- OEMs at Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe 2025 - BATTERY POWER NEWS | At the 15th international Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe held in Mainz, Germany, June 23-26, 2025, we heard from several automotive OEMs in keynotes and additional presentations, discussing very high power batteries for hybrids, which newer chemistries they are focused on, and how these chemistries can be integrated into standard form… more..
- How to Select Batteries Based on Technology, Lifespan, Capacity, and Maintenance to Determine Total Cost of Ownership - BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | The onetime purchase price for a flooded lead-acid battery can be as little as half that of advanced technologies. However, many consumers do not account for Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Lifetime costs of flooded batteries—including watering, maintenance, multiple replacement batteries, and employee time—can equal or exceed other advanced battery types.… more..
- Batteries Beyond EVs: Planes, Trains, and Trucking - BATTERY POWER ONLINE | Creating high density battery systems for trucking, rail, planes, and ships presents different challenges than consumer-oriented EVs. At the 2025 International Battery Seminar and Exhibit earlier this year, engineers from Daimler Truck North America, and the Department of Energy shared the most recent developments in high density applications and the race… more..
- Sphere Energy Wins New Product Competition at Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe - BATTERY POWER NEWS | Sphere Energy was awarded the Best of Show People’s Choice Award at this week’s Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe, in Mainz, Germany. The award honored Sphere Energy’s new product ASC-IP, an isostatic pressure cell for advanced pouch cell testing. more..
- 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..
Integrals Power’s LMFP Cells Pass 1,000-Cycle Milestone in QinetiQ Testing
July 17, 2025
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Milton Keynes
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England
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United Kingdom
Integrals Power’s next-generation Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials have passed the 1000-cycle milestone during on-going durability testing by world-renowned testing and research company QinetiQ The materials feature a class-leading 80% manganese content to increase energy density by up to 20% compared to conventional Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP), but at less cost and with greater safety than Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) chemistries LMFP battery cells will enable electric vehicles to become more affordable and offer greater range Integrals Power developed and manufactured the LMFP material at its UK Pilot line facility, and is spearheading the creation of a …
Eaton Accelerates the Transformation of Data Center Infrastructure in the AI Era with NVIDIA
July 17, 2025
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Cleveland
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OH
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United States
Eaton power management portfolio and expertise help meet the rapidly expanding infrastructure demands of next-generation data centers The collaboration with NVIDIA advances Eaton’s ability to deliver power management innovation for the full data center ecosystem, from grid to chip Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced that it is enabling the shift to high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power infrastructure in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Eaton is collaborating with NVIDIA on design best practices, reference architectures and innovative power management solutions tailored to support high-density GPU deployments, such as NVIDIA Kyber rack-scale systems with NVIDIA Rubin Ultra GPUs. This includes …
PSB Industries Highlights Advanced Line of Specialty Gas Dryers for the Electronics Market
July 1, 2025
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Erie
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Pennsylvania
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United States
PSB Industries, a specialist in the design and fabrication of systems for dehydrating and purifying gases and liquids, highlights its range of Specialty Gas Dryers. Designed to meet the demanding requirements of electronic manufacturing facilities. These advanced dryers offer superior performance in purifying argon, helium, nitrogen, and hydrogen gases, ensuring the highest levels of purity and efficiency for critical processes in electronics production. The Argon Specialty Gas Dryers feature a dual tower desiccant design, ensuring continuous operation and consistent gas quality. With automatic cycling, these dryers reduce manual intervention, increasing efficiency and reliability. They utilize electric heat regeneration with dry …
Bosch Rexroth introduces dual belt axis for high payload applications
June 26, 2025
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Lohr am Main
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Germany
Linear axis can accommodate two masses weighing up to 385 kg each Can be individually configured as a single axis or as a part of a multi-axis system Suited for applications with high drive torques and short cycle times Bosch Rexroth is expanding its CKR series of compact modules with an innovative dual belt axis for dynamic handling with a total load capacity of up to 770 kg. The new CKR-280 heavy-duty axis combines the functions of two linear axes into one linear system. Two, independently driven carriages in a single frame enable dynamic applications with high drive torques and short …
Durable cylinders for high forces: High-power electromechanical cylinders cover heavy-duty applications with forces up to 250 kN
June 26, 2025
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Lohr am Main
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Germany
High power density and precision for demanding applications Simple engineering and quick commissioning Optional oil bath lubrication for continuous load applications Sensor package displays lubrication recommendation, oil temperature, and more data via IO-Link Whether it’s pressing, forming, riveting, tensioning, positioning or testing, there are numerous processes in which linear movements with high forces must be performed precisely and energy-efficiently. As such, Bosch Rexroth is expanding the electromechanical cylinders in the EMC-HP high-power series to include sizes 190 and 220. These sizes can be implemented in heavy-duty applications with high axial forces of up to 250 kN in a precise and …
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