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🔋 New month, new Toyota “solid-state” headline.

Toyota is developing sulfide solid-state batteries but these repeated claims of breakthroughs with no technical disclosures, are only marketing until proven otherwise.

#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky

Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air An MIT Energy Initiative study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring abo...

💨 “Study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring about promised reductions.”

#greensky #energysky

Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air An MIT Energy Initiative study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring abo...

💨 “Study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring about promised reductions.”

#greensky #energysky

By pole I meant something like this. It doesn’t get broken easily and charging ports seem better protected from the elements.

Odd product design. What exactly is the benefit here versus having a pole with charging ports?

A Deep Dive into Toyota's Batteries Toyota is betting on a specific battery technology for electric vehicles. Will it manage to deliver?

New month, new Toyota solid-state claim.

I’ve actually read their patents and written about their real solid-state achievements, which you can read below.

🔋 New month, new Toyota “solid-state” headline.

Toyota is developing sulfide solid-state batteries but these repeated claims of breakthroughs with no technical disclosures, are only marketing until proven otherwise.

#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky

🔋 Japanese ceramics manufacturer NGK Insulators to discontinue the manufacturing and sales of its sodium-sulfur batteries.

One of the reasons for this decision is that lithium-ion systems with LFP are getting better for long duration storage.

#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪

Inside the Hyundai Metaplant, the World's Most Automated Car Factory Hyundai's Metaplant uses AI and robots to create EVs with precision, aiming for 100% renewable energy by 2030.

The $7.6B Hyundai Metaplant in Georgia is a marvel of modern manufacturing. Focusing on hyper-efficient EV and battery production, it uses AI-controlled robots, including dog robots. The facility faces trade tensions and slowing consumer EV adoption.

"In Germany, BYD registered more than four times as many vehicles as Tesla in October, according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority.

Through the first 10 months of the year, BYD trails by only 424 cars."
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#alwaysbecharging www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🔋 Japanese ceramics manufacturer NGK Insulators to discontinue the manufacturing and sales of its sodium-sulfur batteries.

One of the reasons for this decision is that lithium-ion systems with LFP are getting better for long duration storage.

#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪

🔋Umicore, the Belgian materials company, moves away from large-scale investment in battery materials.

The company plans to reduce capital expenditure by 1.4€ billion euros between 2025 and 2028 in battery-related spending.

#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪

Tesla sales slump in October as Model 3 numbers hit lowest level in years Tesla sales slump in October, with a sharp fall in the Model 3 sedan offsetting gains in the Model Y. Polestar's new models also perform well.

Tesla sales slump in October as Model 3 numbers hit lowest level in years thedriven.io/2025/11/04/t...

Nice to see European countries leading

🔋Umicore, the Belgian materials company, moves away from large-scale investment in battery materials.

The company plans to reduce capital expenditure by 1.4€ billion euros between 2025 and 2028 in battery-related spending.

#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪

🔋 15 indicted including 4 under arrest for leaking Samsung SDI’s EV-battery tech to foreign firms.

The stolen IP includes prismatic aluminium cans and cap-assembly data for thermal safety.

#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪

🔋Samsung SDI has reached an agreement with Tesla to supply more than $2.11 billion worth of energy storage system batteries over three years.

When Elon says Tesla isn’t a car company, he is right. Energy storage is increasingly becoming a core business.

#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪

🔋 15 indicted including 4 under arrest for leaking Samsung SDI’s EV-battery tech to foreign firms.

The stolen IP includes prismatic aluminium cans and cap-assembly data for thermal safety.

#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪

🔋Samsung SDI has reached an agreement with Tesla to supply more than $2.11 billion worth of energy storage system batteries over three years.

When Elon says Tesla isn’t a car company, he is right. Energy storage is increasingly becoming a core business.

#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪

"Electricity is the ultimate perishable good"

No longer. Batteries will change the solar harvest, in the same way silos and refrigeration changed the food harvest... but over years, not decades 🔋🍏

"Silos for Sunshine": a great new thoughtpiece💡

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Depends on what kind of solid state battery it is. For example, those with lithium metal anodes will use more lithium than those with silicon anodes.

🔋 BYD says it will begin demo deployment of all-solid-state batteries in vehicles in 2027.

They are leaning into the sulfide electrolyte route and already completed pilot scale validation work in 2024.

#batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky 🧪

How energy storage is defying the clean energy slowdown Report: The U.S. is expected to add 204 GW of battery storage by 2035 — despite the overall post-OBBB slowdown in clean energy.

“Domestic large-scale battery systems’ capacity, which amounted to less than 4 GWh in 2024, is now at over 10 GWh, and is expected to increase to over 60 GWh in 2029.”
#battchat

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🔋 Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech has begun construction on a production facility in Šurany, Slovakia.

The investment is part of a strategy announced in December 2024 to increase production capacity in Europe.

#batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky. 🧪

Calender Roll Temperature versus Chemistry - Battery Design So what is the optimum calender roll temperature versus chemistry?

Calender Roll Temperature versus Chemistry www.batterydesign.net/calender-rol...

Improving batteries one post at a time.....please share

🔋 BYD says it will begin demo deployment of all-solid-state batteries in vehicles in 2027.

They are leaning into the sulfide electrolyte route and already completed pilot scale validation work in 2024.

#batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky 🧪

Gotion stopped trying to build a battery factory in Michigan after Republicans took control of our federal government as their war on cleantech is too much of a hassle.

🔋 Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech has begun construction on a production facility in Šurany, Slovakia.

The investment is part of a strategy announced in December 2024 to increase production capacity in Europe.

#batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky. 🧪

A Deep Dive into Toyota's Batteries Toyota is betting on a specific battery technology for electric vehicles. Will it manage to deliver?

Toyota is trying to engineer an EV advantage that other players simply won’t have access to.

🔋 Solid Power will supply its sulfide electrolyte to Samsung SDI, which will build cells for BMW.

Considering that the company was developing full cells themselves, this seems to be a shift towards de-risking large-scale production.

#batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky 🧪