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The Financial Sense of Sustainability: Energsoft's Approach to Battery You can’t talk about sustainability without considering cost. Over my last two decades in the “clean tech” space, I’ve seen companies make the same mistake repeatedly: not relentlessly focusing on cost. The Cost-Driven Landscape of Clean Tech Outside of early adopting trailblazers and regulation, companies will only adopt new technologies if it makes financial sense. Regulation can be a double-edged sword—it drives adoption but often at the expense of quality to save on associated costs. For manufacturing, regulation often drives a shift to producing in lower-cost countries with little to no regulation. The Good News for Batteries: Now that we’ve hit economies of scale, we can move beyond early adopters and niche applications into the mainstream. For most commercial uses, it’s cheaper to operate a fleet of EVs with lower fuel costs and fewer parts to wear out. For new utility-scale energy, it’s cheaper to pair solar or wind with batteries than to build a fossil fuel power plant. Financial Incentives for Battery Adoption: Companies will only do something if it makes financial sense. Battery costs have fallen by more than an order of magnitude in the last decade. There is still much work to do, but a future of high-yield, low-scrap gigafactories will bring prices down further, unlocking even more affordable EVs and clean energy on the grid. Energsoft’s Commitment to Cost-Effective Sustainability Energsoft understands that for sustainability to be viable, it must also be economical. Our advanced battery analytics and management solutions are designed to optimize performance and longevity, making clean energy solutions not just environmentally friendly but also financially smart. By leveraging AI and machine learning, we can predict battery degradation, optimize energy usage, and reduce maintenance costs. This ensures that our customers not only contribute to a greener planet but also enjoy significant cost savings. The Future of Sustainable Energy: The plummeting costs of batteries and the increasing efficiency of energy storage solutions are paving the way for a sustainable future. High-yield, low-scrap gigafactories will make EVs and clean energy more accessible and affordable, driving widespread adoption. Conclusion At Energsoft, we are committed to driving the future of sustainable energy through cost-effective solutions. By focusing on the financial viability of clean tech, we ensure that sustainability makes both dollars and sense. Join us in our mission to make affordable and efficient clean energy a reality for everyone. https://lnkd.in/gJ9wa9GD #AI #Energsoft #resilience #grid #gigafactories #batteries #analtyics #GenAI Boost your productivity today! Schedule a demo of Energsoft software now: Book a Demo https://lnkd.in/gk9rx2xj

The Immature State of the Battery Ecosystem: The battery ecosystem, despite its crucial role in powering the modern world, is shockingly immature. This immaturity is not merely a matter of technology or innovation but fundamentally about how we handle data. The way we collect, process, and standardize battery data is fraught with inefficiencies and inconsistencies that hinder progress and collaboration. Data Inefficiencies and Lack of Strategic Use: One of the most glaring issues in the battery industry is the inefficient and non-strategic use of data. Engineers and researchers often struggle with the fragmented nature of battery data, which is spread across different file types, data systems, and tracked fields. Even something as basic as time-series charge and discharge data is plagued by these inconsistencies. Consider this: different organizations, or even different departments within the same organization, may track and report the same measurement, such as internal resistance, but arrive at entirely different results. This discrepancy arises not only from varying mathematical approaches and assumptions but also from the use of different battery cyclers and data loggers. The Absence of Standardization: The absence of standardization is a significant bottleneck in battery development. Without common standards, engineers and scientists face difficulties in comparing results, sharing insights, and collaborating effectively. This lack of standards spans across fields and units, complicating everything from data collection to analysis. In larger collaborative efforts or programs aimed at scaling battery production, this problem becomes even more pronounced. Pilot production facilities around the world use different equipment, track materials and process steps inconsistently (or sometimes not at all), and apply varying standards for analysis. This fragmented approach creates barriers to innovation and slows down the overall pace of development. The Need for a Common Language: Recognizing these challenges, we started Energsoft with the mission to create a "universal translator" for the battery industry. Our platform aims to track and link essential battery data from materials through to operation, establishing a common language that the industry desperately needs. Using time-series data as an example, Energsoft harmonizes this data into a unified format. But we don't stop there. We also harmonize and link upstream build and materials data into this common language format, providing the flexibility needed to model unique materials, process variations, and measurement variability. #language #battery #collaboration #timeseriesdata #dataswarm #energsoft https://energsoft.com/faq Boost your productivity today! Schedule a demo of Energsoft software now: Book a Demo https://lnkd.in/gk9rx2xj

China’s Batteries Are Now Cheap Enough to Power Huge Shifts !!! -> Prices for batteries in China are plummeting. Over the last year, the price for lithium iron phosphate, or LFP, battery cells in China has dropped 51% to an average of $53 per kilowatt-hour. The average global price of these batteries last year was $95/kWh. -> The factors driving prices lower : a) Raw-material prices, have fallen sharply over the last 18 months. b) Overcapacity, leading manufacturers to cut prices to maintain market share. -> Raw material costs, overcapacity and margin compression from manufacturers account for the bulk of what’s going on, but there’s also still significant technology and manufacturing process improvements happening. -> China’s battery champions CATL and BYD continue to invest heavily in R&D, automation and additional factories, and they’re launching new products at a frenetic pace. - Pack-level prices for the most-sold battery chemistries have been below the often-referenced $100/kWh benchmark in China since October 2023, and LFP pack prices are now at $75/kWh. At that price, EVs can be priced at or below combustion cars in most vehicle segments, marking a huge shift. - Almost two-thirds of EVs available in China are already cheaper than their internal combustion engine equivalents, and many cheaper electric models are planned for launch outside China in 2025 and 2026. Sources: https://lnkd.in/d7g-3WX6 #electricvehicle #china #batteryprices #CATL #BYD Boost your productivity today! Schedule a demo of Energsoft software now: Book a Demo https://lnkd.in/gk9rx2xj

DOE’s latest loan to boost U.S. EV and battery production will help Oregon-based Entek build a factory in Indiana that will make lithium-ion battery separators. https://lnkd.in/drgbsXmv #Oregon #battery #Biden #Indiana #production #entek Boost your productivity today! Schedule a demo of Energsoft software now: Book a Demo https://lnkd.in/gk9rx2xj

Carmaker’s EV investments in Europe and 19 carmakers beyond in 2023 and 2024. #ev #carmakers #batteries Boost your productivity today! Schedule a demo of Energsoft software now: Book a Demo https://lnkd.in/gk9rx2xj

Everyone is being forced to do more with less. Not just the battery industry either. The most efficient companies are going to win out across the board. Since 2015, Breakthrough Energy, the climate-investment firm founded by Gates, has lavished $2.2 billion on more than 160 startups and other initiatives, seeking both returns for investors and emissions reductions. He has also made investments separately outside the firm. https://lnkd.in/erxQxRTb #breakthroughenergy #billgates #investment #domorewithless #climateinvistment Boost your productivity today! Schedule a demo of Energsoft software now: Book a Demo https://lnkd.in/gk9rx2xj

Yet another battery technology collaboration gone bad! Tesla has filed a complaint against Matthews International for allegedly misappropriating its trade secrets on dry electrode manufacturing process technology. Matthews was accused of incorporating these trade secrets into patent applications and selling equipment with the technology to Tesla’s competitors. Innovation and collaboration in the battery supply chain are moving at breakneck speeds, emphasizing the importance of being aware of the intellectual property (IP) risks involved. This case raises a critical question for innovators and entrepreneurs: when to file patent applications? Filing before disclosing confidential information or after the collaboration begins can have significant implications. Timely patent filings can protect your IP and serve as valuable assets for potential collaborators, while delayed filings may expose you to allegations of misappropriating trade secrets. Understanding the nuances of IP protection is crucial in fostering successful collaborations in the rapidly evolving battery tech landscape. #batterytechnology #batterypatents #patentlitigation #Tesla #Matthews #IP #electrode #tradesecretlitigation Boost your productivity today! Schedule a demo of Energsoft software now: Book a Demo https://lnkd.in/gk9rx2xj

In unmanaged cell or battery pack test laboratories, the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) can easily fall within the range of 30%. This indicates that one-third of the available channels are used to generate valuable data. Reasons for underuse may include personnel not being able to repopulate empty channels in time, errors, incomplete or inaccurate data, or incorrect tests scripts? In well-managed laboratories, the situation Is completely different. With a state-of the-art lab management software suite, OEE values of 90% and above are achievable. If Energsoft could advance maturity and software integrations across multiple systems with our 25+ connectors we could seamlessly work with hardware and software of any kind. The lab management software insures intelligent scheduling of all tasks and facilities KPI-driven lab performance monitoring. The ability to assign different roles, along with advanced energy and asset management. Is considered standard practice in modern labs. Integrating advanced data analysis capabilities into a laboratory management system can significantly enhance work efficiency. Modern AI solutions can assist in analyzing the big data streams generated by a test field. Energsoft could work with advanced features for Chat GPT analytics or custom build data clustering, or SOX predictions. In these ways, the detection of anomalies and root cause analysis can be automated and accelerated. Modern data analytics software enables process optimization. In the Energsoft AI-based modeling techniques we can help to reduce testing time for battery cell aging tests. This reduction can be substantial, typically ranging from 20-40%. Considering that cell aging tests typically span six to 12 months and that larger scrutinize thousands of cells simultaneously, the potential cost savings ate significant. After certain period of physical testing, certain cells age faster and already contain relevant information about the non-linier range of capacity degradation. With each test cycle, the model progressively comprehends the interconnections among cells in this crucial phase, enabling the software to predict the end-of-life behavior of slower aging cells. After about 60% of the test cycles, the prediction error decreases to a level where a model can accurately predict the remaining cycles, signaling the termination of physical testing. Depending on the data quality of the test cycles, 20% of the test time can be saved with a typical error rate of les than 1% RMESE (root mean square error). Off course, this is just one example of how modern AI-based data analytics software can help industry tech to gain test efficiency and ultimately save costs. Much more is possible for example automated optimization of battery parameters or at module and pack level accelerated battery management system calibration. Boost your productivity today! Schedule a demo of Energsoft software now: Book a Demo https://lnkd.in/gk9rx2xj

With the accelerating transition toward electrification. Energsoft is not only keeping pace but moving forward to become a leading force in global electric vehicle and other battery testing. Transitioning an organization, especially one with a long legacy of success in a particular area, is no easy task. Energsoft with its 6-year history in artificial intelligence for batteries and millions of tests in the training data facing challenges and pivoting towards electric vehicles. However, Energsoft has successfully mastered this change, and today the company not only delivers top tier test analytics, but also data infrastructure for development. Battery testing is a segment of particular interest as the demand for batteries will scale up greatly as the number of EVs sold rises. No long ago, the prevailing view within the sector was that a few tera factories in China would suffice to cover the global need. As Li-ion cells and packs cannot be easily transported by air freight, this has changed. Currently, a network of cell gigafactories is growing around battery pack production sites, not just in Europe but also in the USA. This marks a significant evolution in battery cell manufacturing and supply chain infra. Coupled with the substantial demands of cell and pack R&D, this drives the need for advanced battery testing equipment and analytics. For both cell and pack testing, Energsoft offers comprehensive portfolio of web services and analytics. On the cell side, Energsoft provides features on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and analysis designed to cut costs and time to market. AI-driven software solutions have to be efficient. Alongside automation software, which is used to manage test programs and visualize test results, lab management software system is vital for optimization productivity and effectiveness. Lab Efficiency is using couple metrics for performance effectiveness. Total runtime -> Available runtime -> net runtime -> OEE (valuable output of the lab) #OEE #EnergsoftAnalytics #BatteryCell #BatteryPack #testing #RND 😋 Boost your productivity today! Schedule a demo of our software now: Book a Demo https://lnkd.in/gk9rx2xj

Co-funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), the Battery Pass consortium project aims to advance the implementation of the battery passport based on requirements of the EU Battery Regulation and beyond. Led by system change company Systemiq GmbH, the consortium comprises eleven partners and a broad network of associated and supporting organisations to draft content and technical standards for a digital battery passport, demonstrate them in a pilot application and assess its potential value. Technical guidance for battery passports would involve standards and protocols for collecting, storing, and sharing this data securely and efficiently. It would cover aspects like data formats, communication protocols, security measures, and interoperability standards to ensure that the battery passport is useful throughout the entire lifecycle of the battery. #passport #battery #germany #federalministryforeconomicaffairs #bmwk #batterypass #consortium #energsoft Boost your productivity today! Schedule a demo of our software now: Book a Demo https://lnkd.in/gk9rx2xj