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Solid-state batteries move from dream technology to reality as QuantumScape, Toyota, CATL jockey
Solid-state batteries, seen as a next-generation technology for electric vehicles and energy storage systems, are reigniting a commercialisation race. They replace liquid electrolytes with solid materials to cut fire risk and raise energy density, but face hurdles including dendrites, manufacturing defects and high costs. QuantumScape says it has secured key manufacturing technology. Toyota and CATL are also stepping up development, while some companies weigh aviation and defence as early markets.
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SMRs emerge as 24-7 power option for semiconductor fabs
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are emerging as a power alternative for semiconductor clusters as electricity demand rises with new fabs while the government reduces coal and LNG generation. Industry is reviewing building SMRs near chip plants because they can provide steady 24-hour output. Power supply is urgently needed for new clusters in Yongin and the southwest, but domestic SMR deployment is expected to lag fab completion. Licensing and planning timelines remain uncertain.
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GM, LG Energy Solution push mass production of next-generation battery
General Motors and LG Energy Solution are moving to produce next-generation batteries in the United States with higher energy density than existing low-cost batteries. Their joint venture Ultium Cells plans to retrofit its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant to make lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells. GM targets a 33 percent increase in energy density at costs similar to lithium iron phosphate (LFP). The retrofit is set to start late this year and finish in 2028.
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Industry
Will countries keep buying oil and gas? Clean energy reshapes national cost-benefit calculations
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Cutting battery demand could reduce emissions more than cleaner manufacturing, study finds
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Thermal runaway detection and robot reconnaissance rollout speeds up to prevent battery fires
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Mobility
GM\'s secret weapon to lower EV prices: battery development time cut in half
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AI & Enterprise
Batteries gain ground as AI data centre power strains make them cheaper than gas turbines
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LG Energy Solution secures 240,000 tonnes of Canadian lithium concentrate to strengthen North American supply chain
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Korean battery makers seen delivering Q3 earnings surprise on higher ESS shipments, AMPC boost
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Samsung Electronics joins apartment heating and cooling electrification push, seeks nationwide rollout from 2028
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Mobility
Tesla expands home backup power for Model 3 and Model Y
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Industry
Tesla faces crisis and opportunity as China and Europe press electric vehicle offensive
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Industry
Mplus to supply prismatic battery equipment to European battery company, entering defence market
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Mobility
EV subsidies run out, Q4 buying cliff takes hold in South Korea
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Industry
GM to mass-produce next-generation LMR batteries, targets 33 percent more range at LFP cost
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Mobility
Harvard study says EVs to make up 32 percent of U.S. new car sales by 2030
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Industry
CATL tests 14-year-old LFP battery cells, finds about 85 percent capacity remaining