Chile has concluded the initial phase of its lithium mining contract awards, attracting bids from seven companies and consortiums. The government is set to announce the successful applicants by the end of March, marking a significant step in its national lithium strategy.
[pdf] NamPower, Namibia's state-owned power utility, has signed a contract with a Chinese joint venture to build the first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in the country and the Southern African region.
[pdf] In a battery with a balancing circuit, the circuit simply balances the voltages of the individual cells in the battery with hardware when the battery approaches 100% SOC – the industry standard for lithium iron phosphate is to balance above a cell voltage of 3.6-volts.
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