Greentech og Francine Sullivan (REC), Sept 2018 -

As Greentech Media previously reported, REC is eyeing growing demand for silicon and silane gas from the battery industry.
“It’s the timing,” said Sullivan. “It’s a bright spot on the horizon for us, but we need to get through the next few years.”

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"Batteriforskere ved Institutt for energiteknikk (IFE) har løst en utfordring forskere over hele verden sliter med.
Det åpner for langt bedre batterier med høyere kapasitet, uten at det går ut over levetiden. Inne i de nye nanopartiklene
er det en finfordelt blanding av silisium og et annet materiale som vi gjerne kaller matrisen. Denne matrisen skal
hjelpe silisium med å tåle den store volumendringen det går gjennom når det lades og utlades,
sier Asbjørn Ulvestad, som er forsker og leder av IFEs forskningsinnsats
i SiliconX-prosjektet og en av oppfinnerne bak den unike teknologien."

https://www.ife.no/no/ife/ife_nyheter/2018/ifes-batteriforskere-har-knekt-batteri-kode-kan-revolusjonere-rekkevidde-og-levetid

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Tore Torvund, 24 okt 2018 - "Vi vet ikke så mye om batterier og det er virkelig ikke innenfor vårt kompetanseområde.
Men batteriprodusenter sier at batteriene blir fire ganger mer effektive hvis de bruker
silisium istedet for grafitt i batteriene, sa Torvund ifølge Finansavisen."

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Silicon will blow lithium batteries out of water, says Adelaide firm

https://www.afr.com/news/silicon-will-blow-lithium-batteries-out-of-water-says-adelaide-firm-20170207-gu7eg7

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Tesla/Panasonic begin battery cell production at Nevada Gigafactory
The factory is producing lithium-ion batteries both for Tesla’s energy storage products and electric vehicles

At peak production, Tesla expects the Gigafactory to employ 6,500 workers.

In addition to the Nevada Gigafactory, Tesla is now in possession SolarCity’s solar cell and module Gigafactory in upstate New York, through its acquisition of the company. The Buffalo Gigafactory will also be run by Panasonic

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2017/01/04/teslapanasonic-begin-battery-cell-production-at-nevada-gigafactory/


As we previously reported, the original plan for the full capacity was 35 GWh of battery cells and 50 GWh of battery packs.

The company later claimed to have found ways to improve efficiency and increase production capacity
to 105 GWh of battery cells and 150 GWh of battery packs within the same structure

https://electrek.co/2018/09/26/panasonic-ahead-schedule-tesla-gigafactory-1-battery-cell-production-lines/

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Panasonic also take over capital costs at the new factory in Buffalo, and its HIT technology will be used in the Solar Roof product

Panasonic will begin producing modules at the Tesla gigafactory in the summer of 2017, and ramp to 1 GW of production in 2019.

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2016/12/28/teslapanasonic-gigafactory-to-begin-producing-pv-modules-in-summer-2017/


Sitat JBG, 2017: "Nyheten om at Panasonics HiT-teknologi skal benyttes er interessant for REC. HiT-cellene består av
flere lag med monokrystallinsk silisium og lag med amorft silisium. FBR-polysilisium, spesielt FBR-B, er ettertraktet
for monokrystallinske celler, mens silangass brukes til å lage amorfe silisiumslag. REC Silicon har tidligere antydet at
PV-markedet, spesielt de som baserer seg på a-Si teknologi (amorft silisium), kan utgjøre et meget stort marked"

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Panasonic Ramps Up Solar Cell Production as Tesla Starts Making Solar Roofs at Gigafactory 2

Panasonic is already inside that factory making solar panels
The Japanese multinational made an initial $260 million investment in the Buffalo facility, where it makes HIT
(heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer) solar cells for Tesla. With the plant now up and running,
Panasonic is prepared to invest more

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/panasonic-ramps-up-solar-cell-production-at-teslas-buffalo-gigafactory#gs.6Vf4aAY