Press
Press & media mentions
2024
Försvarets materielverk (FMV), Teknisk prognos, “Tema: Batteri” (in Swedish) - a feature in a Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)-produced technology forecast report, in which I talk about battery trends in the context of electric trucks.
NyTeknik, “Batteriexpert: ”Slutet för litiummetall hos Northvolt” (in Swedish, paywalled) - commenting on Northvolt’s decision to close the former Cuberg site in California and consolidate lithium metal research in Västerås, summarised as “the end of lithium metal research at Northvolt”.
Intercalation Station, “Battery production is genuinely difficult” - featuring my posted thoughts on Northvolt’s widely-reported safety incidents in an article about the production challenges faced by the Swedish cell manufacturer.
2023
NyTeknik, “Expert om nya heta batteritrenden: Kräver hög kvalitet i produktionen” (in Swedish, paywalled) - commenting on the cell-to-pack trend in EV battery design.
NyTeknik, “Nya superbatteriet skapar förvirring – ”Väldigt kryptiskt” (in Swedish, paywalled) - commenting on CATL’s “very cryptic” announcement of the 500 Wh/kg “condensed matter battery”.
The Information, “The Electric: Welcome to CATL’s World” (paywalled) - commenting on CATL’s “condensed matter battery” in a general article about the Chinese battery manufacturer.
2022
NyTeknik, “Metoden ökar batteriets livslängd rejält – men fungerar det i praktiken? (in Swedish, paywalled) - commenting on research from Stanford university on a charging strategy which adapts to uneven ageing rates of cells within a battery system.
The Information, “QuantumScape’s Fast-Charging Claims Have Sparked a Backlash” (paywalled) - commenting on QuantumScape’s latest performance announcement, tempering expectations of the company being able to achieve all their advances at the same time (e.g. 15 minute fast charge under zero applied pressure).
Press Release, “Eliminating the bottlenecks for use of lithium-sulfur batteries” - press release of our research article on small-angle scattering studies of lithium-sulfur batteries (article 42 in my publication list).
2021
NyTeknik, “Bakslag för framtidshoppet inom batteritekniken” (in Swedish, paywalled) - commenting on the bankruptcy of OXIS Energy and the related difficult future prospects for lithium-sulfur batteries.
NyTeknik, “Därför satsar alla på solid state-batterier” (in Swedish, paywalled) - an article on “why everyone is investing in solid-state batteries” featuring reality-check calculations by me on the expected performance of solid state batteries in terms of energy content.
The Information, “QuantumScape Claims Another Breakthrough For Lithium Metal Batteries” (paywalled) - commenting on QuantumScape’s announcement of prototype battery performance with no applied pressure under testing.
2020
E&E News by POLITICO, “Bill Gates-backed startup claims EV battery breakthrough” - commenting on the buzz around QuantumScape’s headline-grabbing announcements around their prototype cell performance.
The Mobilist, “In a Surprising Binge of Transparency, Battery Companies Tell Us What They Really Have” - commenting on performance data shared by Solid Power and QuantumScape.
InsideEVs, “Latest Braga-Goodenough Paper Raises Controversy In World Of Science” - a write-up around my third post concerning the “Braga glass battery”.
Cold Eye Earth, “Material World” - noted in this article on QuantumScape’s performance reveal.
2019
WIRED, “Tesla May Soon Have a Battery That Can Last a Million Miles” - commenting on Dalhousie University’s research into cells optimised for extremely long cycle life.