Smart Energy International

MARCH 23, 2022

billion) investment in a cylindrical battery plant. It is said to be the first-ever cylindrical-type battery manufacturing plant in North America. The Korean battery manufacturer will be the cylindrical battery plant’s sole investor. Construction is to begin in the second quarter of 2022. trillion ($1.4

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Charged

AUGUST 12, 2022

Ascend Elements , a vertically integrated battery recycling and engineered materials company, has announced plans to invest $310 million in the first phase, and up to $1 billion total, to build a battery materials facility at the Commerce Industrial Park II in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Source: Ascend Elements.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 21, 2020

energy storage ambitions on Tuesday, saying it will add 1 gigawatts of storage capacity to its renewables fleet by 2022. gigawatts of renewable power capacity globally by 2022 through its Enel Green Power arm, along with 300 megawatts of energy storage from its Enel X unit. Enel announced a dramatic upscaling of its U.S.

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Charged

DECEMBER 27, 2021

BASF , a producer of cathode active materials (CAM), plans to consolidate some of its business into a new legal entity called BASF Automotive Catalysts and Recycling beginning in January of 2022. The company will also invest up to €4.5 billion ($5 billion) in battery materials and recycling.

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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. The results from @BloombergNEF 's 2022 lithium-ion battery price survey are out.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JANUARY 22, 2023

This all contributed to making 2022 the best year yet for EVs. Critical Minerals Requirement for EV batteries. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding Approval of all Fifty States, D.C. 615,000,000 actual in FY 2022. National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan $9,397,238 actual FY 2022. Broke ground on $5.6

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Charged

JUNE 2, 2021

Solid Power, a producer of solid-state EV batteries, has announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford and Volta Energy Technologies. Ford and BMW have also expanded existing joint development agreements with Solid Power to secure all-solid-state batteries for future EVs.

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Green Living Guy

MAY 27, 2022

May 17, 2022) – BMW i Ventures announced today a lead investment in the Series A-1 financing round of Mangrove Lithium, a feedstock-flexible modular platform producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate to improve the sustainability profile of lithium. Mountain View, Calif.

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CleanTech Group

JUNE 6, 2023

In last year’s APAC Cleantech 25 report (launched August 31, 2022) we noted that, while venture and growth investments in Asia-Pacific cleantech were.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Petroleum products firm Chem-Energy will invest more than $1 billion in solar and battery plant facilities in Central Texas. Two facilities with a combined capacity of 400 MW/800 MWh of battery storage and 600 MW of solar power generation will be built in Caldwell County beginning in Spring 2022. Follow @EngelsAngle.

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Charged

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Redwood Materials , the battery recycling company founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, is focused on two of the most critical battery components: cathode active materials (CAM) and anode copper foil. Redwood and Toyota began working together to build a closed-loop battery ecosystem in 2022.

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Charged

AUGUST 29, 2022

Lithium and battery technology startup Energy Exploration Technologies ( EnergyX ) has announced investment of $450 million from investment firm Global Emerging Markets. EnergyX also has plans for its Solid State Lithium Metal Battery (SoLiS). EnergyX also has plans for its Solid State Lithium Metal Battery (SoLiS).

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at research from LCP Delta, which finds a 71% decline in UK’s profits for battery storage, compared to the highs of 2021 and 2022. Following a peak in 2021 and 2022, states the company, the battery market has experienced a substantial drop in profits in comparison to the past two years.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 2, 2022

El Cajon, CA (May 6, 2022) – Today, U.S. That’s at an event to celebrate the adoption of zero-emission battery-electric school buses that will reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe joined Cajon Valley Union School District (CVUSD).

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Charged

JANUARY 27, 2023

Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory is quite a place—since its 2014 opening, the company has invested $6.2 billion battery cells, 1.5 million battery packs and 3.6 Now Tesla has announced plans to invest an additional $3.6 Now Tesla has announced plans to invest an additional $3.6 In 2022, Tesla delivered over 1.3

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2022

Power generator and retailer AGL and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have announced a final investment decision of AUS$41 million (USD$55 million) for the Broken Hill battery, designed to strengthen the grid. It is part of AGL’s planned 850MW grid-scale battery network currently under development. Read more ?

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Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Energy Dome closed an $11M convertible round to accelerate the commercial development of its CO 2 battery. Revterra raised a $6M Series A for its grid-stabilizing kinetic battery from Greentown partners Equinor and SCF Partners’ venturing arms. Department of Energy’s Battery Recycling Prize. Deployments + Partnerships.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A new report released by S&P Global Market Intelligence states that the US will continue to install record levels of solar and wind capacity in 2022 as the energy transition intensifies. Key study findings include: Up to 44 GW of solar, 27 GW of wind and 8 GW of battery storage capacity will be deployed in 2022.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

When the history books tell the story of how society took climate action to decarbonize our economy and build a cleaner world for society, 2022 will have a headlining role in that narrative! And we couldn’t be more proud of our 200 members’ hard work and accomplishments throughout 2022.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

When Charged spoke with execs from UK battery firm Britishvolt back in May ( see the feature story in our January-March 2022 issue ), we were intrigued by the company’s plan to build battery gigafactories at strategic locations around the world using local renewable energy. The company raised a further £1.7

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

American Battery Technology Company was awarded a $57M Department of Energy grant to build a $115M, first-of-kind commercial-scale facility to manufacture battery-grade lithium hydroxide from Nevada-based sedimentary resources. Raise Green , a marketplace for impact investing in climate solutions, closed a $1.2M seed round.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Clean energy enterprise TagEnergy has reached financial close on the 49.9MW/99.8MWh Pitkevy facility in Fife, Scotland, its sixth battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the UK. Flexitricity partners as route to market and battery optimiser, while independent renewable energy company RES has been appointed as asset manager.

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Charged

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The company’s Nissan Ambition 2030 strategy calls for investments of 2 trillion yen (around $17.6 Nissan will continue to develop its lithium-ion battery tech, and hopes to introduce cobalt-free technology, and reduce battery costs by 65%, by 2028. It also plans to invest up to 20 billion yen by 2026 in charging infrastructure.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 8, 2022

The first Gigafactory for pure solid-state batteries has been established in Switzerland. Production will be carried out by battery research start-up Swiss Clean Battery (SCB) AG. Battery production. For this, CHF246 million ($262 million) investment volume in the machinery is planned. Courtesy of PRNewswire.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

In the letter, the trade bodies say that by supporting investment in long-duration electricity storage the UK Government can reduce consumer bills, CO 2 emissions and the UK’s reliance on imported gas. “To The Government’s current commitment is to deliver policy to enable investment in PSH at some point in 2024. billion in 2022.

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Charged

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Volkswagen Group and its recently founded battery company PowerCo SE intend to rapidly expand their global battery business to North America. To that end, Volkswagen and the Canadian government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to identify suitable sites for a battery cell factory in Canada. Source: Volkswagen.

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Solar Industry

AUGUST 23, 2023

Telyon , a Connecticut-based renewable energy development firm, has finalized a strategic investment that will fuel continued growth and execution capabilities of its current and future pipeline of projects across the country. Most importantly, this investment fosters our collective goal to substantially contribute to a sustainable future.”

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Charged

MAY 8, 2023

In the past few decades, the widespread adoption of alternative and renewable energy systems and transportation electrification has garnered increased attention, research, and development in the field of batteries. The Bitrode line of products includes cell, module, and pack testers along with battery formation equipment.

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Charged

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Tesla showed off its new 4680 cell—a tabless battery cell with a new chemistry that promises to boost efficiency and reduce costs—at 2020’s Battery Day event. Since then, several of the automaker’s battery suppliers have reportedly been working on production versions of the 4680 cell.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With 2023 coming to a close, the impact of climate change and rapidly increasing electricity demand have illustrated the crucial importance of grid investment to ensure the grid is fit for purpose. Not investing in the grid is like accumulating cholesterol – you find out you are in bad shape.” With plans to spend €35.8

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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. Now the DOE is seeking information to assist in implementing the investment. The DOE is requesting information on lithium-ion battery materials in consumer electronics, EVs and manufacturing scrap.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 22, 2022

Verne received seed investments from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund—a Greentown partner—Collaborative Fund, and Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc. AmpUp received an investment from Holman to support the transition to EVs. Energy Dome launched its first CO2 battery long-duration energy storage plant. Salient Predictions raised a $5.4M

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A new study, from Neos Networks, appears to find that over half (55%) of UK companies are actively planning to adopt battery electric vehicles (BEVs) across their fleet in as little as five years to align with net-zero targets. In fact, just 7% of operators don’t plan to adopt decarbonisation measures in this time period.

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TechCrunch: Climate

AUGUST 17, 2023

Ford is partnering with South Korean battery manufacturers SK On and EcoPro BM to build a cathode manufacturing facility in Quebec, Canada. billion (USD $890 million) joint investment will provide battery materials to supply future Ford electric vehicles. The onshoring of battery factories in the U.S. The CAD $1.2

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Charged

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Battery recycling and manufacturing company Ascend Elements (formerly known as Battery Resourcers ) is planning to open a battery recycling plant in Georgia by August of 2022, where it will recycle lithium, cobalt and nickel. Source: Ascend Elements.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 19, 2023

British battery startup Britishvolt has collapsed into administration. Having hoped to build the UK’s first giga-scale battery factory, its collapse signals significant headwinds for the country’s emobility momentum. In July 2022, the startup announced government funding for its largest asset, the £3.8 billion ($4.7

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Charged

JULY 5, 2022

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have named their new joint venture battery company NextStar Energy, and have appointed Danies Lee as CEO. Based on Stellantis and LG’s plan to invest $3.87 billion in setting up production, NextStar Energy will begin constructing a lithium-ion battery production plant in Windsor, Ontario later in 2022.

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