AS Published on Sunday 9 July 2023 - n° 453 - Categories:lithium batteries
Trends in the price of lithium, vehicle batteries and storage
The price of batteries for electric vehicles on Chinese markets continued to fall throughout June, although the rate of decline has begun to slow. In June,
AS Published on Saturday 8 July 2023 - n° 453 - Categories:industrial strategy, battery materials
Imerys acquires 80% of British Lithium.
Imerys acquires 80% of British Lithium. British Lithium has been working with Imerys since 2017, drilling and exploring Imerys-owned land in Cornwall. It has developed
AS Published on Sunday 2 July 2023 - n° 452 - Categories:storage area
Is it better to install batteries or electricity transmission?
Over the next five to fifteen years, batteries will undermine the business case for major transmission and interconnection projects. Nevertheless, these projects will probably be built,
AS Published on Sunday 2 July 2023 - n° 458 - Categories:storage area
Residential storage in France is marginal; heat pumps are selling well
Residential storage in France is still a niche market, but it appears to be growing. This is a consequence of the energy crisis.
L R AS Published on Sunday 2 July 2023 - n° 452 - Categories:battery materials
Lithium production in the second half should exceed demand
By the end of the first half of the year, supply and demand for lithium carbonate had reached equilibrium.
In the second half of the year, global demand for new-energy vehicles should continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace than in the previous year.
AS Published on Saturday 1 July 2023 - n° 452 - Categories:lithium batteries, various USA
Decline in storage facilities in the United States in the 1st quarter
Installed storage capacity in the United States in the1st quarter fell to 0.8 GW (-11%) and 2.1 GWh (-22%) compared with the same period last year.
AS Published on Saturday 1 July 2023 - n° 452 - Categories:lithium batteries
New method for recycling batteries
Germany's Tozero has just won an award for developing a hydro-metallurgical process to recover critical materials such as
L R AS Published on Monday 26 June 2023 - n° 451 - Categories:hydrogen
Engie and Posco win 47-year contract
The consortium led by ENGIE and POSCO will build 5 GW of wind and solar capacity in Oman and
AS Published on Monday 19 June 2023 - n° 450 - Categories:battery materials
The world will not suffer from a shortage of cobalt
Indonesia overtook Australia to become the second largest cobalt producer last year, behind the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country is expected to increase its production and remain
L R AS Published on Sunday 18 June 2023 - n° 450 - Categories:storage, storage area
In brief storage: European regulations, installations in Italy, network in Wallonia, new system
In brief storage: new European regulations, installations in Italy, grid balance in Wallonia, new system
The European Union is adopting new regulations on batteries to make them more sustainable and climate-neutral.
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After installing 741 MW/1,098 MWh of new storage capacity in Italy in the first quarter, distributed storage capacity at the end of March reached 2.3 GW/3.9 GWh, with 311,000 distributed storage systems installed.
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The Dutch company Eneco is to build a 50 MW/200 MWh energy storage facility in Wallonia (Belgium) using Tesla Megapacks batteries. The system will be used to help balance Elia's Belgian electricity grid as more renewables come online. The project will be operational by the end of 2024.
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China's Renac Power is presenting an energy storage system comprising an inverter for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. The battery is lithium-iron-phosphate and is said to have 6,000 cycles.
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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/06/13/eneco-to-build-50-mw-200-mwh-project-in-belgium/
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/06/12/renac-unveils-battery-inverter-solution-for-ci-applications/
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 June 2023 - n° 449 - Categories:battery materials
Watch out for fluctuations in the price of lithium!
On 23 May, the auction of a lithium brine lake in China's Qinghai province attracted just one buyer. A total capacity of 32 tonnes of lithium carbonate was offered at a starting price of 295,000 RMB per tonne.
AS Published on Monday 5 June 2023 - n° 448 - Categories:battery materials
An overview of the lithium market
Growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has led to a spike in the price of lithium in 2022, before falling back in early 2023.
- Strong growth creates a "bumpy" lithium market:
AS Published on Sunday 4 June 2023 - n° 448 - Categories:other batteries
Comparing the performance of stationary storage batteries: NGK's contribution
NGK is starting to operate sodium-sulphur storage batteries for a Japanese utility. It has just activated a 1 MW/5.8 MWh NAS battery.
NAS batteries are designed for 4,500 full-cycle discharges or a life of 15 years. The battery operates
L R AS Published on Monday 29 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:lithium batteries
In brief, new batteries from Enphase, Prolux, Daylight Eco, Hanersun, EVLO, Pylontech
In short, new batteries from Enphase, Prolux, Daylight Eco, Hanersun, EVLO and Pylontech.
These new products come from the SNEC trade fair in Shanghai
AS Published on Saturday 27 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:lithium batteries
Sonnen has increased its production capacity at its headquarters to 120,000 systems per year.
Germany's Sonnen has increased production capacity at its headquarters to 120,000 systems a year. This decision reflects the sharp rise in demand