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EcoMotion 2023

Posted on June 4, 2023

The 11th annual EcoMotion conference welcomed more than 3,600 participants from more than 60 countries to Tel Aviv. Key topics were batteries, energy storage and cybersecurity. Top executives from Audi, BMW, Renault, and Toyota heard a “white” hacker identify security … Continue reading →

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Extending electric car battery life

Posted on March 19, 2023

Israel’s Carrar has a novel thermal management solution to significantly increase the lifespan and efficiency of EV batteries. By keeping the battery at a steady, optimal temperature, its life is extended by up to 100%. It also improves acceleration performance, … Continue reading →

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Powering ahead

Posted on March 19, 2023

Israel’s Addionics (see here previously) has just inaugurated its new Tel Aviv production facility for its advanced electric vehicle batteries. Addionics expects to achieve a 1 GWh production capacity by 2025. Its clients are some of the world’s leading vehicle … Continue reading →

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Prize-winning climate-tech researchers

Posted on November 13, 2022

In addition to startup winners of the Climate Solutions Prize, three Israeli scientists won awards. They were Technion’s Prof Avner Rothchild (green hydrogen), BGU’s Prof. Itzhak Mizrahi (reducing methane from animals), and Bar-Ilan’s Prof. Malachi Noked (sodium ion batteries). https://climatesolutionsprize.com/news.asp?id=22 … Continue reading →

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Energy cooperation with Morocco

Posted on October 11, 2022

Israel and Morocco have signed an agreement for energy research cooperation. It incorporates 20 groups from Moroccan universities and 33 groups from seven leading Israeli academic institutions. It covers rechargeable batteries, hydrogen, recycling, solar, storage and transportation. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/360558

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A novel rechargeable silicon battery

Posted on August 7, 2022

Researchers at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed a proof-of-concept, design, and architecture for a novel rechargeable silicon (Si) battery. The breakthrough could lead to cheap, available silicon replacing rare and expensive lithium in Electric Vehicle and other batteries. https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2022/07/rechargeable-silicon-batteries-sustainable-energy-source/

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A better battery

Posted on October 4, 2021

Israel’s Addionics (see here previously) is “charging ahead” with its battery technology. It is partnering the Centre of Process Innovation at the UK’s University of Warwick in the UK government funded Project STELLAR (Smart Three-dimensional ELectrode Lithium-ion batteries with Automated … Continue reading →

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Extending the EV range

Posted on September 19, 2021

Israel’s Silib is developing technology to increase the battery capacity of electric vehicles by 40%. It adds pure silicon to existing Li-ion batteries, while avoiding the common industry problem that causes them to swell and lose capacity.   https://www.si-lib.com/ https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2021/08/29/breakthrough-silib-increases-electric-vehicles-range-by-40/

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Electrifying the human body

Posted on July 11, 2021

A Tel Aviv University-led international team including Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a nano-film that can generate electricity from any body movement. The non-toxic material could power tiny pacemakers with no need for batteries. It could also power non-medical devices. … Continue reading →

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A train on wheels

Posted on April 25, 2021

The first Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) train-on-wheels system outside China will carry up to 500 passengers from Tel Aviv to the heart of Samaria. The ART follows a virtual track on a normal road, powered by advanced fast-recharged batteries. … Continue reading →

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