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Time of India
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
LG Energy begins mass production of batteries at US plant
Seoul: LG Energy Solution Ltd ( LGES ), South Korea's leading battery maker, said on Sunday it has begun mass production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for energy storage systems (ESS) at its manufacturing plant in the United States. The pouch-type LFP batteries for ESS, based on long cell technology, are being manufactured at the LGES plant in Michigan, according to the Korean company, reports Yonhap news agency. "We are currently in discussions with multiple customers in the North American region for the supply of our ESS batteries," LGES officials said, noting that supply to a number of major U.S. energy firms, such as Terra-Gen and Delta Electronics, has already been confirmed. LGES said it plans to swiftly respond to growing demand for ESS in advanced industries, such as artificial intelligence (AI) data centres and renewable energies. LGES is the only major global battery maker that started mass production of LFP batteries tailored for use in ESS in the U.S. Meanwhile, LG Energy Solution has won a lawsuit against China's Sunwoda Group in Germany over the infringement of two patents related to battery separator technology, a company representing LGES in Germany said. The Munich District Court upheld injunction requests filed by Hungary-based patent management firm Tulip Innovation Kft ., barring Sunwoda Group affiliates from selling lithium-ion batteries in Germany, Tulip said in a press release. The affected companies include Sunwoda Electronic, Sunwoda Mobility Energy Technology, and their German subsidiaries, Sunwoda Europe and Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Germany. "These appear to be the first injunctions in Germany related to car batteries. There is no 'free riding' for battery manufacturers on technologies developed by innovation leaders like LGES and Panasonic Energy," the release said. The court also ordered Sunwoda's affiliates to recall and destroy any remaining infringing batteries in their direct or indirect possession, pay damages to Tulip in principle, and provide detailed accounting records to facilitate damage assessment. Sunwoda Group is expected to appeal the rulings, but Tulip said it is "confident that the decision will stand on appeal." The two patents at issue involve battery separators -- a critical component for ensuring the safety and performance of electric vehicle batteries. -IANS na/
Hans India
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Hans India
LG Energy begins mass production of batteries at US plant
Seoul: LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES), South Korea's leading battery maker, said on Sunday it has begun mass production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for energy storage systems (ESS) at its manufacturing plant in the United States. The pouch-type LFP batteries for ESS, based on long cell technology, are being manufactured at the LGES plant in Michigan, according to the Korean company, reports Yonhap news agency. "We are currently in discussions with multiple customers in the North American region for the supply of our ESS batteries," LGES officials said, noting that supply to a number of major U.S. energy firms, such as Terra-Gen and Delta Electronics, has already been confirmed. LGES said it plans to swiftly respond to growing demand for ESS in advanced industries, such as artificial intelligence (AI) data centres and renewable energies. LGES is the only major global battery maker that started mass production of LFP batteries tailored for use in ESS in the U.S. Meanwhile, LG Energy Solution has won a lawsuit against China's Sunwoda Group in Germany over the infringement of two patents related to battery separator technology, a company representing LGES in Germany said. The Munich District Court upheld injunction requests filed by Hungary-based patent management firm Tulip Innovation Kft., barring Sunwoda Group affiliates from selling lithium-ion batteries in Germany, Tulip said in a press release. The affected companies include Sunwoda Electronic, Sunwoda Mobility Energy Technology, and their German subsidiaries, Sunwoda Europe and Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Germany. "These appear to be the first injunctions in Germany related to car batteries. There is no 'free riding' for battery manufacturers on technologies developed by innovation leaders like LGES and Panasonic Energy," the release said. The court also ordered Sunwoda's affiliates to recall and destroy any remaining infringing batteries in their direct or indirect possession, pay damages to Tulip in principle, and provide detailed accounting records to facilitate damage assessment. Sunwoda Group is expected to appeal the rulings, but Tulip said it is "confident that the decision will stand on appeal." The two patents at issue involve battery separators -- a critical component for ensuring the safety and performance of electric vehicle batteries.
Toronto Sun
08-05-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
B.C. woman with ALS has one last wish: A happy home for her beloved pets
A charity that helps seniors find homes for pets before they can't care for them anymore is trying to help a Coquitlam woman with her three 'flowers' A Coquitlam woman with ALS is looking for a home for her "flowers," cats Tulip and Aster and dog Daisy, once she is no longer able to care for them. The charity My Grandfather's Cat is hoping to help. Photo by My Grandfather's Cat Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. A Coquitlam woman was recently diagnosed with ALS and has her own health and well-being to worry about. One thing she doesn't want to fret over: What to do with her beloved dog and two cats once she can no longer care for them herself. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Enter My Grandfather's Cat (MGC). Julie, who asked that her last name be withheld, reached out to the Nova Scotia-based charity at the end of March when she realized she might soon have to find a new caretaker for the pets she calls her 'flowers,' cats Tulip and Aster and their canine companion Daisy. The three are a close-knit fur family, so Julie's greatest wish is for them to stay together. A big ask, to be sure, trying to get someone to adopt three pets at once. Did we mention they're all seniors? 'The SPCA is a wonderful organization, but I didn't want my pets caged and stressed more than was necessary,' says Julie, who heard about MGC from her vet. 'I knew, because they are older, that it was unlikely that they would be chosen, together or separately.' Tulip is one of three bonded pets up for adoption by My Grandfather's Cat. Photo by My Grandfather's Cat 'When she reached out to us, individually rehoming these animals was going to be a challenge, but they're a bonded family and they're all nine or older,' says Angela Rafuse, who launched the charity in 2021 after being put in a similar bind. Her grandfather had just died and his elderly cat Mackenzie was suddenly on the brink of spending the rest of her life in a shelter. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Realizing the 'spicy, grumpy calico' might not be everyone's cup of tea, Rafuse took Mackenzie in, and 'we became best friends.' But Rafuse wondered: What if she hadn't been available? 'If it's not me, what's going to happen? I designed MGC to be what my family would have needed to rehome Mackenzie comfortably,' she says on the phone from Halifax, where she and the charity she founded are based. 'And now we can do this for hundreds of families.' In its first few years, MGC has found homes for well over 300 pets whose owners were terminally ill or who had died, as well as expanding into donating pet food and supplies for seniors as the cost of pet ownership soars. Though based on the east coast, over 30 of those adoptions were in B.C. and the charity now has volunteers in every province. 'I had this idea that animals could stay with their people as long as possible, then we could find a home for them, and really make sure their next home is the right fit,' says Rafuse. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Aster is one of three bonded pets up for adoption by My Grandfather's Cat. Photo by My Grandfather's Cat The Coquitlam 'flower family,' though, has been 'our most difficult adoption to date,' admits Rafuse. There's the fact they come as a unit, they're older, and whoever adopts them must remain available even if Julie is able to keep them for months or even years. 'She is not even concerned about her short future, only the well-being of her pets,' says Melanie Meckelberg, the local volunteer co-ordinating MGC's efforts for Julie, who has become mostly wheelchair-bound since she got in touch a couple of months ago. 'It is a tough situation, as she wants to be with them for as long as possible,' says Meckelberg. Julie has help with dog walking for now, but kno ws the time to give them up is coming sooner than later. That's why Rafuse has ramped up the campaign to find them homes, expanding from a posting on MGC's adoption page to an Instagram reel, TikTok and pretty much every other social channel out there. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'We've had a few enquiries and there's been genuine interest,' says Rafuse. 'But overall it's been quite quiet.' Daisy is one of three bonded pets up for adoption by My Grandfather's Cat. Photo by My Grandfather's Cat One thing that hasn't been a challenge for MGC is fundraising. Generous donations have allowed Rafuse, 30, to take on the charitable work full-time after several years in public relations and marketing in Ontario. 'We have so many donors. So many people believe in the work we're doing,' she says. MGC never charges adoption fees, and 'we also don't have the overhead a traditional shelter would. 'Shelters do such amazing work, but this was a real issue and so many people reached out. Rehoming is needed.' MGC does vetting of prospective adopters with a rigour that likely exceeds what the SPCA and humane societies put them through. There's an application similar to what those agencies use, with 'a few more questions.' Then come phone interviews with every applicant and, more important, a conversation with the pets' owners. 'The senior also interviews them and they make the choice of a new home,' says Rafuse. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Rafuse says her philosophy is that it shouldn't matter 'if a cat is 16 years old, has diabetes or three legs or whatever it may be, we will help them. 'I believe wholeheartedly that there is a home for every animal,' she says. 'We just have to find them.' Meckelberg says she is deeply committed to finding a 'second forever home' for Tulip, Aster and Daisy. 'It's literally Judie's dying wish that her pets are well taken care of, and ideally that they are adopted together,' says Meckelberg. 'I am going to do everything I can to place these three together.' 'My greatest hope is to keep this little flower family together,' says Julie, whose symptoms started a few years ago. 'They have brought me such joy and love throughout the years, and have kept me going over the last three.' 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United News of India
21-04-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Bangladesh 'locks' National ID card of former PM Sheikh Hasina, nine family members
Dhaka, Apr 21 (UNI) Escalating its attacks against Sheikh Hasina and her family, the Bangladesh Election Commission's National Identity Registration Wing has blocked the National Identity cards of the former Prime Minister and nine of her family members. The NIDs of the 10 listed individuals were locked through an official letter on April 16, signed by ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of the National Identity Registration Wing at the EC, The Daily Star reported. The other individuals whose NID's have been locked include - Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed (Sheikh Hasina's son and Awami League leader), Saima Wazed (her daughter), Rehana Siddiq (Sheikh Rehana, Hasina's younger sister), Tulip Rizwana Siddiq (Hasina's niece and UK MP; daughter of Rehana), Azmina Siddiq (Tulip's sister and Hasina's niece), Shaheen Siddiq (aunt of Tulip), Bushra Siddiq (Shaheen's UK-based daughter), Radwan Mujib Siddiq (Tulip's brother), and Tarique Ahmed Siddiq (was Hasina's security affairs advisor and is husband of Shaheen Siddiq). Bangladesh Election Commission officials said that locking an NID means its information can no longer be verified, corrected, or changed. A locked NID is effectively unusable. However, it is still not clear whether there was a direct order from the Election Commission Secretariat. In Bangladesh, the NID is a crucial document used for various essential services such as banking, voting, legal processes, utilities, telecommunication services etc. Therefore, "locking" an NID has significant implications, essentially completely disenfranchising a citizen from all government services. UNI ANV RN
The Guardian
15-04-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
More RBA rate cuts are on the cards – for first home buyers that could be a blessing and a curse
The prospect of dramatically lower borrowing costs has emerged as a potential blessing and curse for Australians hoping to break into the property market, amid a brewing global trade war and competing local policies. There are deep fears America's protectionist policy will plunge the world's biggest economy into recession and trigger a steep global growth slowdown. Economists believe the Reserve Bank of Australia will respond to this global trade turmoil with a rate cut to 3.85% at its next board meeting on 19-20 May. Financial markets are even pricing in a cash rate of 2.85% by November, or essentially cuts of 0.25 percentage points in each of the next five policy board meetings. The RBA governor, Michele Bullock, last week said it remained 'too early' to judge how Trump's trade war would affect interest rates over coming months. But the governor had flagged the bank was ready and able to cut rates if needed, and according to minutes released on Tuesday, monetary policy board members 'emphasised the need to be cautious and alert to the evolving economic outlook' at their most recent meeting. Ahead of the 3 May election, Labor and the Coalition promoted competing policies aimed at making it easier for first home buyers to enter the market. But the weekend's election campaign promises came under heavy attack from economists warning they would drive property prices higher – by adding to demand without doing enough to boost supply. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter The chief economist at the Centre for Independent Studies, Peter Tulip, said he was doubtful the RBA would move that quickly to cut rates. But if the markets were right, it would have a big impact on property values. Based on an econometric model Tulip helped develop at the RBA, a 1 percentage point cut in interest rates would push home prices 6% higher than they would otherwise would be after one year, and 8% higher after two years. Using CoreLogic's national median house price estimate of about $772,000, that would represent a rise of roughly $46,000 after one year, and $60,000 after two. 'Changes in interest rates have a very large and very quick effect on housing prices,' Tulip said. The director of the Grattan Institute's housing and economic security program, Brendan Coates, said lower interest rates meant homebuyers were able to service bigger loans, and so could pay more for housing. The effect would be even larger when combined with the bipartisan policy to let more first home buyers purchase with only a 5% deposit, Coates said. Sign up to Afternoon Update: Election 2025 Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key election campaign stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion 'The good news is that it might help more people buy homes. The bad news is they could be paying off a larger mortgage once they have bought,' he said. A Canstar analysis suggested a hypothetical single borrower earning the average full-time wage could borrow an extra $12,000 for each rate cut. Economists say unlocking more supply is the key to addressing unaffordable housing, and Labor has said it would deliver 1.2m homes over five years through its Housing Accord with the states, and the Housing Australia Future Fund. On the other hand, the potential impact on affordability from successful supply-side policies could be meaningful. For example, Tulip said the extra half a million homes promised under the Coalition commitment, if built, could reduce prices and rents by as much as 12%. Patrick Commins is Guardian Australia's economics editor
