Jasmin Smajic
@jasminsmajic.com
Materials scientist | Writing about energy, matter, and batteries 🔋 → http://www.lithiumhorizons.com
More info: www.jasminsmajic.com
More info: www.jasminsmajic.com
🔋 Sakuu’s dry processed NMC811 cathode achieves 4000 cycles in 1Ah cells.
By avoiding liquid solvents during cathode processing, they can reduce CO2 emissions and save on operating costs, potentially making battery production cheaper.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky
By avoiding liquid solvents during cathode processing, they can reduce CO2 emissions and save on operating costs, potentially making battery production cheaper.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🔋 Sakuu’s dry processed NMC811 cathode achieves 4000 cycles in 1Ah cells.
By avoiding liquid solvents during cathode processing, they can reduce CO2 emissions and save on operating costs, potentially making battery production cheaper.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky
By avoiding liquid solvents during cathode processing, they can reduce CO2 emissions and save on operating costs, potentially making battery production cheaper.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky
By pole I meant something like this. It doesn’t get broken easily and charging ports seem better protected from the elements.
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
By pole I meant something like this. It doesn’t get broken easily and charging ports seem better protected from the elements.
🔋 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
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
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
🔋 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
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 🧪
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 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🔋 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 🧪
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 🧪
The company plans to reduce capital expenditure by 1.4€ billion euros between 2025 and 2028 in battery-related spending.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪
November 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🔋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 🧪
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 🧪
The stolen IP includes prismatic aluminium cans and cap-assembly data for thermal safety.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🔋 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 🧪
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 🧪
When Elon says Tesla isn’t a car company, he is right. Energy storage is increasingly becoming a core business.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🔋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 🧪
When Elon says Tesla isn’t a car company, he is right. Energy storage is increasingly becoming a core business.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪
🔋 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 🧪
They are leaning into the sulfide electrolyte route and already completed pilot scale validation work in 2024.
#batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky 🧪
November 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🔋 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 🧪
They are leaning into the sulfide electrolyte route and already completed pilot scale validation work in 2024.
#batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky 🧪
🔋 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. 🧪
The investment is part of a strategy announced in December 2024 to increase production capacity in Europe.
#batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky. 🧪
November 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🔋 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. 🧪
The investment is part of a strategy announced in December 2024 to increase production capacity in Europe.
#batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky. 🧪
🔋 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 🧪
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 🧪
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🔋 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 🧪
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 🧪
🔋Unigrid, a California-based sodium-ion battery startup, has scaled its production capacity to ~100 MWh/year via contract manufacturing.
It’s adopting a “fabless” model by contracting battery lines globally to avoid the capital risk of new plants.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky 🧪
It’s adopting a “fabless” model by contracting battery lines globally to avoid the capital risk of new plants.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky 🧪
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🔋Unigrid, a California-based sodium-ion battery startup, has scaled its production capacity to ~100 MWh/year via contract manufacturing.
It’s adopting a “fabless” model by contracting battery lines globally to avoid the capital risk of new plants.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky 🧪
It’s adopting a “fabless” model by contracting battery lines globally to avoid the capital risk of new plants.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky 🧪
🔋Gotion abandons plans for a $2.4 billion plant in Michigan to produce battery materials for electric vehicles. The plant was expected to create 2,350 factory jobs.
Lawmakers say Gotion violated grant agreement with no site activities for over 120 days.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪
Lawmakers say Gotion violated grant agreement with no site activities for over 120 days.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🔋Gotion abandons plans for a $2.4 billion plant in Michigan to produce battery materials for electric vehicles. The plant was expected to create 2,350 factory jobs.
Lawmakers say Gotion violated grant agreement with no site activities for over 120 days.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪
Lawmakers say Gotion violated grant agreement with no site activities for over 120 days.
#batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky 🧪
🔋 Shifting from hourly to 15-minute electricity spot pricing increased battery arbitrage revenues by around 20% in Europe.
More granular pricing captures price swings which would otherwise not be visible in an hourly interval.
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky
More granular pricing captures price swings which would otherwise not be visible in an hourly interval.
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky
October 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
🔋 Shifting from hourly to 15-minute electricity spot pricing increased battery arbitrage revenues by around 20% in Europe.
More granular pricing captures price swings which would otherwise not be visible in an hourly interval.
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky
More granular pricing captures price swings which would otherwise not be visible in an hourly interval.
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky
🔋To catch up with photovoltaic installations, Australian government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program has increased home battery capacity by more than 50% and delivered 2 GWh of battery storage through 100,000 installations.
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky
October 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🔋To catch up with photovoltaic installations, Australian government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program has increased home battery capacity by more than 50% and delivered 2 GWh of battery storage through 100,000 installations.
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky
🔋 Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape has begun delivering B1 samples of its QSE-5 cell to Volkswagen.
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky 🧪
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky 🧪
October 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🔋 Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape has begun delivering B1 samples of its QSE-5 cell to Volkswagen.
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky 🧪
#battchat #batteries #greensky #energysky 🧪
The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled $700M in planned battery projects, including:
• ICL Specialty Products – phosphate powders
• Ascend Elements – EV battery recycling
• American Battery Technology Co. – lithium hydroxide production
• Anovion – synthetic graphite
#battchat #greensky 🧪💡🔋
• ICL Specialty Products – phosphate powders
• Ascend Elements – EV battery recycling
• American Battery Technology Co. – lithium hydroxide production
• Anovion – synthetic graphite
#battchat #greensky 🧪💡🔋
October 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🔋Recent funding in battery supply chain is heavily skewed toward stationary energy storage.
That’s great but the years long lag between mine development and battery production means we need to fund upstream now for storage projects coming in 2030.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky 🧪💡🔌
That’s great but the years long lag between mine development and battery production means we need to fund upstream now for storage projects coming in 2030.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky 🧪💡🔌
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🔋Recent funding in battery supply chain is heavily skewed toward stationary energy storage.
That’s great but the years long lag between mine development and battery production means we need to fund upstream now for storage projects coming in 2030.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky 🧪💡🔌
That’s great but the years long lag between mine development and battery production means we need to fund upstream now for storage projects coming in 2030.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky 🧪💡🔌
🔋 Wärtsilä launched a BESS data analytics platform for monitoring battery performance to optimize both efficiency and revenue.
A great example of how digitalization is transforming energy storage and the broader grid.
Software really is eating the world.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky
A great example of how digitalization is transforming energy storage and the broader grid.
Software really is eating the world.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky
October 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🔋 Wärtsilä launched a BESS data analytics platform for monitoring battery performance to optimize both efficiency and revenue.
A great example of how digitalization is transforming energy storage and the broader grid.
Software really is eating the world.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky
A great example of how digitalization is transforming energy storage and the broader grid.
Software really is eating the world.
#battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky
🔋The biggest bottleneck for Western battery manufacturing isn’t capital or policy. It’s talent.
There just aren’t enough people with the experience to run gigafactory-scale production.
That shortage is a key reason why companies like Northvolt have failed.
#battchat #greensky 🔌💡🧪
There just aren’t enough people with the experience to run gigafactory-scale production.
That shortage is a key reason why companies like Northvolt have failed.
#battchat #greensky 🔌💡🧪
October 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🔋 Many of battery cell suppliers listed below aren’t just selling cells, they’re also building complete BESS solutions, putting them in direct competition with their own customers.
This vertical integration may offer cost advantages, but it also looks like a deliberate move toward market dominance.
This vertical integration may offer cost advantages, but it also looks like a deliberate move toward market dominance.
October 16, 2025 at 6:21 AM
🔋 Many of battery cell suppliers listed below aren’t just selling cells, they’re also building complete BESS solutions, putting them in direct competition with their own customers.
This vertical integration may offer cost advantages, but it also looks like a deliberate move toward market dominance.
This vertical integration may offer cost advantages, but it also looks like a deliberate move toward market dominance.
🔋Ferrari has released some specifications of its Elettrica model.
More info: www.batterydesign.net/ferrari-elet...
Courtesy of @batterydesign.bsky.social
#batteries #battchat #greensky 💡🔌🧪
More info: www.batterydesign.net/ferrari-elet...
Courtesy of @batterydesign.bsky.social
#batteries #battchat #greensky 💡🔌🧪
October 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🔋Ferrari has released some specifications of its Elettrica model.
More info: www.batterydesign.net/ferrari-elet...
Courtesy of @batterydesign.bsky.social
#batteries #battchat #greensky 💡🔌🧪
More info: www.batterydesign.net/ferrari-elet...
Courtesy of @batterydesign.bsky.social
#batteries #battchat #greensky 💡🔌🧪
🔋New Chinese export control just dropped.
Graphite, nickel cathodes, LFP, >300 Wh/kg batteries, and cell & material production equipment are all affected.
Exporters of these items must apply for permits from the Ministry of Commerce.
#batteries #battchat #greensky 🧪💡🔌
Graphite, nickel cathodes, LFP, >300 Wh/kg batteries, and cell & material production equipment are all affected.
Exporters of these items must apply for permits from the Ministry of Commerce.
#batteries #battchat #greensky 🧪💡🔌
October 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🔋New Chinese export control just dropped.
Graphite, nickel cathodes, LFP, >300 Wh/kg batteries, and cell & material production equipment are all affected.
Exporters of these items must apply for permits from the Ministry of Commerce.
#batteries #battchat #greensky 🧪💡🔌
Graphite, nickel cathodes, LFP, >300 Wh/kg batteries, and cell & material production equipment are all affected.
Exporters of these items must apply for permits from the Ministry of Commerce.
#batteries #battchat #greensky 🧪💡🔌
🔋PowerCo, together with Ducati Motor and QuantumScape, presented an all-electric motorbike powered by a solid-state battery at IAA.
#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪
#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪
October 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🔋PowerCo, together with Ducati Motor and QuantumScape, presented an all-electric motorbike powered by a solid-state battery at IAA.
#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪
#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪
🔋 LeydenJar (Dutch silicon anode innovator) and Highpower Technology (Chinese battery maker) team up on high-capacity batteries for wearables.
Smart play. Gone are the days of doing it all in-house (Northvolt style). Partnerships maximize success.
#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪💡🔌
Smart play. Gone are the days of doing it all in-house (Northvolt style). Partnerships maximize success.
#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪💡🔌
October 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🔋 LeydenJar (Dutch silicon anode innovator) and Highpower Technology (Chinese battery maker) team up on high-capacity batteries for wearables.
Smart play. Gone are the days of doing it all in-house (Northvolt style). Partnerships maximize success.
#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪💡🔌
Smart play. Gone are the days of doing it all in-house (Northvolt style). Partnerships maximize success.
#battchat #batteries #greensky 🧪💡🔌
🔋Stefano Passerini, a world renowned battery scientist, has moved to China.
He will head the International Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage at Nanjing Normal University.
Stefano did pioneering work in sodium-ion batteries and ionic liquid electrolytes.
#battchat #batteries 🧪
He will head the International Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage at Nanjing Normal University.
Stefano did pioneering work in sodium-ion batteries and ionic liquid electrolytes.
#battchat #batteries 🧪
October 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
🔋Stefano Passerini, a world renowned battery scientist, has moved to China.
He will head the International Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage at Nanjing Normal University.
Stefano did pioneering work in sodium-ion batteries and ionic liquid electrolytes.
#battchat #batteries 🧪
He will head the International Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage at Nanjing Normal University.
Stefano did pioneering work in sodium-ion batteries and ionic liquid electrolytes.
#battchat #batteries 🧪