18th March 2027

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Turntide to Expand High-Voltage Rail Battery Production at Its Sunderland Site

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Expansion at this facility is required to meet the rising demand for high-voltage, LFP battery systems for the rail industry. Driven by demand from Hitachi Rail, following the recent production milestone, and the growth of hybrid rail operations globally, Turntide Technologies (Turntide) is expanding its high-voltage lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) rail battery systems manufacturing line to the Turntide Sunderland facility. The … Read more

CIC ENERGIGUNE ACCELERATES THE INDUSTRIALISATION OF NEW BATTERY MATERIALS THROUGH ADVANCED SCALE-UP AND VALIDATION CAPABILITIES

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The centre supports companies and developers in demonstrating that new materials maintain their performance when moving from the laboratory to pre-industrial conditions. CIC energiGUNE, the Basque reference centre for electrochemical and thermal energy storage and conversion, continues to strengthen its capabilities to accelerate the industrialisation of new materials for the next generations of batteries, helping … Read more

Patient Care Supported by New Lithium Battery Safety Guide

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Practical Response to Risks for Fire, Health and Safety Managers A new guide has been published to help healthcare organisations manage lithium battery risks and protect patient safety.  Addressing the wide range of lithium battery usage in healthcare – such as medical equipment, mobility aids and cleaning robots – it explains their unique fire risks … Read more

Physical pressure could make EV batteries last twice as long and reduce environmental impact

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The key to making longer-lasting electric vehicle batteries may not be specialised materials or new chemistry, but simple physical pressure, according to new research. The longer your product will last, the fewer the number of times you’ll have to recycle the materials. And we are very bad at recycling batteries Michael De Volder Researchers led … Read more

BW ESS breaks ground on one of Europe’s largest battery energy storage projects

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Saxony-Anhalt, 1 July 2026 — Today BW ESS, the global energy storage owner-operator, breaks ground on one of Europe’s largest battery energy storage projects to date, the 1,000MW / up to 5,700MWh Klostermansfeld BESS. Located in the Mansfeld-Südharz region, Saxony-Anhalt, in close proximity to the Klostermansfeld substation, the project is the largest of its kind in Germany.  … Read more

AVILOO turns battery anxiety into battery confidence with industry-first warranty for used EVs 

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London, 16th June 2026 – AVILOO, the global leader in independent EV battery diagnostics, today announces the launch of the AVILOO Battery Warranty in the UK – the first product of its kind to provide used EV buyers with genuine, financially backed protection based entirely on independent battery health data. The warranty comes into effect in … Read more

Dukosi Announces Collaboration with A123 Systems LLC and Nuvation Energy to Serve the North American Battery Energy Storage Systems Market

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 An End-to-End BESS Solution Combining Dukosi’s Chip-on-Cell Technology with C-SynQ®, A123’s Next Gen High Capacity LFP Cell Technology and Nuvation’s BMS Design to Address Growing Market with Proven and Compliant Solutions  EDINBURGH, United Kingdom, 8 June, 2026 — Dukosi Ltd, the technology company revolutionizing the performance, safety and sustainability of high-power battery systems, announces its collaboration … Read more

Ricardo secures government funding to design advanced modular battery system

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Ricardo, a world-leading engineering and manufacturing consultancy, has secured funding to design and develop a next-generation Advanced Modular Battery Systems (AMBERS). Bringing together leading UK capabilities across cell supply, systems engineering, and pack manufacturing to accelerate time to market of scalable, high-power battery platforms for use in automotive, aerospace, off-highway, and defence applications, with the … Read more