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Energy Independence (Part 2): Building a Sound Strategy
Learn how to build a sound strategy and the critical role of advanced energy storage solutions.
Energy Independence (Part 1): Benefits and Challenges
Explore what energy independence means for organizations, why it’s important, and common pitfalls on the journey to energy independence.
Tanktwo New Product Announcements
Tanktwo announces two new products: The Cold-Temperature-Tolerant battery pack and the Surge-and-Sustain battery pack.
We’re Not in the Business of Selling Battery Packs
The future of electrification lies in battery management and analytics technologies because they’ll make electrification economically viable and environmentally sustainable.
Designing a Profitable Customer-Centric Electrification Solution
Customer-centricity will be the differentiating factor for electrified equipment builders. See what a user-centric design looks like and how to achieve the agility to create solutions that will put you ahead of the game.
Illuminating Dark Data with Battery AI and Advanced Analytics
Understand the challenges of harnessing dark data from battery systems and how to do so to help engineers improve product design, operators optimize revenue opportunities, and service providers meet fluctuating demand.
How Software-Defined Batteries Mitigate Electrification Bottlenecks
Understand the bottlenecks that may delay electrification progress and learn how software-defined batteries can help mitigate these risks.
Advancing Resiliency in Electrification
Resiliency in the context of electrification, the challenges of building resiliency into electrification initiatives, and how to design resiliency into your strategy.
What Drives the Future of Battery Technologies? (Part 2)
Focusing on the battery value chain in your electrification strategy is key to long-term success. See how to build a resilient, sustainable, and circular battery value chain.
What Drives the Future of Battery Technologies? (Part 1)
Battery chemistries aren’t the bottleneck in the future of battery technologies. We explore what business leaders should focus on in their electrification strategies by understanding the challenge of the battery value chain.
The Fallacy of "Better Battery Chemistries”
Traditional battery technology doesn’t allow you to drop some newfangled-chemistry cells into an existing pack. Introducing new chemistries means redesigning the equipment, maintenance routine, supply chain, and more — creating immense barriers to bringing better battery chemistries from the lab into the commercial world.
Top Electrification Trends and What To Do About Them
Top 8 electrification trends business leaders must know. Plus, how to turn these insights into action to inform your decision-making.
Voyager 1 Lives Another Day… So Should Your Battery Pack
The Voyager 1’s remote repair shows the power of a software-defined application and illustrates how software-defined batteries can help equipment operators streamline hardware management and maintenance.
What Exactly Does Battery Analytics Do?
What battery analytics entail and why it’s critical for improving the cost-efficiency and profitability of electrified equipment.
Don’t Make This Mistake in Your Product Roadmap For Battery-Powered Equipment (and what to do instead)
Learn about the most common battery roadmap mistakes, why you shouldn’t focus on battery chemistries, and how to structure your battery roadmap for electrification success.
How To Navigate the Battery Supply Chain
While the supply chain for electrified equipment is shorter, it heads in a different direction. You can’t make a 1-to-1 analogy to translate inventory control strategy from ICE to battery. The key to survive and thrive in this transition starts with a mindset change.
Should Retrofitting Be Part of Your Electrification Strategy?
How should you decide if your product is a good candidate for retrofitting? What’s the biggest pitfall you must avoid to ensure a successful effort? Here’s what you need to know.
How To Evaluate Battery Safety Features
Battery safety is as elusive as it’s critical. Determining if a solution is “safe enough” for an application isn’t always a black-and-white decision. Here’s what you need to know.
Choosing the Right Battery Chemistry Isn’t Just About the Chemistry
Choosing the right battery chemistry isn’t always as cut-and-dry as a purely engineering exercise. It may look more like the Buddhist’s teaching of the Middle Way than a hardcore scientific evaluation.
How to Test and Validate Battery Specs
Can you trust battery manufacturers’ specs when integrating a lithium battery solution into your product? Here’s how to test and validate battery safety, performance, lifespan, and more based on your requirements.