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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has opened the Center for Energy Storage and Systems (ZESS) in Braunschweig. The research hub, backed by nearly €50 million from the federal government and the state, is intended to support work on battery and hydrogen technologies.
The Fraunhofer Battery Alliance is widening its collaboration with South Korean partners through two new letters of intent. The planned projects cover battery materials, cell production and recycling, which could support future battery development.
CBAK Energy has signed an investment agreement for a project in Nanjing that would add 12 GWh of annual cell production capacity. The project covers the research, development and manufacture of large cylindrical sodium-ion cells and integrated battery systems.