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Who are the world’s biggest makers of EV batteries?
Tesla and Panasonic take top spot in latest BNEF ranking of tier 1 li-ion battery cell makers. But China’s CATL getting most attention.
Giles Parkinson
Jun 29, 2018
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Panasonic launches 5.3kWh battery onto Australian residential market
Panasonic’s new 5.3kWh lithium-ion batteries will be available to Australian households from December.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 15, 2016
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Tesla
Tesla strengthens Panasonic solar bond with cell and module collaboration
The latest Tesla/Panasonic Gigafactory will begin production of cells and modules in 2017 at the firm’s acquired Buffalo site in New York.
Ian Clover & Christian Roselund
Oct 18, 2016
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Panasonic announces 22.5% module-level efficiency solar panel
Panasonic claims its new solar module can achieve a 22.5% conversion efficiency based on mass-production technology.
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Oct 7, 2015
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How LG Chem may supplant Panasonic as leading provider of EV batteries
Panasonic is pretty clearly the current leader of the battery market, but as the market continues to grow, the dynamics could change swiftly.
James Ayre
Aug 24, 2015
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Panasonic signs battery storage deal with 3 Australian utilities
Panasonic targets Australia as first global market for battery storage, in deal with 3 utilities to trial 8kWh system. It says storage will double self consumption of solar households, but it intends to sell product through networks and retailers, challenging their business models.
Giles Parkinson
Jun 2, 2015
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Graph of the Day: The top electric vehicle battery makers
Comprehensive sales figures for EV battery manufacturers in 2014 recently became available, giving us further insight into the fast-growing market.
James Ayre
Feb 23, 2015
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Alevo promises 200MW of grid storage projects to back its batteries
Can bankrolling deployment of its own batteries help a secretive startup gain market traction?
Jeff St John
Feb 19, 2015
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Panasonic and Powertree Services to build solar-storage EV chargers
The offering will combine vehicle charging with solar PV and battery backup.
Julia Pyper
Oct 27, 2014
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Tesla & Panasonic sign lithium-ion gigafactory agreement
Panasonic and Tesla have agreed on how the two will jointly carry out construction of gigafactory in the U.S, including the roles each will play.
Nicholas Brown
Aug 4, 2014
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Will utilities control behind-the-meter solar batteries?
Sunverge sees a future in building and managing customer energy-storage systems as utility assets.
Jeff St John
Apr 22, 2014
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Tesla
Elon Musk and Tesla plan world’s biggest battery factory
Tesla to announce biggest battery production plant – powered by renewables – as shares soar again. Company now worth one half of GM.
Eric Wesoff
Feb 26, 2014
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