Sodium-Ion Battery for EV Charging Station Buffer
Demand charges have quietly become the largest operating expense at many public charging sites, and I have watched this pattern repeat across every plaza w…
Battery Solution for Mining Drills and Roof Bolters
When I first walked a development heading on a hard-rock project, the diesel bolter at the face was pumping exhaust straight into the ventilation stream an…
Lithium Battery for Cordless Pressure Washers
When I started designing lithium packs for outdoor cleaning tools back in 2014, the biggest misconception among buyers was that any 18V drill battery would…
Home Energy Storage for Laundry Dryer
Most homeowners think of the dryer as just another appliance, but from a battery engineering standpoint it is one of the heaviest steady loads in the house…
Semi-Solid State Battery Pre-Lithiation Methods
Every semi-solid state battery I have built on the pilot line loses a measurable slice of its lithium during the very first charge. As a senior lithium bat…
Sodium-Ion Battery for Diesel Genset Replacement
After fifteen years on the lithium cell line and a few more running field commissioning for off-grid power systems, I have watched the diesel genset go fro…
Battery Solution for Electric Pavers and Road Rollers
Over the last eight years I have watched road construction crews in three continents swap diesel pavers and rollers for battery powered machines. As a seni…
Lithium Battery for Cordless Rotary Hammers
When I started designing packs for cordless rotary hammers at Horizon Power, the first surprise for many of my customers was how non-uniform the load reall…
Home Energy Storage for Electric Sauna Heating
Why Electric Sauna Heating Is a Demanding Load
Over the last decade I have specified lithium battery packs for everything from drone propulsion to grid bac…
Solid Electrolyte Membrane Casting for Semi-Solid Batteries
Most buyers judge a semi-solid state battery by its chemistry sheet, but after fifteen years on the coating line I can tell you the cell usually lives or d…