductor technologies—such as SiC-based components, microcontrollers and ICs.
Voltfang raises €15M to boost grid resilience across Europe
June 19, 2025
With this new capital, German cleantech startup Voltfang aims to scale its production capacities and deliver an additional 250 megawatt-hours of sustainable battery storage across Europe by the end of 2026.
NYK unveils Japan’s ‘first fully battery-driven work vessel’
June 18, 2025
Designed without an onboard diesel generator, the vessel named “e-Crea” will support the docking and undocking of tugboats at the Koyasu Shipyard.
ABB breaks ground on new Robotics Campus in Sweden
June 17, 2025
ABB has officially broken ground on its new Robotics Campus in Västerås, Sweden – an investment of USD 280 million (approximately SEK 3.1 billion). The facility will consolidate production, R&D, customer training, and testing under one roof, and is expected to become a key European hub for robotics when completed in autumn 2027.
Rheinmetall secures major order from North American truck maker
June 16, 2025
The order involves a mid-six-figure quantity of CWA 2000 high-voltage coolant pumps being used in the North American manufacturer’s battery-powered medium and heavy duty trucks.
FlexGen partners with Rosendin to deliver BESS solution for data centers
June 16, 2025
The project will integrate proprietary technology and innovations from both Rosendin and FlexGen, including Rosendin’s BESSUPS design and method patent and FlexGen’s Soft Grid Interconnection and Island Grid Transient Frequency Stabilization patents.
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