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Join us in creating the Battery Report this year! 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gb4eeEJ4 With 100,000+ views each year, the Battery Report is by far the most-read report covering the battery industry, widely circulated and utilized by battery professionals in industry, academia, finance, and policy circles. Each year, 100+ battery experts join forces in this massively collaborative effort. As a contributor, you will be working with a world-class team of passionate and talented battery experts to create a valuable open-access resource for the battery ecosystem, expand your professional network, and be recognized for your contributions. Battery professionals from underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. #Batteries #VoltaFoundation #BatteryReport #EV #Policy

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Ratel Consulting has been nominated for Startup Supporter of the Year by the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC). This award is given to an organization or individual who has gone above and beyond in supporting cleantech startups and entrepreneurs and the growth of the cleantech innovation ecosystem in the Northeast. We would appreciate your support, votes are due August 16 by 5:00 pm. You can cast your vote here | https://lnkd.in/dzd-mTnt More information on the 2024 Green Future Gala Awards here | https://lnkd.in/d3yfBaGG

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Please join me on Wednesday, May 22 at 2:00 PM EST as I moderate a discussion on Battery Testing: Navigating Current Standards, Certifications, & Strategies. Presenting will be Bjoern Stoll of Digatron Power Electronics, USA, and Ryan Spray and Yeyoung Ha of Exponent. Battery testing and standards are the foundation of the entire battery industry from R&D through manufacturing. It influences everything from pricing to bankability and plays a key role in determining which battery technologies will make it to market. While this important technical area receives relatively little coverage this webinar will explore the processes, equipment, and people who are helping push battery technology forward and how it impacts the broader market. This webinar is hosted by Michael Anderson of Battery Technology (Informa Markets) and sponsored by TA Instruments. If you would like to participate in future webinars please reach out to me.

I talked to a few of the companies that are scaling up production of silicon anode materials. Silicon stores lots of energy, but silicon-dominant anode materials have so far been too expensive for electric cars. Several companies say that larger facilities will make the high-capacity battery materials cheap enough for EVs. They'll likely go into expensive vehicles first, but many of these firms say that they'll continue to get more efficient and hope to eventually get silicon into the batteries of more affordable cars. Read it in C&EN

The 2023 Battery Report is now published! 2023 was a year of progress and recalibration for the battery industry, with significant developments in industry, investments, manufacturing, supply chain, innovation, research, policy, and talent. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/dizhYa-Q Some key highlights from this 300+ page report: 2023 🚘 EV “price war” lowered average EV price by 25%, or $15,000 since September 2022. The price gap between EV and fossils is now under $3,000. 📉 Raw materials prices fall in 2023 as supply outpaces demand, lowering cell-level price by 16% to $107/kWh. 🪨 With China’s dominance on graphite and new restrictions on graphite exports, development of graphite facilities in ex-China locations receives renewed attention. 🧪 Latest research in battery materials (Na-ion, Li-metal, solid-state, sulfur). Research related to Na-ion is on the rise, accounting for 13% of publications. 🔋 Battery form-factor trending towards large-format prismatic LFP cells for EVs and BESS. ✅ NACS’s dramatic adoption by nearly all major OEMs in North America 👩🔬 Shortage of battery talent persists, junior battery engineers make $100k+ in Michigan and $125k+ in California. With the industry moving at a breathtaking pace, we hope to lower the barrier for anyone looking to learn more about the battery industry, and to catalyze dialogue on the state of batteries and its trajectory into the future. This report was produced by the Volta Foundation and was a massively collaborative project between 120+ battery professionals from 100+ institutions. Our DMs are always open and would love to hear comments, questions, concerns, or anything in between. Enjoy reading! #BatteryReport2023 #Batteries #EnergyStorage #Energy #EV #ElectricVehicle #BattChat #Sustainability #lithiumionbatteries

4 key takeaways from the LMO talk at AABC this week by Jay Whitacre, Ph.D. (Stratus Materials): 1) LXMO thermal decomp onset is >250 degC: Much better than the 165 degC for NMC811 2) LXMO has a combination of high energy density AND high safety leading to EV packs of up to 2x of LFP and NMC 3) Drop-in replacement for NMC manufacturing lines 4) LXMO cell failure at 210C (at separator softening temp. spec) What are your thoughts on these takeaways? Comment below! Edited by Mouda A.