Lithium-ion batteries
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The lithium-ion battery
Battery startup SPARKZ announced plans to convert a glass plant in Bridgeport, WV to produce zero-cobalt lithium batteries.
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| 2021 |
The lithium-ion battery
Global lithium-ion battery production estimated between 200 and 600 gigawatt-hours.
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| 2019 |
The lithium-ion battery
John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 'for the development of lithium ion batteries'.
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| 2019 |
The lithium-ion battery
Electric vehicle battery pack costs estimated at $150–200. Cobalt usage for electric vehicles increased 81% from the first half of 2018, reaching 7,200 tonnes in the first half of the year, supporting a battery capacity of 46.3 GWh.
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| 2019 |
Lithium batteries in China
China produces over 15 billion units of lithium batteries, with major exports to Hong Kong, United States, Germany, Korea, and other countries.
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| 2017 |
The lithium-ion battery
Projected residential energy storage systems installation cost expected to drop to $250 per kilowatt-hour by 2040, with a 70% price reduction anticipated by 2030.
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| 2016 |
The lithium-ion battery
Global lithium-ion battery production capacity increased to 28 gigawatt-hours, with 16.4 gigawatt-hours in China. GM revealed battery pricing for the Chevy Bolt EV.
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| 2016 |
The lithium-ion battery
Koichi Mizushima and Akira Yoshino received the NIMS Award from the National Institute for Materials Science for Mizushima's LiCoO2 cathode material discovery and Yoshino's lithium-ion battery development.
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| 2015 |
The lithium-ion battery
Lithium-ion battery cost estimates ranged from $300–500 per kilowatt-hour. Residential energy storage systems installation cost was $1,600 per kilowatt-hour.
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| 2014 |
The lithium-ion battery
Tesla projected to potentially use almost 40 percent of estimated global cylindrical battery production for its Model S electric cars.
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| 2014 |
The lithium-ion battery
John Goodenough, Yoshio Nishi, Rachid Yazami, and Akira Yoshino were awarded the Charles Stark Draper Prize by the National Academy of Engineering for pioneering lithium-ion battery technology.
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| 2014 |
The lithium-ion battery
Amprius Corp. developed commercial batteries reaching 650 Wh/L energy density, a 20% increase, using a silicon anode, and delivered to customers.
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| 2013 |
The lithium-ion battery
Annual flat polymer cell demand was expected to exceed 700 million.
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| 2012 |
The lithium-ion battery
Industry produced approximately 660 million cylindrical lithium-ion cells, with the 18650 size being the most popular for cylindrical cells.
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| 2012 |
The lithium-ion battery
John Goodenough, Rachid Yazami, and Akira Yoshino received the IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies for lithium-ion battery development.
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| 2011 |
The lithium-ion battery
Lithium-ion batteries reached 66% of all portable rechargeable battery sales in Japan.
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| 2011 |
The lithium-ion battery
Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) cathodes, developed at Argonne National Laboratory, begin commercial manufacture by BASF in Ohio.
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| 2010 |
The lithium-ion battery
Global lithium-ion battery production capacity was 20 gigawatt-hours.
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