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Umicore cathode materials at the core of rechargeable Li-ion batteries
27/11/2020
Rechargeable Li-ion batteries are everywhere in our daily life. They store energy and power our smartphones and laptops, our cordless drills, children’s hoverboards, steps or E-bikes. Not to mention the hundreds of electric car models available today. Umicore is part of this energy transformation and proud to take an active role in this transition towards […]
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Panasonic looks to Norway for European battery production
27/11/2020
Panasonic has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the energy company Equinor and the industrial group Norsk Hydro to explore the possibilities for building a “sustainable and cost-effective European battery business” for electric vehicles, likely in Norway. According to the joint declaration, the companies will, in this first phase, directly involve potential customers in […]
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EU says it could be self-sufficient in electric vehicle batteries by 2025
25/11/2020
The European Union could produce enough batteries by 2025 to power its fast-growing fleet of electric vehicles without relying on imported cells, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said during a conference on 24 Nov. As part of its plan to become climate neutral by 2050, the EU wants to boost local production of the […]
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Residential storage in Europe to grow 500% by 2024
28/08/2019
+ Read moreA new report from analysts at Wood Mackenzie forecasts 6.6 GWh of residential energy storage to be installed across Europe by 2024. The economics of the technology are at a tipping point, increasingly reaching grid parity in European markets. With rising electricity demand and falling battery system costs, the trend will further spread across the […]
Launch of the BatteRIes Europe Platform
28/08/2019
+ Read moreThe Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic, has launched back in June 2019 the BatteRIes Europe Platform. It is a research and innovation platform, gathering public and private stakeholders along the whole value chain of battery production. It becomes the research and innovation ”leg” of the European Battery Alliance. As highlighted in the Strategic […]
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RESEARCHER ON MULTI-PHYSICS MODELLING OF LI-IONS BATTERY H/F
+ Read moreCommissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA) is a French governmental research-and-technology organization with activities in energy, Information Technology, healthcare, defense and security. CEA-Tech, one of its divisions, focuses on creating value and innovation through technology transfer to its industrial partners. It employs 4500 scientists and engineers including 300 Ph.D. students and 300 […]
