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Battery Tech
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The world's largest battery maker moved sodium-ion energy storage from pilot projects to commercial deployment in 2026. CATL signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's Intilion to deploy up to 3 GWh of sodium-ion storage systems…
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Battery Tech
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Battery cell prices fell across nearly every grade in the third quarter of 2026, but the path down was anything but smooth. LFP prismatic cells swung from a July spike to an August crash, then split by region in September, while…
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Battery Tech
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The battery technology landscape has shifted dramatically in 2026, as CATL and other manufacturers deliver on promises that many thought would remain in the distant future. Solid-state battery development is finally moving from laboratory…
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Battery Tech
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Battery cell prices fell across nearly every grade in the third quarter of 2026, yet the route each format took to get there was anything but smooth. The Benchmark Lithium Ion Battery Global price closed the quarter at $71.85 per…
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Battery Tech
1,117 words 6 min read
For most of the last decade, North America's battery manufacturing story has been defined by foreign-owned facilities and imported cells. That changed in November 2025, when NextStar Energy began commercial production at its Windsor…
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Battery Tech
1,477 words 7 min read
Lithium prices at the start of 2026 were more than twice as high as in the same period in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency's Global EV Outlook 2026. The price rise traces back to faster-than-anticipated demand growth from…
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Battery Tech
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The BloombergNEF October 2026 industry outlook sent shockwaves through the energy storage market by revising U.S. deployment forecasts upward by 30% over the next decade. The semiannual outlook, published October 27, 2026, projects…
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Battery Tech
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CATL shipped its first sodium-ion battery pack for passenger cars in late 2025, and by mid-2026 the chemistry has moved from press release to production line. The company says it can build the cells at roughly 30 percent lower cost than…
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Battery Tech
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Global lithium-ion overcapacity hit roughly 900 gigawatt-hours in 2025, according to McKinsey's Battery 2035 report. That figure is not a forecast. It is the number printed in supply reports this year, and it means factories built during…
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Battery Tech
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The Battery Awards 2026 were announced on 26 October 2026 at The Battery Show North America in Detroit. Organized by the show's editorial team and distributed through GlobeNewswire, the awards recognize outstanding innovation across…
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Battery Tech
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Sodium-ion batteries have crossed from lab to grid in 2026, yet the economics dont yet match the hype. CATL signed a 60 GWh deal with HyperStrong in April, and provincial operators in Guangxi and Jiangsu contracted more than 100 MWh in…
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Battery Tech
1,209 words 6 min read
Lithium-ion battery packs now cost $108 per kilowatt-hour, the lowest price ever recorded, as Chinese manufacturing overcapacity pushes costs down even while raw material prices climb. BloombergNEF's annual battery price survey, published…