Layered oxide cathodes are among the most promising materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), but their internal grains can crack as sodium ions repeatedly move in and out during cycling. A new study shows that this failure can be reduced by reshaping the crystal grains rather than only changing chemical composition. By tailoring the c-axis...
As artificial intelligence (AI) fuels unprecedented demand for data centers and resilient electrical infrastructure, Rubicon Professional Services (RPS), a leading provider of engineering, procurement, and construction services for data centers and critical facilities, today announced it has surpassed one gigawatt (1 GW) of installed battery...
Leap, the leading platform for building and scaling virtual power plants (VPPs), announced its expanded offering to monetize battery storage systems within California’s Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP), a grid reliability program that incentivizes lower energy usage during peak summer hours. Leap’s new ELRP A.4 offering, now...
PVFARM launched the commercial version of its platform for utility-scale battery energy storage (BESS) layout exploration, RE STACK. Together with PVFARM, RE STACK forms an expanding suite of tools for utility-scale renewable energy design that enable teams to explore a wide range of layout options before progressing into detailed...
SES AI Corporation (“SES AI”) (NYSE: SES), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of AI-enhanced high-performance Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries, announced that UZ Energy, an SES AI company, has become a Sol-Ark certified battery partner and has named US Energy Distributors as the master distributor for UZ Energy’s...
The NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York launched the Energy Storage Engine Scholars Initiative, a workforce program designed to train at least 400 scholars annually for careers in the nation's growing energy storage sector. Binghamton University, the Rochester Institute of Technology, Syracuse University and the University at Buffalo...
EnPower, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-power lithium-ion battery cells, and Echion Technologies Ltd, the developer of XNO niobium-based anode technology, announced a partnership to develop and manufacture in the United States, advanced battery cells for the North American industrial robotics market. Under the collaboration, formalized in...
Global Battery Materials Corp. ("GBM" or the "Company") announces that it has signed a Letter of Agreement ("LOA") with five First Nations — Dokis, Henvey Inlet, Magnetawan, Shawanaga and Wasauksing, with respect to engagement, including a potential investment transaction, in the Kearney Graphite Project ("Kearney" or...
David Energy, the only energy supplier that guarantees businesses lower power bills every month compared to the utility, announced a partnership with Wonder, a food technology platform with 140 physical locations across the Northeast. David Energy has installed free batteries at each of Wonder’s eligible 21 New York City locations. The...
Twain Financial Partners ("Twain"), a specialty finance firm investing across the power, digital infrastructure, and real estate sectors, closed its inaugural securitized letter of credit facility (the "Securitization"), establishing a platform designed to meet the growing demand for interconnection security credit solutions...