NAATBatt Advanced Battery Weekly

Building the Advanced Battery Industry in North America

March 18, 2022

Vol. 13, No. 11

NAATBatt Member News

NAATBatt Announcements

NAATBatt International, together with NY-BEST and New Energy Nexus, is assisting Argonne National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy in organizing Li-Bridge, a public-private partnership intended to develop a strategy for the United States to firm up its supply chain for lithium-ion battery technology. Li-Bridge recently retained Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to assist Li-Bridge in organizing a series of forums in which NAATBatt members will soon be asked to become involved. Li-Bridge is in the process of organizing five committees, each tasked with working on a different aspect of the supply chain problem. More information about the committees should be available next week.

All NAATBatt members should be sure to complete their free listing in the NAATBatt Advanced Battery Business Directory. The Directory provides a searchable database of battery-related goods, technology and services. Check out the Directory on the NAATBatt website by clicking here. The NAATBatt website is a frequently consulted source of information for companies looking for battery-related products and technology. A listing in the Directory is an important benefit of NAATBatt membership. All NAATBatt members should take advantage of this opportunity. If your company does not currently have a listing, contact Executive Director Jim Greenberger to find out how to get one.

New Members

NAATBatt is delighted to welcome this week its newest Silver member, Esterlam International Ltd. Esterlam is a pioneer of synthetic doctor blade technology. The company manufactures unique laminated doctor blades for many niche & mainstream coating applications. The coating of ceramics to separator films & graphite to copper & aluminium foils are Esterlam’s most successful areas. Esterlam works with many OEM's & technical bodies globally. With constant R&D in machinery, materials & people, Esterlam remains as the leader in synthetic doctor blade technology for the new energy industries. For more information about Esterlam, go to: http://www.esterlam.com.

NAATBatt Member Press Releases and Events

Retriev Technologies & Battery Solutions: Retriev Technologies Acquires Battery Solutions

Retriev Technologies has acquired Battery Solutions. The combined offering brings two complementary industry leaders together to create the first and only comprehensive battery management solution in North America.

For press release, click here.

NAATBatt members interested in publishing press releases about developments at their companies in this section of the newsletter should send their releases by e-mail to Vivian Yu of NAATBatt by Thursday of each week.

Advanced Battery Industry News

Ford, SK On and Koç Holding have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a joint venture (JV) business in Turkey that would lead to the creation of electric vehicle (EV) battery facilities in the European wider region. The JV would be located on a site near Ankara and will manufacture high nickel NMC cells for assembly into battery array modules. Production is intended to start as early as mid-decade with an annual capacity likely to be in the range of 30 to 45 Gigawatt hours (GWh). (Source: Ford)

Volvo Cars U.S. is partnering with Starbucks to create a public charging network that is set to begin this summer. Pilot installations would include as many as 60 Volvo-branded ChargePoint DC fast chargers at up to 15 store locations. The company plans to have a charger installed at every 100 miles and expects the installations to be completed by the end of 2022. (Source: Reuters)

Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Pramac to develop a portable energy storage unit powered by 2nd life I-PACE batteries. An off-grid energy storage system will be deployed at its Experience Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa to help the site cope with inconsistent power delivery from the mains. (Source: Jaguar Land Rover)

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Ford Motor announced a collaboration exploring how the F-150 Lightning EV can interact with the electric grid. The companies will test the EV and its Intelligent backup power bidirectional charging capabilities in providing backup power for customers’ homes in PG&E’s service area. (Source: PG&E)

Arizona Lithium has entered into a MOU with Nikola to purchase its Tre all-EVs. The Tre EVs will be utilized to support 2 stages of development for the Big Sandy Lithium Project in Arizona — the research facility phase and the processing facility phase. (Source: Arizona Lithium)

China Evergrande Group's EV unit has obtained sales approval from authorities for its initial vehicle. The New Energy Vehicle Group has already "lined off" its first mass-produced car under the Hengchi brand and will start selling the SUV soon. (Source: Nikkei Asia)

Gogoro® announced a solid-state lithium ceramic battery prototype for two-wheel battery swapping. Jointly developed with ProLogium Technology, the Gogoro prototype integrates with the company’s existing vehicles and swapping network. (Source: Gogoro)

Northvolt announced its intention to establish a battery gigafactory in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The annual potential production capacity will be 60 GWh. (Source: Northvolt)

Princeton NuEnergy announced it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Greenland Technologies to create a recycling solution for lithium-ion batteries used in electric industrial vehicles. (Source: Princeton NuEnergy)

Retriev Technologies has acquired Battery Solutions. The combined offering provides a comprehensive battery management solution in North America. (Source: Retriev Technologies)

Industry Indices

Executive Director's Notes

The U.S. Department of Energy has engaged NAATBatt to facilitate the participation of private industry in Li-Bridge. Li-Bridge is a public-private effort to develop a strategic plan for the United States to develop a secure, robust and sustainable lithium-based battery industry and supply chain. On March 16-17, Argonne National Laboratory and the Department of Energy hosted an online "listening session" facilitated in part by Li-Bridge in order to give industry the opportunity to make comments about the first round of anticipated funding for lithium-based battery infrastructure development. The DOE invited Executive Director Jim Greenberger to make remarks during the program outlining what industry can expect from Li-Bridge and why the initiative is so important to the United States. To read Mr. Greenberger's remarks, titled Li-Bridge and the Age of Electricity, click here.

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