Batteries & Energy Storage Technology

Batteries and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) magazine stands out as the top publication globally, focusing on the production and design of batteries, as well as the growing area of large-scale electrical energy storage.

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ZincFive announce new EMEA warehouse and service hub - Best Magazine

1 week ago | bestmag.co.uk | Murthaza Ali-Hassan

Zincfive, the US-based nickel-zinc battery maker, have announced the establishment of a new warehouse and service depot in Europe.
Pacific Green agrees to sell its 250MW/500MWh Limestone Coast North Battery Energy Park - Best Magazine

Feb 21, 2025 | bestmag.co.uk | Andrew Draper

Pacific Green Technologies, the global energy storage company, has sold all its shares in a battery energy storage (BESS) project at Limestone Coast in Australia to Intera Renewables. This is a renewable energy platform majority owned by Australia-based asset manager Palisade Investment Partners, for A$460 million ($293 million). The Limestone Coast North Energy Park, which houses a 250MW/500MWh BESS, will begin commercial operations in early 2027, it said.
Eternity Technologies acquires battery production facility in india from Enersys

Feb 21, 2025 | bestmag.co.uk | Andrew Draper

Eternity Technologies, the industrial battery maker for motive and network power, has bought a production facility from Enersys India in Vijayawada, India. It plans on “significantly investing” into the facility by making it into a production hub for lead-acid batteries, with plans to increase efficiency and upgrade equipment and will make sure to adhere to the highest environmental standards, it said.
StoreDot about to launch 4695 cylindrical battery format

Feb 21, 2025 | bestmag.co.uk | Andrew Draper

StoreDot, the Israeli innovator of fast charging EV batteries, now has announced a new 4695 cylindrical battery format. With 46mm diameter and 95mm height, it offers several advantages for electric vehicles (EVs), according to StoreDot founder and CEO Doron Myersdorf. One of the major steps forward is Increased energy density. Compared to smaller cylindrical cells like the 2170, the 4695 format allows for a significant increase in energy density.
Antimony mining projects snapped up as price soars

Feb 21, 2025 | bestmag.co.uk | Andrew Draper

As antimony reaches new price highs, two mining projects have been snapped up. Mineral exploration company Military Metals of Vancouver, British Columbia, completed the final cash payment to take full ownership of the Last Chance Antimony-Gold Property in Nevada, US. Financial details were not disclosed. Originally discovered in 1880, the Last Chance antimony-gold deposit had limited production until the early 1960s for US military use, it said.
Renault’s battery disc allows firefighters to drench burning battery cells

Feb 21, 2025 | bestmag.co.uk | Andrew Draper

French auto maker Renault said it is making its Fireman Access system, which enables firefighters to drench burning battery cells in electric vehicles (EVs), available to the global automotive industry with free licencing. It claims firefighters can put out EV fires in roughly the same time as on a combustion vehicle, using less water. An adhesive disc is placed over an opening in the casing of the vehicle’s traction battery, effectively sealing it for normal use.
Entek expects to keep $1.2 billion separator plant DOE loan

Feb 21, 2025 | bestmag.co.uk | Andrew Draper

Entek, the material science and separator company, is confident of keeping its $1.2 billion loan from the US government for its new lithium-ion separator plant being built in Terre Haute, Indiana. In an interview with BEST, CTO Rick Pekala and VP of global sales and marketing Clint Beutelschies, said Entek is in “a little better position” than others whose loans are being reviewed by the US Department of Energy and its new leadership.
Leoch looks to expand Guangdong Yuasa in Chinese data centre, grid utility sectors

Feb 20, 2025 | bestmag.co.uk | Andrew Draper

Battery company Leoch International Technology has added some detail around its acquisition of 70% of Yuasa Battery (Guangdong) Co., announced in December. Leoch founder and president Li Dong told BEST the plan is to expand in the data centre and grid utility markets in mainland China. “I think they have a very strong brand name, very strong technology and quality control. So now we believe we can expand the business,” he said.
The struggle for quality and cost-effectiveness at AABC

Feb 20, 2025 | bestmag.co.uk | Andrew Draper

The 2024 Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC), held in Las Vegas in December, drew a wide range of players in the battery value chain, from materials to recycling, manufacture and technology. Andrew Draper reports. One issue facing battery manufacturers is achieving profitable battery manufacturing and meeting the competition. Tal Sholklapper, CEO of Voltaiq, gave a presentation showing the struggle to achieve quality.
Frontier Power partners with Invinity Energy to deploy 2GWh of flow batteries

Feb 19, 2025 | bestmag.co.uk | Andrew Draper

UK energy infrastructure investment and development company Frontier Power has joined forces with UK vanadium flow battery (VFB) manufacturer Invinity Energy Systems. It gains access to up to 2GWh of Invinity’s manufacturing capacity on a ‘right-of-first-refusal’ basis. Invinity said Frontier will act as the lead developer, securing project financing, land, connections and planning permissions. Invinity will be the exclusive supplier of the flow battery technology.