SAE Detroit to talk thermal runaway protection for EV batteries
SOUTHFIELD–The SAE Detroit Section will host a technical meeting Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the San Marino Club, 1685 E. Big Beaver Road in Troy. on the topic of “Thermal Runaway …
Graphex launches strategic advisory committee
ROYAL OAK–Graphex Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Graphex Group Ltd. (NYSE American: GRFX | HKSE: 6128), developers of processing technologies for natural graphite for use in lithium-ion batteries, announced the …
Coretec cites positive results from tests on nanowire for batteries
ANN ARBOR–The Coretec Group Inc. (OTCQB: CRTG), developers of silicon anode active materials for lithium-ion batteries and cyclohexasilane (CHS) for cleantech and emerging tech applications, today announced the initial findings …
A123 gets $2 billion in new business
LIVONIA – A123 Systems LLC, the Livonia-based, Chinese-owned manufacturer of lithium ion batteries and energy storage systems, announced that it had achieved $2 billion in new business commitments for the …
Toyota’s Ann Arbor lab touts battery research advance
ANN ARBOR — Thanks to a research discovery in battery development, your phone charge might last a little longer. That’s one of the findings of recent discoveries from the Ann …
At Michigan Tech, Battery ‘Flaws’ Drive Innovation
HOUGHTON — Most people see defects as flaws. A few Michigan Technological University researchers, however, see them as opportunities. Tech researchers have found that defects called twin boundaries — small, symmetrical defects …
XALT Energy Powers New Flyer Battery-Electric Buses
MIDLAND — Xalt Energy LLC, the former Dow Kokam advanced battery business, announced that its batteries are helping power new battery-electric Xcelsior transit buses built by New Flyer. Two of …
A123 Sells Battery Materials Manufacturing Plant
LIVONIA — A123 Systems LLC, the lithium-ion battery maker now owned by China’s Wanxiang Group, sadi Tuesday that it has completed the sale of its battery materials manufacturing business in …
MTU Research Sheds Light On Why Rechargeable Batteries Fail
HOUGHTON — Pity the poor lithium ion. Drawn relentlessly by its electrical charge, it surges from anode to cathode and back again, shouldering its way through an elaborate molecular obstacle …