The Israel Electronics Recycling Corporation (M.A.I.) has started rolling out recycling receptacles for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in electric bicycles and scooters. They will be sent to Europe where the lithium cobalt, aluminum, nickel and copper components can be re-used. … Continue reading →

The light, powerful AI-designed 3D electric batteries from Israel’s Addionics (see here previously) will soon (in 2023) power the smart electric scooters from Israel’s Blitz motors (see here previously). The partnership is a first for both companies. https://www.israel21c.org/cheaper-lighter-batteries-to-power-e-mopeds-in-tel-aviv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5dUgEdE-hQ

Israel’s Nostromo has developed IceBrick – water-based energy storage cells as an environmentally friendly alternative to Lithium-based storage for renewable energy. Excess solar energy is converted into ice, which is then used to cool offices, hospitals etc. when the sun … Continue reading →

Israeli companies are at the forefront of next generation battery development (see here). Israeli startup Addionics says it has set a new standard for Electric Vehicle (EV) rechargeable batteries. Its aim is to improve performance, mileage, lifetime, safety and charging … Continue reading →

Israel’s CENS Materials develops nanotechnology designed to improve the performance of batteries for electric vehicles. CENS integrates carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into batteries to increase energy capacity and cut the charging time. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3834794,00.html https://censmaterialsltd.co.il/ https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/cens-materials-a-portfolio-company-of-incubit-elbit-systems-deep-tech-incubator-raises-1-5-million/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyIkfl8TN80

This article complements last week’s technical one about Israel’s StoreDot – developers of fast-charging batteries. StoreDot employs 20 PhDs – organic chemists. quantum physicists, electrical engineers and device engineers – all working together to build new molecules. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-09/25/storedot-molecules-will-change-technology

Starbucks is installing Israeli-developed Powermats in USA coffee shops, for customers to charge compatible devices wirelessly. Rival chain Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is running a Powermat pilot in Los Angeles and McDonald’s are experimenting with them in Manhattan. http://www.timesofisrael.com/starbucks-puts-israeli-phone-charging-tech-in-shops/

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has boosted the power of sodium-ion batteries with a new type of anode. Also Israel’s EnStorage received a $1 million grant for its HBr flow battery development. Meanwhile Professor Doron Aurbach of Bar Ilan University … Continue reading →