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New batteries and mining techniques shine at the annual energy showcase Nearly 400 exhibitors representing the boldest energy innovations in the United States came together last week at the annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. The conference, hosted in Dallas by the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), showcased the agency’s bets on early-stage energy technologies that […]

The startup, which makes batteries designed to perform better in extreme heat and cold, also has Lockheed Martin, LG, Taiyo Nippon Sanso and Shell as backers. Porsche Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of sports car producer Porsche, invested an undisclosed amount in advanced lithium-ion battery developer South 8 Technologies today. San Diego-based South 8

Battery tech firms South 8 Technologies and NanoGraf are collaborating to develop higher-capacity, safer and lighter batteries for the US Army. Under a $6.4-million subcontract with NanoGraf, South 8 will develop a high-rate injection system for its LiGas electrolyte to bolster domestic production of cylindrical lithium-ion batteries. Today’s soldiers lug around massive amounts of Li-ion

The $6.4 million contract aims to improve safety for American soldiers as well as fortify the supply chain and U.S. national security. Today’s soldiers carry a heavy load, literally and figuratively. In addition to the challenges that come with keeping the U.S. and its interests safe around the world, the modern soldier adds anywhere between

The energy transition, from fossil fuels-based energy sources of power to one based on a combination of renewable sources and electricity storage, is well underway. Signs of the transition, like the all-electric Tesla Model Y becoming the world’s best-selling car last year, abound.  A Market Hot for Temperature Resistance: South 8 is developing a solution to

South 8 Technologies, the first to develop and commercialize LiGas, a liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, has officially introduced its Arctic LiGas 18650 cell. Arctic LiGas cells can replace traditional toxic and flammable liquid electrolyte with South 8’s revolutionary liquefied gas electrolyte, providing a safe and versatile high-performance lithium-ion solution. The company is

South 8 Technologies, which claims to be the first to develop and commercialise a liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, LiGas, has introduced a new Arctic LiGas 18650 battery cell. Unveiled at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC), the San Diego-based company said the cells operate at low temperatures. South 8 CEO Tom Stepien

As EV-haters constantly remind us, the liquid electrolytes used in current EV batteries can catch fire or even explode in emergency situations such as a charging fault or a crash, or in the case of a defective cell. Solid-state cells are expected to be much safer, but they’re just beginning to appear in limited numbers of production vehicles.

South 8 Debuts its Arctic™ LiGas® Battery Electrolyte for Reliable, Safe Performance in Extreme Environments. South 8 Technologies (“South 8”), the first to develop and commercialize LiGas®, liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, today introduced its Arctic™ LiGas 18650 cell at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) (booth #615) in San Diego. READ FULL NEWS

South 8 Technologies (“South 8”), the pioneer in developing and bringing to market LiGas®, a liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, has unveiled its Arctic™ LiGas 18650 cell today at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) in San Diego (booth #615). Arctic LiGas cells, which replace traditional toxic and flammable liquid electrolyte with South