Sodium-Ion Battery for Refuse Trucks and Waste Collection Fleets
As a senior lithium battery engineer who has spent the last decade specifying traction packs for municipal and commercial fleets, I have watched the electr…
Battery Solution for Mobile Crushing and Screening Plants
Mobile crushers and screening plants have spent decades chained to diesel. As quarry operators, demolition contractors, and aggregates producers chase lowe…
Lithium Battery for Cordless Leaf Blowers
As a senior lithium battery engineer at Horizon Power, I have spent the last twelve years tuning packs for handheld outdoor power equipment. The cordless l…
Home Energy Storage for Pool Pump and Spa Hot Tub
As a senior lithium battery engineer at Horizon Power, I have commissioned more residential storage systems than I can count, and the load that surprises h…
Semi-Solid State Battery Enclosure Laser Welding and Seal Integrity
As a senior lithium battery engineer at Horizon Power, I have watched the humble cell can go from an afterthought to a first-class safety component. In a s…
Battery Solution for Terminal Tractors and Yard Trucks
Terminal tractors and yard trucks, often called hostlers or spotter trucks, are the workhorses of ports, intermodal rail yards, and large distribution cent…
Sodium-Ion Battery for Cargo Bikes and Delivery Tricycles
As a lithium battery engineer who has spent the last decade building packs for light electric vehicles, I have watched the cargo bike and delivery tricycle…
Lithium Battery for Cordless Chainsaws: Surge and Runtime
When people ask me what makes a cordless chainsaw battery different from the pack in a leaf blower or a drill, the short answer is shock load. I have spent…
Home Energy Storage for Electric Resistance Heating
Electric resistance heating is the most forgiving load in a house and one of the hardest to run affordably. Baseboard heaters, electric furnaces, and porta…
Dendrite Suppression in Semi-Solid State Batteries
During a 2023 qualification run for a 24 Ah semi-solid state pouch cell, my team at Horizon Power watched capacity collapse from 98.5 percent to 71 percent…