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Climate & Energy

Wrapping the suppression around the cell instead of the pack

A published application puts a second case around a pouch cell and fills the gap between them with an extinguishing agent — concentrated at the seam and the terrace, which is where pouch cells actually open.

By Theo Brandt · Jul 23, 2026 · Patent record

Climate & Energy

A Coating That Stops Conducting When the Cell Gets Too Hot

A published application describes a two-ingredient electrode coating: a polythiophene polymer that turns into a nonconductor in a defined temperature window, plus porous carbon that keeps normal-operation conductivity intact.

By Theo Brandt · Jul 21, 2026 · Patent record

Climate & Energy

General Fusion's 20-F Isn't an Annual Report — It's the Nasdaq Closing Document, With Two Going-Concern Paragraphs Inside

General Fusion Group Ltd. filed a Form 20-F on July 16 with the Shell Company Report box checked: the closing report for its July 10 merger with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III. Inside the listing document are $169.6M of pro forma cash, a $444.7M accumulated deficit, negative $86.0M shareholders' equity — and going-concern paragraphs from two different auditors.

By Priya Nair · Jul 16, 2026 · SEC filing (20-F)

Climate & Energy

Electrolyzing the Water Out: A CATL Filing Turns Formation Into a Water-Removal Step

A published application from Contemporary Amperex describes charging a sodium cell in a voltage window above hydrogen's reduction potential but below sodium's, so residual water comes off as hydrogen gas before any sodium metal can deposit. The record's stated prior-art baseline is high-temperature baking.

By Theo Brandt · Jul 16, 2026 · Patent record

Energy

What Energy Tax-Credit Transferability Is Under Section 6418

Section 6418 lets a project owner sell eligible clean-energy tax credits to an unrelated buyer for cash. Treasury's final rule sets out the election, a required IRS pre-filing registration, and the consequences of an excessive transfer.

By Marcus Vance · Jun 22, 2026 · Treasury/IRS

Energy

What a Capacity Market Is, and How It Fits Resource Adequacy

A capacity market pays power resources to be available in the future, separate from paying them for the energy they actually produce. FERC describes it as one of the constructs grid operators use to ensure resource adequacy.

By Theo Brandt · Jun 22, 2026 · FERC

Energy

How the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Works

The Section 45X credit pays U.S. producers a per-unit amount for each eligible solar, wind, inverter, battery, and critical-mineral component they make and sell. Here is what the Treasury rule actually says.

By Marcus Vance · Jun 22, 2026 · Treasury/IRS

Energy

Inside a Battery Pack Spacer Built to Hold Its Shape During Thermal Runaway

A published application describes a cell-module spacer with a deliberately higher melting point than the structure around it, part of a cluster of pack-safety filings disclosed this week. Here is the mechanism the document actually describes.

By Theo Brandt · Jun 18, 2026 · Patent record