Why the 35GWh Lansing Facility Shows How the U.S. Battery Market Is Shifting Toward ESS 📰 iAtlas Daily #39 | August 2026 📰 What Happened? LG Energy Solution has started production at its new battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan, marking another major expansion of its North American manufacturing network. The 226-acre facility officially began…
Why OLED, AI Chips, Batteries, and Data Centers Are Driving a New Manufacturing Cycle 📊 iAtlas Weekly #7 | Weekly Briefing | August 2026 🌍 Editor’s Note Technology demand is increasingly becoming factory demand. That is the clearest message from this week’s industrial developments. OLED is expanding from smartphones into notebooks and other IT devices,…
Why EV Battery Capacity Is Shifting Toward the Fast-Growing ESS Market 📰 iAtlas Daily #37 | August 2026 📰 What Happened? The global battery industry’s shift toward energy storage is becoming increasingly visible in actual manufacturing decisions. On August 11, Samsung SDI announced that it would terminate its battery joint venture with General Motors and…
Why Chips, Energy, Displays, and Materials Are Advancing Together 📊 iAtlas Weekly #5 | Weekly Briefing | August 2026 🌍 Editor’s Note Building the AI Infrastructure Era is no longer just a vision for the future. Artificial intelligence is often discussed as software. However, AI is fundamentally an infrastructure industry. Every breakthrough in AI requires…
Why Energy Storage Is Becoming the Next Battery Battleground 📰 iAtlas Daily #28 | August 6, 2026 Global ESS Market Continues to Expand The global Energy Storage System (ESS) market is experiencing rapid growth as countries invest in renewable energy, grid modernization, and AI infrastructure. Unlike electric vehicles, which focus on mobility, ESS solutions are…
Why Energy Storage Is Becoming the Battery Industry’s Next Growth Engine 📰 iAtlas Daily #14 | July 20, 2026 🔋 What Happened? LG Energy Solution ESS production is entering a new phase as the company begins manufacturing LFP battery cells for Energy Storage Systems (ESS) at its joint venture plant with General Motors. Originally built…
Why It Matters for the Future of Energy Storage 📰 iAtlas Daily #9 | July 13, 2026 📰 What Happened: CATL’s Second-Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries CATL has launched its second-generation sodium-ion batteries, marking a major milestone in next-generation battery technology. According to CATL, the new generation delivers improvements in energy density, charging performance, and low-temperature operation…
🔋 iAtlas Battery #1 | 📘 Fundamentals → 🚀 Getting Started Lithium-ion batteries have become the backbone of modern technology. They power smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage systems (ESS), drones, and countless industrial applications. As global demand for clean energy and electrification continues to grow, understanding how these batteries are manufactured has become…
AI Is Reshaping Industry 📰 iAtlas Daily #1 | July 1, 2026 Welcome to iAtlas Every day brings new headlines. But understanding why they matter is far more valuable than simply knowing what happened. iAtlas is an independent industry publication focused on batteries, semiconductors, OLED, and advanced materials. Our goal is simple: To connect today’s…