Industry news

US firm Aqua Metals, Inc. is a step closer to revolutionising the lead-acid battery recycling industry after buying 12.5 acres in Nevada’s Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRIC).

Canadian Energy Storage Systems manufacturer Corvus Energy and Siemens have been awarded a contract to supply lithium energy storage systems to hybrid passenger ferries.

It hardly seems like we’re weeks away from the fourth anniversary of the Fukishima nuclear disaster following the Tsunami in March 2011, but it is far from erased from the Japanese psyche as visitors to the Smart Energy show in Tokyo (incorporating battery Japan) would have noticed.

California-based Imergy has announced its intention to muscle in on the lead-acid and lithium-ion Energy Storage System (ESS) sector with its latest product.

American electronics manufacturer NATEL EMS is moving into the battery business after creating a new facility to handle lithium-ion module manufacturing in Chatsworth, California.

Chemical companies BASF and Toda Kogyo have teamed up to launch a joint venture firm based in Japan to manufacture cathode active materials (CAM) for use in lithium-ion batteries.

The revolution in Electric Vehicle charging is step closer this week after wireless power transfer company WiTricity signed a technology and patent license agreement with CTEK Corporation.

British start-up Faradion has almost £2m to develop sodium-ion batteries following further funding from investors Finance Yorkshire, Rising Stars Growth Fund and Haldor Topsoe.

The Indian government is planning a subsidy of Rs 32,000 (US$514) on all lithium battery kits to promote electric bike use and cut down vehicular pollution, reports The Indian Express.

Lithium-ion battery company Samsung SDI Co. Ltd., has bought Magna Steyr’s battery pack business for an undisclosed fee.