The Hydrogen Stream: Germany expands global hydrogen alliances
Germany advanced its hydrogen ambitions this week with a fresh call for the International Green Hydrogen Promotion Program in Latin America, a collaborative deal with the UK government, and a tie-up between DHL and Sasol for sustainable aviation fuels based on green hydrogen (eSAF).
Shyam Metalics to make aluminum foil for lithium-ion cells
Shyam Metalics’ entry into battery-grade aluminum foil at scale will support domestic Lithium-ion battery production.
Exide Energy to produce NCM, LFP lithium battery cells initially
Exide Energy is setting up 6 GWh of lithium battery capacity initially, including 3 GWh for lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells each. It plans to scale it to 12 GWh in the near future.
Honeywell invests in US iron flow battery specialist ESS
Honeywell purchased $27.5 million in ESS common stock and intends to purchase $300 million in ESS product, with $15 million prepaid. The collaboration enables Honeywell to integrate ESS technology into its global offering, and ESS gains license to Honeywell’s flow battery intellectual property.
India needs $15 trillion to achieve net zero by 2070, says FICCI-Deloitte report
To decarbonize the grid, India needs to add 40-50 GW of grid-scale renewable energy (solar and wind) capacity every year for the next few decades and phase out coal.
NTPC, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port tie-up for green hydrogen hub
NTPC Green Energy Ltd and Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of a green hydrogen hub at the Kolkata port.
Briggs & Stratton launches new lithium iron phosphate battery packages
The battery packages include a battery, an inverter and a control system. The US manufacturer claims its storage systems have a lifespan of over 10,000 cycles and a depth of discharge of 80%.
Tesla proposes battery storage factory in India
Tesla has submitted a proposal to the Indian government to set up a battery storage factory in India as the company looks to develop Powerwall business in the nation.
ABB to power Samskip’s new hydrogen-fueled container vessels
ABB has secured a complete power, propulsion, and automation systems order for Samskip Group’s hydrogen-powered container vessels. Built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd, the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India, these vessels are among the first in the world to demonstrate the potential of hydrogen fuel cells as a clean and renewable fuel source.
Enabling India’s self-reliance in lithium battery-grade materials
Attero Recycling, India’s largest e-waste and lithium-ion battery recycler, recently processed samples from the Jammu and Kashmir mining belt and was able to recover 200 PPM (parts per million) of lithium carbonate, which was close to the ballpark range shared by the government of India. Nitin Gupta, chief executive officer and co-founder of Attero Recycling, speaks to pv magazine about the significance of their extraction and refining methods in ensuring India’s self-reliance in critical battery-grade materials.
