The energy sector saw significant progress in smart grid technologies and energy management systems during June and early July 2025. This report highlights the period’s technical breakthroughs, major projects and investments, policy shifts, and insights from industry experts. Key themes include advances in grid digitization, AI and IoT integration, large-scale investments in grid infrastructure, evolving…
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June–July 2025 saw significant advances in battery technology and energy storage worldwide, spanning electric vehicles (EVs), grid-scale systems, and consumer electronics. This report compiles the latest news, industry forecasts, R&D breakthroughs, expert insights, and policy changes from this period, highlighting how batteries continue to transform transportation, power grids, and devices. Electric Vehicles: Battery Innovations and…
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Latest News and Developments (Mid-2025) QuantumScape’s solid-state battery program has hit major milestones in 2025. In late June 2025, the company announced the successful integration of its new “Cobra” ceramic separator manufacturing process into baseline production quantumscape.com. Cobra is a high-throughput, continuous-flow process for making QuantumScape’s patented ceramic electrolyte separators, yielding a ~25× increase in heat-treatment speed and a dramatically…
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Latest Developments: June 2025 Crisis In the past 48 hours, the Strait of Hormuz has become the flashpoint of a sudden international crisis. Iran’s parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities politico.eu. This move came after a dramatic escalation: on June 22, 2025, the United…
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The global surge in electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy has sparked a battery revolution. Traditional lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have powered everything from smartphones to solar farms, but they face limits in energy density, safety, and lifespan ossila.com monolithai.com. This has fueled intense research into next-generation batteries – from solid-state designs to novel chemistries like…
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Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction and development drive has led to a surge of high-value tenders in 2025 across energy, infrastructure, defense, healthcare, IT, transportation, and construction. Below we break down the most important and strategic tenders by sector – including government procurements and private investment projects, both ongoing and newly awarded. Each section lists major tenders…
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