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May 31, 2023
How energy storage systems are used
As related costs decrease and deployment options increase, more and more, energy storage systems (ESS) are becoming essential for sustainable energy production. The ability to store energy as well as supply it makes the technology suitable for multiple use cases. Understanding all the possible use cases for ESS makes that attractiveness even clearer.
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March 27, 2023
In-life mobility solutions
Most fleet managers in the public sector, and operators of larger commercial fleets are now opting for electric vehicles. Nevertheless, there are still some concerns about this new technology regarding battery failure costs. This is when battery analytics becomes a key-value driver to unleash the full potential of battery-powered fleets.
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March 27, 2023
De-risk deployment & operations of energy storage systems
On average battery energy storage systems are only available 82% of the time. Many issues however can already be detected before deployment, in the commissioning phase. The article explains the advantages of digital commissioning, like a quicker analysis and more detailed insights into KPIs and potential manufacturing failures.
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December 23, 2022
Battery industry 2023: More sustainability, safety and independence
Battery industry predictions for 2023 by Dr. Matthias Simolka, Product Manager Energy Solutions at TWAICE.
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November 9, 2022
Improve battery system design with battery simulation models
Batteries are a key technology in the transition to carbon-free mobility. When it comes to designing battery systems for electric products, batteries must meet certain requirements that must still be met after years of operation, in order to avoid jeopardizing the intended business case and damaging companies. TWAICE's simulation models help engineers make the right decisions fast when designing a battery system, leading to reduced risks, improved reliability, and faster time to market.
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October 11, 2022
De-risk your BESS projects by keeping track of warranty conditions
What are performance warranties and why are they important in the design, operation and bankability of battery energy storage systems projects? This article answers these questions and shows how our TWAICE Warranty Tracker can minimize risks and ensure a successful business case.
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August 9, 2024
Beyond Lithium: Explore the potential of sodium-ion batteries with TWAICE’s new battery simulation model
As the demand for energy storage continues to surge, researchers and engineers are turning their attention to sodium-ion batteries as a promising alternative to lithium-ion. In this whitepaper, we explore the growing demand for sodium-ion technology and explain how TWAICE’s sodium-ion battery simulation model can help engineers gain initial insights into this new technology.
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August 6, 2024
Battery Analytics for ESS: Template Text for RFPs, RFIs & other contractual instruments
Battery analytics adoption in energy storage systems (ESS) is rapidly increasing. In this document, we provide ready-to-use text that can be assimilated into requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), and other contracting instruments to reduce or eliminate any friction of battery analytics implementation.
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March 25, 2024
LFP in energy storage
Lithium-ion batteries play an essential role in the transition to renewable energies and in generating electricity from more reliable and sustainable technologies. NMC has been the widely used technology for the past years, but now LFP is increasing in popularity due to reasons such as cost and safety advantages. However, LFP comes with challenges, particularly regarding accurate state estimations.
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March 25, 2024
Batteries and their Global Warming Potential: a lifecycle view
Lithium-Ion-Batteries are a key technology for green energy, mobility, and for this reason a key technology to mitigate climate change. However, batteries have a significant environmental impact. This impact is created along various steps in the lifecycle, e.g. during the extraction of raw materials or production. This white paper will explore the various stages of a battery's life cycle and how they contribute to its overall Global Warming Potential (GWP).
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March 11, 2024
Battery Energy Storage System Safety: How to Avoid the Worst Case Scenario
The lithium-ion battery market is growing fast, meaning safety incidents are likely to get more and more frequent. Battery analytics helps companies reduce the risk of battery energy storage system fires.
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January 9, 2024
Improve the safety, availability and performance of your battery energy storage systems
Battery energy storage systems are essential for accelerating the shift towards green energy and an integral part of the electricity grid across the globe. Their safety, availability and performance is more important than ever.
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September 17, 2024
Modeling Particle Versus SEI Cracking in Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation
This work identifies and systematically compares three different SEI interaction theories, and applies them to experimental degradation data from a commercial lithium-ion cell. It shows that SEI delamination without any cracking of the active particles, and SEI microcracking, where cycling only affects SEI growth during the cycle itself, are both unlikely candidates.
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June 11, 2024
Insights from EPRI's BESS failure incident database
This report is intended to address the failure mode analysis gap by developing a classification system that is practical for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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March 11, 2024
Non-destructive electrode potential and open-circuit voltage aging estimation for lithium-ion batteries
In this publication we extend a state-of-the-art electrode open circuit potential model for blend electrodes and inhomogeneous lithiation. We introduce a bi-level optimization algorithm to estimate the open parameters of the electrode model using measurements conducted on the full-cell level with state-of-the-art testing equipment.
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December 8, 2023
Mechanistic cycle aging model for the open-circuit voltage curve of lithium-ion batteries
Cycling lithium-ion batteries causes capacity fade, but also changes the shape of the open-circuit voltage (OCV) curve, due to loss of active material (LAM) and loss of lithium inventory (LLI). To model this change, we recently proposed a novel empirical calendar aging model that is parameterized on component states of health (s) instead of capacity fade only.
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June 9, 2023
Mechanistic calendar aging model for lithium-ion batteries
In this work we present a novel mechanistic calendar aging model for a commercial lithium-ion cell with NCA cathode and silicon-graphite anode. The mechanistic calendar aging model is a semi-empirical aging model that is parameterized on component states of health, instead of capacity.
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April 12, 2023
Measurement Approaches for Thermal Impedance Spectroscopy of Li-ion Batteries
Battery performance, lifetime and safety are highly dependent on temperature. With the recent high demand for power capabilities, heat management has become increasingly relevant.