BatteryBits and Intercalation are proud to release the “Battery Report”!

This 130-page deck summarizes the most significant developments in the battery industry in 2021. We intend for this report to be a comprehensive and accessible overview of the current state of battery research, industry, talent, and policy; and we hope…

This story is contributed by Charlie Parker

• Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) are a growing but still niche segment in passenger vehicles because of unmet consumer demands for range, safety, and price.
• BEV OEMs are heavily invested in “Generation 4” battery technology to meet these demands, specifically solid-state batteries which may…

This story is contributed by Joe Sleppy.

• An ideal energy storage system might feature both batteries and supercapacitors, but tradeoffs such as space and performance constraints typically limit designs to one or the other.
• Capacitech is producing a flexible, wire-shaped supercapacitor that can help avoid tradeoffs by better integrating supercapacitors…

This story is contributed by Sedzro Tamakloe

• Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) will be a key technology to meet battery production needs due to the abundance of sodium, the low cost of the materials, and the elimination of cobalt from the cathode.
• Although SIBs can not match nickel-based lithium ion batteries (LIBs)…

This story is contributed by Anil Achyuta from TDK Ventures.

• With rapid electrification, the global manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries is poised to increase from 325 GWh to around 1500 GWh in the next 10 years. …

This story is contributed by Ankur Podder.

• A battery located in an apartment is a key trend and will continue to grow with the rise of home battery system providers
• Installation of pre-assembled integrated battery energy storage systems in the form of “skids” during off-site construction of apartment units can…

This story is contributed by Valerio De Angelis and Yuliya Preger, Sandia National Laboratories

• Few battery data sets are public and even fewer are in a common format, making it difficult to compare data across studies.
• This article describes the features of Battery Archive, the first public repository for visualization…

This story is contributed by Asang Mehta, from Xerion Advanced Battery

• Battery materials research, cell design, and business development must all be catered to specific end-use applications right from the onset in order to provide a structured focus to product timelines
• The key to large-scale adoption of battery technologies is…