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Batteries & Chargers

Next gen battery materials project exceeding expectations

Nexeon has reached the halfway stage in its £10m Sunrise project, and has already produced silicon battery materials that have performed better than expected. Samples are now with potential customers for evaluation, and initial feedback has been very positive.

Sunrise is on target to develop significantly better materials for Li-ion batteries, work that is an essential step to achieving electric vehicles ( EVs) with greater range. Silicon enhanced batteries with longer life and higher energy density will also be of benefit in consumer electronics products and static energy storage…

Substation battery testing & monitoring

Batteries are crucial components in the overall reliability of powerplants, substations, telecommunication systems, generator excitation systems and protection & control systems. The inability of a battery string to provide sufficient voltage/power to protection circuits may lead to catastrophic consequences that cause damage to site equipment, resulting in reduced safety and costly downtime.

Listening to the demands of test engineers from around the world, DV Power have developed state-of-the-art battery testing and monitoring solutions to meet IEEE and IEC standards alongside a wide…

Rolec EV launches new solar EV charging unit

Rolec EV, one of the UK’s leading EV charge point manufacturers, has announced the launch of a new solar powered electric vehicle charging unit, WallPod: EV SolarCharge.

WallPod: EV SolarCharge is a cost-efficient EV charging solution specially designed to benefit homeowners who have, or have future plans to install, a home solar panel array.

Frankie Mellon, Rolec’s National EV Sales Manager, commented: “EV SolarCharge has been designed to offer the homeowner a feature-rich charging solution that not only displays the charging activity, but also highlights whether the charging is…

GARO Electric launches a premium electric vehicle charging range for the UK market

Garo Electric has introduced a premium quality end-to-end EV Charging range to the UK market. Backed by extensive Nordic market-leading expertise, Garo charging points are featured in multiple high profile installations including Facebook, Musgraves, Abbott, McDonalds, Volvo’s R&D facility, Airport Car Parks and Sweden’s Green Highway.

The comprehensive range includes Wall Chargers, Public Fast Chargers & DC Charging Stations. Every setting is catered for, from home charging to workplaces, institutions, municipal buildings, offices, shopping centres, car parking & public…

Faster and safer charging of electric vehicles with Smart Grid Charge Controller CC612

As the number of electric vehicles on the roads continues to grow, so too does the infrastructure needed to ensure that finding a charging station or charging point is not a problem.

The costs of installing a charging point are also falling thanks in part to technological developments, but challenges still remain. With little available space and a vehicle electrical system that must fulfil the demanding industrial requirements specified by IEC 61851, IEC 60364, ISO/IEC 15118, ISO 17409 and the Open Charge Point Protocol ( OCPP) , mode 3 AC charging points are under particular pressure…

Luxbox pledges to phase out cadmium

Luxbox has announced its LiFePO4 pledge: by 2020, it will no longer use NiCd batteries for emergency lighting. Instead, it will use LiFePO4 batteries.

Why choose LiFePO4?

LiFePO4 batteries offer many technical, economic and environmental advantages. Not only do they save energy and last longer, but due to their higher energy density, packaging and transport costs are drastically reduced.

Thanks to the pulse charging technology, energy consumption is reduced by up to 95 per cent and battery temperature can be reduced by around 5°C, which greatly extends life expectancy. But perhaps…

Your ultimate battery partner

As a leading specialist with experience in all of the leading battery chemistries we are able to support your organisation with high quality, cost effective, battery power solutions. We understand that in today’s tough market place costs need to be reduced without compromising on quality. Our contacts across the industry mean that we are at the leading edge of available technologies and can often reduce costs on new and existing projects.

DMS technologies is well known to industry in very demanding market places including; Rail, Military, Medical, Oil & Gas, Emergency Services…

New report says UK electric vehicle battery industry could be worth £2.7 billion per year for UK chemical companies

A new report published today, Monday 25th June 2018, shows that UK companies are well-placed to supply valuable materials needed for batteries to be built in UK – a potential £2. 7 billion per year business opportunity. The report commissioned by WMG at the University of Warwick, was launched to the Chemical Industry Association at the Chemistry Growth Partnership meeting in London, chaired by Steve Foots, Chief Executive of Croda, and attended by Richard Harrington MP.

The research underpinning the report brought together experts and data from the automotive battery industry and…

Solaredge unveiling electric vehicle charging station at Intersolar Europe

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc, a global leader in smart energy, is unveiling its residential electric vehicle charging station at Intersolar Europe. Following the recent debut of its EV-charging single-phase inverter, SolarEdge will now also provide a standalone EV charger that offers greater system design flexibility, specifically for sites where the inverter and EV charger cannot be installed at the same location.

The new EV charger will be integrated into SolarEdge’s smart energy suite to support increased energy independence. With the EV charger offering management in…

TR Fastenings supports growing EV sector with tailored resources for charging units

Global fastener firm has the extensive product ranges and expertise needed to support the design, manufacture and development of charging units for electric vehicles.

Global fastenings manufacturer and distributor, TR Fastenings ( TR) , is working with a number of firms involved in the design, manufacture and development of Electric Vehicles ( EVs) with the main focus on the associated charging units. Along with the extensive product ranges typically used in electric charging units, TR also has the necessary technical knowledge, sector expertise and experience to support these…