ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) has announced plans of producing around 10o tonnes of Lithium Carbon Equivalent (LCE) per year from the company’s geothermal projects in Cornwall, UK. High lithium concentrations at the United Downs site had been reported as early as 2021. GEL was recently awarded £1.8m

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Here’s how Redwood Materials is putting recycling at the heart of the burgeoning battery belt. There’s a bit of a battery manufacturing boom going on. In 2021, battery manufacturing in the United States totaled approximately 55 gigawatt-hours’ worth of cells, or roughly enough batteries to produce 700,000 EVs.

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Charged

MAY 5, 2021

Rio Tinto has commenced production of battery-grade lithium from waste rock at a lithium demonstration plant at the Boron mine site in California. An initial small-scale trial in 2019 successfully proved the process of roasting and leaching waste rock to recover high grades of lithium. Source: Rio Tinto.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

2021 is expected to be another record-breaking year for storage, but with technological innovation accelerating across the market, renewable energy asset owners need to carefully select safe and reliable systems to protect their storage investments. Procurement and pricing evaluation also need to consider battery chemistry.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

In an exclusive interview with CarbonScape’s Oliver Foster, Yusuf Latief discusses the company’s success to date and what their alternative to graphite signals for the battery market going forward. Graphite is the largest component of lithium-ion batteries, comprising half its weight. Elon Musk did.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Sodium-ion batteries are expected to offer lower energy density compared to Li-ion cells, but they do offer some advantages, and could be a good fit for smaller EVs. The South China Morning Post (via Clean Energy Revolution ) reports that Chinese companies have begun mass production of sodium-ion batteries.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Solar Battery Market by Product (Lead Acid Batteries, Lithium Ion Batteries, Sodium Based Batteries,) by Application (Residential, Industrial Manufacturing, Others,) , by Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa): Global Market Assessment, 2021 - 2028

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Charged

MARCH 14, 2022

Australia-based battery materials company Liontown Resources has agreed to supply Tesla with spodumene concentrate, a source of lithium. Liontown will supply Tesla with up to 150,000 dry metric tons (DMT) of spodumene concentrate per year, produced at Liontown’s Kathleen Valley Lithium Project in Western Australia.

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Charged

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In Q3 2022, more than 77,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) were deployed in the cells of recently sold passenger plug-in vehicles globally, 70% more than was deployed in the same period the year before, according to Adamas Intelligence.

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Charged

MARCH 15, 2022

We EVangelists have gotten used to smugly pointing to the steadily declining costs of batteries (and renewable energy), but thanks to the recent surge in raw material prices, that positive trend could slow, or even go into reverse, according to a recent Reuters report. Lithium prices have also risen, more than doubling since the end of 2021.

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Charged

MARCH 17, 2023

Public-private alliance Li-Bridge , representing the US battery ecosystem, has released an action plan to accelerate creation of a robust domestic manufacturing base and supply chain for lithium-based batteries. The alliance was convened by the DOE and is managed by Argonne National Laboratory. Source: Argonne

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Charged

APRIL 21, 2023

Sodium-ion batteries , which could offer significant cost and raw material procurement advantages over the lithium-ion kind, have been much discussed in the press of late. Chinese battery behemoth CATL unveiled its first-generation sodium-ion battery in July 2021. Neither company has yet offered any details.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Cirba Solutions and GM have extended an existing agreement to recycle battery scrap generated by manufacturing and research at selected GM facilities through 2024. The original agreement dates from 2021, and GM has already recycled more than a million pounds of batteries. Source: Cirba Solutions.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the winning teams of the first-ever American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize. The three teams will split a total of USD 2 million for prototyped innovations to directly extract lithium from geothermal brine. jobs and a strong domestic supply chain.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Global energy storage deployments are expected to nearly triple year-over-year in 2021, reaching 12 GW/28 GWh, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie. Wood Mackenzie's Global Energy Storage Outlook forecasts nearly 1 TWh of total demand from 2021-2030, with the U.S. Emergen Research predicts the global battery market to reach $24.57

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Charged

JUNE 6, 2022

Global chemical supplier Nippon Shokubai and materials science specialist Arkema plan to establish a joint venture to build an industrial plant for the production of LiFSI, aka lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, an ultrapure electrolyte salt. The project is intended to support the development of the European battery value chain.

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Charged

MARCH 18, 2022

Battery recycling specialist Ascend Elements (formerly Battery Resourcers) has been selected by SK Battery America (SKBA) to recycle both cell and module battery manufacturing scrap from SKBA’s manufacturing facility in Commerce, Georgia. Source: Ascend Elements.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The French mining company Eramet and Électricité de Strasbourg (ÉS) have inaugurated a new pilot project for the direct extraction of lithium from geothermal brine at the Rittershoffen geothermal heat plant operated by ES in Eastern France.

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Charged

JANUARY 21, 2020

BMW Group has signed a €540-million contract with China’s Ganfeng Lithium for the supply of raw lithium from mines in Australia. The carmaker has restructured its supply chains for its upcoming fifth generation of battery cells. From 2020 on, it will directly source both lithium and cobalt.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. Less advertised around that time, the company unveiled details about its new modular vehicle platform and Ultium batteries , designed to lower EV prices and allow a 400-mile range fully charged. Elsa Wenzel. Christophe Beck, CEO, Ecolab; St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

The report - titled What Our Waste Says About Us - also revealed that Bywaters currently handles 18,000 lithium batteries a year from just a handful of London boroughs - averaging around 50 per day. billion items of PPE were delivered to England's health and social care system during 2020 and 2021 compared to 2.43

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 30, 2022

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading industry alliance on energy storage, e-mobility, and green hydrogen, has released its 3rd annual edition of the 2021 India Electric Vehicle and Component Market Overview Report 2021-2030. The market is of 6.5GWh, just like in 2021.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

To build a successful battery supply chain, Africa needs to move away from a legacy of mineral extraction and exporting of raw materials to investing in the existing opportunity to partner, beneficiate and manufacture. According to Marketsandmarkets, the global Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) market is expected to grow to $17.5

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) of 2021 authorized $335 million for battery recycling and second-life programs. The DOE is requesting information on lithium-ion battery materials in consumer electronics, EVs and manufacturing scrap. Now the DOE is seeking information to assist in implementing the investment.

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Charged

MARCH 6, 2024

Battery manufacturer SK On is showcasing new fast-charging battery cells at this week’s InterBattery 2024 , a battery trade show in Seoul, South Korea. The Advanced SF and SF+ batteries are among several new technologies that SK On is displaying at the show.

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Charged

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Lithium-ion battery prices have been dropping for so long that industry players and pundits tend to factor ever-cheaper cells into their predictions, and many have made (dubious) comparisons to Moore’s Law, one of the core tenets of the computer industry.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 11, 2022

Battery storage is having its moment in the sun. Energy Information Administration said that when it totals up the numbers for 2021, it expects they will show that battery storage capacity grew by 4.5 The table shows the capacity added in 2021. Concept drawing of an energy storage system. infrastructure contractors.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

However, while EVs are well known for being an eco-friendly way to get around, the batteries themselves can be a bit problematic. From understanding the environmental concerns involved with EV batteries to the innovative solutions out there, here’s what you should keep in mind. Over time, EV batteries will slowly lose their capacity.

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Charged

JANUARY 25, 2023

Group14 launched its first Battery Active Materials factory, BAM-1 in Woodinville, Washington, in April 2021 with a yearly nameplate capacity of 120 tons of SCC55, its proprietary silicon-carbon battery product. Group14 has also announced plans for an additional BAM factory in South Korea as part of a joint venture with SK.

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Charged

AUGUST 6, 2021

Albemarle Corporation has announced the opening of its new Battery Materials Innovation Center (BMIC), located at the company’s Kings Mountain, North Carolina site. The lab will also develop lithium metal anode technologies that will increase battery energy density by using lithium metal rolling to achieve lithium foils 20 microns or thinner.

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Charged

APRIL 27, 2022

Global lithium-ion battery production capacity could reach over 6,000 GWh (6 TWh) by the end of the decade, according to lithium industry authority Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Battery manufacturing facilities (now invariably referred to as “gigafactories”) are being built by automakers and battery suppliers around the world.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 4, 2022

I cited this as the Top Energy Story of 2021 in a previous column because of the impact on so many people. However, few commodities have surged this year quite like lithium. Lithium is one of the most important elements for our transition to a lower-carbon future. This is where lithium differs from oil.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 25, 2022

The more people I speak with about lithium, the bigger this story gets. Is Losing The Lithium Industry To China — several readers told me that this battle is already lost. Also, this week I have engaged with multiple American companies that are working to address the domestic lithium supply chain. Threats to National Security.

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Energy Central

MARCH 2, 2023

2023 World Battery Industry Expo (WBE) Formerly Asia Battery Sourcing Fair (GBF ASIA) Date: August 8th-9th (9:00-17:00); August 10th (9:00-13:00) Venue: China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou Website: [link] China Produced 324GWh of Lithium Batteries in 2021, up by 106% Latest date show that in 2021.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The contract award, which includes a 75% cost-share, funds a 30-month project that began in October 2021. The program’s focus is to demonstrate that battery grade metals can be manufactured from recycled materials at lower cost, lower environmental impact, and with higher domestic US sourced content than conventional virgin sourced metals.

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Charged

JANUARY 25, 2022

Primobius has reached an option and licensing agreement with Stelco Holdings to commercialize Primobius’s proprietary EV battery recycling and processing technologies in North America. Germany-based Primobius is a joint venture of Neometals and the German engineering company SMS group to commercialize the recycling of lithium-ion batteries.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Solid Power has partnered with SK Innovation to manufacture automotive-scale all-solid-state batteries using Solid Power’s sulfide-based solid electrolyte, proprietary cell designs and production processes. Solid Power says its Silicon EV Cell will be safer, provide longer range, and cost less than today’s lithium-ion batteries.

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