- Space Batteries: How SpaceX Designs Batteries for Satellites - BATTERY POWER ONLINE | While EV, grid storage, and consumer electronics may be the most common battery applications in the news, there are some challenging and exciting edge cases. At the 2025 International Battery Seminar and Exhibit earlier this year, SpaceX principal engineer Ray Barsa spoke about the very unique conditions encountered in low earth… more..
- Finalists Announced for Best of Show Awards at Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe 2025 - BATTERY POWER ONLINE | Finalists have been named in the first Best of Show People’s Choice Awards competition at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe, June 23-26, in Mainz, Germany. Attendees at the event are invited to identify exceptional innovation in technologies in the battery space, voting on the most impactful new products of the… more..
- Follow the Money: Fusion, Solar, Silicon, and Vanadium Flow - BATTERY POWER ONLINE | Big investments this month for fusion and solar energy—both solar cells and harnessing the sun’s actual light. But we also saw investments for battery swapping networks, vanadium redox flow batteries, and silicon anodes. more..
- The Future is Silicon: Silicon Anode Technology Updates from Florida Battery - BATTERY POWER NEWS | One theme that emerged from the 42nd International Battery Seminar and Exhibit was that silicon anode technology is maturing fast. In the plenary keynotes, Jeff Dahn spoke on silicon-carbon anode materials; Shirley Meng said silicon is actively coming to the market. Amprius took home a Best of Show award for high-energy… more..
- Talent, Tariffs, and Technology: US Power & Digital Infrastructure in 2025 - BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | Although all skillsets can participate in today’s power and digital infrastructure boom, STEM skillsets remain in high demand and low supply, making it extremely hard to recruit and retain top talent. IPPs and data center developers are all in need of executives and senior leaders with a deep understanding of transmission,… more..
- Epsilon, Tufts Partner on Battery Innovation - BATTERY POWER ONLINE | Epsilon in collaboration with Tufts University will launch a new research institute at the School of Engineering at Tufts focused on materials science and engineering with an $11.5 million sponsorship. The Tufts Epsilon Materials Institute will work towards advanced innovations in battery materials that address global challenges in energy and sustainability. more..
- Martin Freer on UK Strategy and the Faraday Institution - BATTERY POWER NEWS | Martin Freer, CEO of the Faraday Institution in the United Kingdom, gave one of the plenary addresses at last month’s International Battery Symposium. Freer discussed the wider UK battery strategy and how they are bolstering research and innovation alongside an energy transition. more..
- Troy Hayes on Propagation Mitigation at Tesla - BATTERY POWER NEWS | Troy Hayes, Director of Quality at Tesla, gave one of the plenary presentations at last month’s International Battery Seminar. Hayes talked passive propagation resistance in battery design—how to keep a single thermal runaway event from growing into a major fire. Freer discussed the wider UK battery strategy and how they are… more..
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