- Korean Team Builds Stretchable Battery With Rice Roll Architecture - BATTERY POWER NEWS | Taking a cue from gimbap—Korean rice rolls—a research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology has developed a lithium-ion battery with both an electrolyte and packaging materials that are flexible enough to be stretched according to work published last month in ACS Nano. The team hopes that the stretchable… more..
- Eaton Announces Mobile Monitoring For Power Infrastructure - BATTERY POWER NEWS | Eaton has announced its redesigned PredictPulse remote monitoring and management service making it easier than ever for data center and IT managers to monitor the health of their power infrastructure and respond to critical events from wherever they may be. more..
- 6K Launches 6K ENERGY - By Battery Power Staff March 31, 2020 | 6K, a developer of microwave plasma technology for the production of advanced materials, today launched a new division dedicated to energy storage materials called 6K ENERGY. The move follows three years of intense internal development supported by commercial customers and the US Department of Energy (DOE). The… more..
- ION Energy, Wamtechnik Battery Partnership - BATTERY POWER NEWS | ION Energy yesterday announced a strategic partnership with leading European battery manufacturer Wamtechnik to facilitate the deployment of its prototype—an electric excavator for a leading European construction equipment maker. more..
- PACT Introduces Thermo Shield Shipping Wrap - BATTERY POWER NEWS | PACT has introduced Thermo Shield, a paper-based, fire-resistant shipping wrap designed to prevent catastrophes caused by battery explosions during transport. Using technology that actively and automatically cools the internal environment of a corrugated container, the paper-based, 100% recyclable protective logistics product prevents damage to the outside shipping container, suppresses fumes or… more..
- How One Company Is Using AI To Build Energy Dense, Lightweight Batteries - BATTERY POWER NEWS | A company called Cuberg is working on developing lighter, safer, more energy-dense batteries, and they’re using a machine learning platform developed by Aionics Technologies to do it faster. more..
- Optimizing Battery Lifetime under Fast Charging Conditions through Machine Learning and Experimental Design - BATTERY POWER NEWS | High-throughput and accelerated aging tests have been used to try to tackle the numerous variables and long experimental times in battery R&D. In an article published last week in Nature, a team of materials scientists, chemical engineers, and computer scientists from Stanford, MIT, Toyota Research Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and… more..
- Why the LG Chem Advertisement about Lithium-ion Batteries is Irresponsible - BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | On February 3, 2020, LG Chem, a battery manufacturing giant, released an advertisement telling the public not to use (handle) lithium-ion batteries. But LG Chem’s advertisement shows a burning cylindrical battery and makes ominous and confusing statements about specific types of lithium-ion battery cells. Expecting consumers to distinguish between a battery… more..
- Lithium-ion Batteries: “Rare Earth” vs Supply Chain Availability BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | There are recurring fears about running out of lithium, something that is keeping investors who anxiously eyeball emerging sectors like energy storage, on the sidelines. Part...
- High-Energy Lithium Metal Battery Ready for Prime Time BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | After several years quietly developing its metallic lithium anode technology to more than 500 watt-hours per kilogram to large format scale, Sion Power Corporation is ready to...
- The Future For Nickel-Rich Cathodes BATTERY POWER NEWS | Last week, the International Conference for Advanced Cathodes gathered top scientists and engineers from around the world for a three-day meeting in Seoul, South Korea. Among the...
- Multi-Battery Systems and Clarios’ Future BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | Last May, Johnson Controls Power Solutions relaunched as Clarios after the Power Solutions division of Johnson Controls was acquired by Brookfield Business Partners. Now, seve...
- Thermal Runaway: Understanding the Fundamentals to Ensure Safer Batteries BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | Lithium-ion battery thermal runaway occurs when a cell, or area within the cell, achieves elevated temperatures due to thermal failure, mechanical failure, internal/external s...
- The Future For Fast-Charging Lithium Ion Batteries BATTERY POWER NEWS | Decreasing the time required to recharge a lithium-ion battery is a crucial target in the effort to stimulate electric vehicle ownership and transition to zero-emissions vehicles...
- Why the LG Chem Advertisement about Lithium-ion Batteries is Irresponsible BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | On February 3, 2020, LG Chem, a battery manufacturing giant, released an advertisement telling the public not to use (handle) lithium-ion batteries. But LG Chem’s advertisemen...
- Asymmetric Temperature Modulation Improves Extreme Fast Charging in Lithium Ion Batteries BATTERY POWER ONLINE | Researchers from The Pennsylvania State University have developed a lithium ion battery that charges at an elevated temperature to increase reaction rate, but keeps the cell coo...
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Battery Separators Market by Battery Type, End-use Industry, Material And Region - Global Forecast to 2022
The global battery separator market is projected to reach USD 5.13 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 12.5%, from USD 2.85 billion in 2017. Stringent government regulations regarding reduction of carbon emission, inclination of automotive manufacturers toward production of EVs, and rising demand for smartphones due to rapid urbanization are the key factors that are driving the demand for battery separators. Moreover, increasing industrialization and higher dependency on technology leads to a demand for consumer electronics, and constant development in these areas has further increased the adoption of compact batteries. This, in turn, is expected to fuel the demand for battery separators. However, low heat resistance of battery separator materials and various reported cases of battery failures could lead to a lower the consumption of battery separators.
