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ECIU @eciu.net · 14h

🔎 500 miles

BMW has revealed the all-new iX3 electric car which comes with a range of 500 miles.
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electr...

The BMW iX3 sounds like version 2.0 of electric cars

With an official range of 500 miles, the new BMW iX3 will be the longest-range EV on sale in the UK at launch

www.independent.co.uk

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 4h

🔋Ferrari has released some specifications of its Elettrica model.

More info: www.batterydesign.net/ferrari-elet...

Courtesy of @batterydesign.bsky.social

#batteries #battchat #greensky 💡🔌🧪

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 3d

🔋New Chinese export control just dropped.

Graphite, nickel cathodes, LFP, >300 Wh/kg batteries, and cell & material production equipment are all affected.

Exporters of these items must apply for permits from the Ministry of Commerce.

#batteries #battchat #greensky 🧪💡🔌

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 3d

NEW – IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @iea.org

Read here: buff.ly/moV7Tge

Share of national electricity supplies that depend on imported fossil fuels in 2023, actual (left) and in the IEA’s “low renewable-energy source” scenario (right), in 31 countries that are net importers of coal and gas. Source: IEA.

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 3d

🔋New Chinese export control just dropped.

Graphite, nickel cathodes, LFP, >300 Wh/kg batteries, and cell & material production equipment are all affected.

Exporters of these items must apply for permits from the Ministry of Commerce.

#batteries #battchat #greensky 🧪💡🔌

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 4d

🔋PowerCo, together with Ducati Motor and QuantumScape, presented an all-electric motorbike powered by a solid-state battery at IAA.

#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 4d

🔋PowerCo, together with Ducati Motor and QuantumScape, presented an all-electric motorbike powered by a solid-state battery at IAA.

#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 5d

🔋 LeydenJar (Dutch silicon anode innovator) and Highpower Technology (Chinese battery maker) team up on high-capacity batteries for wearables.

Smart play. Gone are the days of doing it all in-house (Northvolt style). Partnerships maximize success.

#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪💡🔌

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 5d

🔋 LeydenJar (Dutch silicon anode innovator) and Highpower Technology (Chinese battery maker) team up on high-capacity batteries for wearables.

Smart play. Gone are the days of doing it all in-house (Northvolt style). Partnerships maximize success.

#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪💡🔌

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TerraWatts2010 @terrawatts2010.bsky.social · 10d

The Celtic Interconnector, a €1.6 billion subsea cable project, will connect Ireland to France across 700 km, transmitting 700MW of electricity and enabling bidirectional power exchange and renewable energy trading. 🔌💡
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...

Celtic Interconnector cable: Ireland's €1.6 billion subsea power link to France and Europe begins

The Celtic Interconnector, a €1.6 billion subsea cable project, connects Ireland to France across 700 kilometers, transmitting 700 megawatts of electricity. The cable establishes Ireland's first direc...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 11d

🔋Stefano Passerini, a world renowned battery scientist, has moved to China.

He will head the International Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage at Nanjing Normal University.

Stefano did pioneering work in sodium-ion batteries and ionic liquid electrolytes.

#battchat #batteries 🧪

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 11d

🔋Stefano Passerini, a world renowned battery scientist, has moved to China.

He will head the International Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage at Nanjing Normal University.

Stefano did pioneering work in sodium-ion batteries and ionic liquid electrolytes.

#battchat #batteries 🧪

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 13d

🔋 LG Energy Solution is expanding downstream, building a Battery-as-a-Service ecosystem for leasing and recycling, alongside new software offerings in battery management.

This is part of the company's vision to expand its business beyond hardware.

#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪🔌💡

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 13d

🔋 LG Energy Solution is expanding downstream, building a Battery-as-a-Service ecosystem for leasing and recycling, alongside new software offerings in battery management.

This is part of the company's vision to expand its business beyond hardware.

#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪🔌💡

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 14d

🔋Neptune Energy, a major oil and gas company, has just confirmed resources of 43 million tons of lithum carbonate (LCE) in the Altmark region in Germany.

It could become one of the key production nodes for battery technology in Europe.

#battchat #batteries #greensky 🔌💡🧪

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 14d

🔋Neptune Energy, a major oil and gas company, has just confirmed resources of 43 million tons of lithum carbonate (LCE) in the Altmark region in Germany.

It could become one of the key production nodes for battery technology in Europe.

#battchat #batteries #greensky 🔌💡🧪

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 15d

🔋Volkswagen introduces temporary shutdowns at two of its electric vehicle plants in Germany.

Zwickau factory will stop production for a week due to weak demand for Audi Q4 e-tron.

Emden plant has reduced employee hours and is expected to halt production for several days.

#greensky #battchat 🔌💡🧪

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 15d

🔋Volkswagen introduces temporary shutdowns at two of its electric vehicle plants in Germany.

Zwickau factory will stop production for a week due to weak demand for Audi Q4 e-tron.

Emden plant has reduced employee hours and is expected to halt production for several days.

#greensky #battchat 🔌💡🧪

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 17d

🔋Natron, a sodium-ion battery company, that found some success in the data centers market, went bankrupt.

Why? It couldn’t secure enough orders.

Lithium batteries have become so cheap, that they undermine the main advantage of sodium batteries, which is cost.

#batteries #battchat #greensky 🔌💡🧪

Natron Energy, company behind $1.4 billion NC project, is going out of business

The battery maker behind North Carolina’s largest economic project announced last year, will stop operating Wednesday.

www.newsobserver.com

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 17d

🔋Natron, a sodium-ion battery company, that found some success in the data centers market, went bankrupt.

Why? It couldn’t secure enough orders.

Lithium batteries have become so cheap, that they undermine the main advantage of sodium batteries, which is cost.

#batteries #battchat #greensky 🔌💡🧪

Natron Energy, company behind $1.4 billion NC project, is going out of business

The battery maker behind North Carolina’s largest economic project announced last year, will stop operating Wednesday.

www.newsobserver.com

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 20d

Partners in Asia is probably a synonym for Chinese or Korean battery manufacturers.

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 21d

🔋 At least 22 other factory sites involving Korean business groups, in autos, shipbuilding, steel and electrical equipment, have been nearly halted due to the immigration raid on Georgia battery plant.

#batteries #battchat #greensky 🔌🧪💡

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 21d

🔋 At least 22 other factory sites involving Korean business groups, in autos, shipbuilding, steel and electrical equipment, have been nearly halted due to the immigration raid on Georgia battery plant.

#batteries #battchat #greensky 🔌🧪💡

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 27d

🔋PowerCo seeks Asian partners to build three more battery plants over the next decade.

Sebastian Wolf, COO: “We have to find partners with more experience. We hope to find partners in Asia to realize a win-win situation.”

Worrying sign or smart diversification?

#batteries #battchat #greensky 🧪💡🔌

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Jasmin Smajic @drsmajic.bsky.social · 27d

🔋PowerCo seeks Asian partners to build three more battery plants over the next decade.

Sebastian Wolf, COO: “We have to find partners with more experience. We hope to find partners in Asia to realize a win-win situation.”

Worrying sign or smart diversification?

#batteries #battchat #greensky 🧪💡🔌

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