For battery manufacturers, ABB provides automation, electrification, digital and robotics solutions that optimize battery production lines, ensuring efficiency, quality and safety.
What's going on with battery investment?
Momentum for new investment in battery projects is rapidly building. Revenue opportunities continue to grow and diversify as owners and offtakers look at novel ways of sharing risk and reward, and developers grapple with integrating revenue underwriting schemes into their offtake offerings.
What are some recent advances in battery technology?
Some recent advances in battery technologies include increased cell energy density, new active material chemistries such as solid-state batteries, and cell and packaging production technologies, including electrode dry coating and cell-to-pack design (Exhibit 11).
What are smart manufacturing platforms for battery production?
Smart Manufacturing Platforms for Battery Production This topic emphasizes development of broadly applicable smart manufacturing platforms that can be leveraged to improve the production of a variety of battery technologies. For a full list of projects click here.
As the world transitions toward a cleaner, more sustainable future, batteries are taking on an increasingly vital role. With their ability to store and deliver energy efficiently, batteries are helping to integrate renewable energy sources into the grid, electrify transportation and power a wide range of applications.
With their ability to store and deliver energy efficiently, batteries are helping to integrate renewable energy sources into the grid, electrify transportation and power a wide range of applications. ABB, a global technology leader in electrification and automation, is at the forefront of this sea change.
How can a battery factory become a competitive market?
Optimizing cell factories for next-generation technologies and strategically positioning them in an increasingly competitive market is key to long-term success. Battery cell production capacity globally could exceed demand by as much as twofold over the next five years, making operational efficiency essential to competitiveness.