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UCAP Power Acquires Maxwell Technologies Korea, Raises Special Purpose Venture Fund

Allison Proffitt July 20, 2021

BATTERY POWER NEWS | UCAP Power has completed the purchase of Maxwell Technologies Korea, the Korean-based ultracapacitor business, as well as closed on a special…

Great Strides Built On Small Innovations

Allison Proffitt July 14, 2021

BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | In the eyes of the consumer—or the eyes of governments seeking ways to realize a cleaner, cooler and lower-carbon future—the remarkable strides made by…

New Battery Separator Allows for Liquified Gas Electrolyte, Extremely Low Temperature Performance

Allison Proffitt June 15, 2021

BATTERY POWER ONLINE | Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a separator that keeps the gas-based electrolytes from vaporizing. This new…

Mikolajczak Takes VP Manufacturing Engineering Role at QuantumScape

Allison Proffitt June 15, 2021

BATTERY POWER NEWS | Celina Mikolajczak, formerly of Tesla, Uber, and Panasonic, is joining QuantumScape Corporation as Vice President of Manufacturing Engineering. In this role,…

Tracing Oxygen Loss from Electrodes: DOE, Stanford Team Image Oxygen Vacancies

Allison Proffitt June 15, 2021

BATTERY POWER ONLINE | When lithium ions flow in and out of a battery electrode during charging and discharging, a tiny bit of oxygen seeps…

New Joint Industry Program Investigates Battery Degradation For the Grid

Allison Proffitt June 15, 2021

BATTERY POWER ONLINE | Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Tex., has launched a new Joint Industry Program (JIP) to investigate energy storage systems for the…

NanoGraf Announces Highest Energy Density 18650 Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Cell

Allison Proffitt June 15, 2021

BATTERY POWER ONLINE | NanoGraf has announced the highest energy density 18650 cylindrical lithium-ion cell in the world, achieving a 28% longer run time than…