Smart Energy International

JANUARY 22, 2024

shares his expectations for the clean energy transition in 2024. In 2024, the race to set and achieve bold clean energy targets will intensify. In 2024, deployment of these decentralized models will accelerate as utilities and regulators continue to see the advantages. Have you read? GW of storage online by 2030.

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Charged

APRIL 9, 2024

Aqua Metals has developed a process for recycling lithium-ion batteries that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective than current methods (see our recent in-depth interview with company execs ). At full scale, Aqua will provide 30% of the nickel and lithium carbonate needed at 6K’s PlusCAM facility. “Our

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Charged

MAY 16, 2022

Sustainability is the raison d’etre of EVs, so it’s obviously important to find a way to document the sustainable nature of the raw materials that go into EV batteries. million) in government funding to develop standards for gathering and disclosing data on batteries, which could soon become mandatory under European Union regulations.

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Charged

MAY 17, 2022

6K, a producer of engineered materials for lithium-ion batteries, has raised $102 million in the first of two Series D funding tranches. 6K will open its Battery Center of Excellence in August 2022, and is working through site selection for a 10-20 GWh cathode plant that is to begin production in early 2024.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 15, 2023

But will lithium follow that same trend? Last year saw lithium prices soar due to increased demand for lithium-ion batteries as well as supply chain impacts due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In February 2022, battery-grade lithium carbonate soared to $72,000 per metric ton, which was nine times higher than the 2020 price.

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Charged

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Rock Tech Lithium, a company with offices in Canada and Germany, is planning to build a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide in Guben, Brandenburg. Projected annual production is 24,000 metric tons of lithium hydroxide, enough to equip around 500,000 EVs. Source: Rock Tech Lithium.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

Despite immense cost cuts and their deployment in the power sector last year more than doubling, batteries need to lead a sixfold increase in global energy storage deployments to enable the world to meet 2030 targets, says the International Energy Agency (IEA). But today, the energy sector accounts for over 90% of overall battery demand.

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Batteries Electric vehicle Policy Electricity 59

Charged

MARCH 22, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has opened a battery pack factory in Bibb County, Alabama, near a plant in Tuscaloosa where the company will soon be building its new EQE and EQS electric SUVs for the US market. The battery system uses a modular design. The cell chemistry contains nickel, cobalt and manganese in a ratio of 8:1:1.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2022

Facility will be able to treat a sizeable tranche of the UK’s end-of-life vehicles when it comes online in 2024, according to firm. The facility, planned for the village of Minworth, would discharge and dismantle batteries before deploying to mechanical and chemical separation recycling processes, Veolia said.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Ionic Mineral Technologies, a US-based producer of nano-silicon battery anode technology, has announced the grand opening of its new production facility, technical center and headquarters in Provo, Utah. Ionisil also offers seamless compatibility with existing lithium-ion battery cell production lines.

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Patents Batteries Lithium Technology 106

Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

Mining giant Glencore has snapped up a stake in start-up Britishvolt, with the two firms today announcing a long-term partnership for the supply of "responsibly-sourced" cobalt to support manufacture of lithium-ion battery cells in Northumberland.

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Batteries Ethics Lithium Electric vehicle 71

Charged

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Swiss battery maker Leclanché says it has found a way to reduce the cobalt content in nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum oxide (NMCA) cathodes from 20% to 5%, by using in a new environmentally friendly water-based process. Leclanché’s new G/NMCA cells are expected to be available on the market in 2024. Source: Green Car Congress

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Energy Monitor Organic Lithium Recycling 91

Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

PARTNERSHIPS + DEPLOYMENTS American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) started operating its lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Nevada. DrinKicks ’ Kristeen Reynolds , Stepwise ’s Jane Chen , and SpadXTech ’s Lina González were named 2024 IMPEL Innovators.

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Startups Lithium Waste Waste 73

Charged

JULY 27, 2020

The BMW Group has signed a long-term battery cell supply contract worth 2 billion euros with Swedish supplier Northvolt. The cells will be produced beginning in 2024 at the Northvolt Ett gigafactory, which is currently under construction in Skellefteå in northern Sweden. Source: Northvolt via Electrive.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Japanese carmaker aiming for 75 per cent EV sales in Europe by 2030 as it invests in global supply chain for battery technology. The new strategy is designed to support Nissan's target to become 'carbon neutral' across the life cycle of its products by 2050, it said.

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Batteries Energy Energy Carbon-neutral 87

Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

An introduction to the battery company NorthVolt and its strategy Summary - NortVolt, led by Tesla-Veteran Peter Carlsson, is building the very first European battery gigafactory. What is NorthVolt’s strategy to create a European battery power basis? He came back to build his own battery factory. million jobs, vulnerable.

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Batteries Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Europe 78

Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Gigafactory developer Britishvolt has today announced it plans to raise another £200m to support its plans to develop the UK's electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem, confirming it has already secured £40m towards its fund-raising target from existing investor Glencore.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week Study: Lithium batteries from vapes 'plaguing' the capital Resource management firm calls for new approach to UK's recycling systems in response to mounting levels of vape, nitrous oxide, and PPE waste. - by Stuart Stone ( @sstone26 ) . -

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

American Battery Technology Company received two contracts from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): a $57M contract for its first-of-kind, commercial-scale, lithium-hydroxide-manufacturing facility in Tonopah, NV, and a $20M contract to advance next-generation battery-recycling technologies.

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Startups Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 76

Charged

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Automakers have high hopes for solid-state batteries, mainly because of their improved safety characteristics.

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Batteries North America Sustainability Recycling 110

Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2022

A report from the Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport (CDRT) illustrates how the UK can become a global player in electric vehicle (EV) batteries if billions of pounds are invested now to build a battery supply chain. EVs and financing the drive to net zero. Out now! ??

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

2024 is here, and it’s full of promise for the climatetech industry. Cell-based meat Named to Lux Research’s “Climate Tech 2024 Watch List” Tender is introducing a new generation of alternative meat products—produced in the kitchen by chefs—that have the same texture, taste, and consistency as real meat. Let us know on LinkedIn!

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 30, 2023

  In deals, ~$400M for electric scooters and 3 mega $100M+ rounds for geothermal, solid flow batteries, and rural minigrids.    In August, a company called Lithium Americas logged what it expects could be a discovery of one of the world’s largest lithium repositories on the Nevada-Oregon border.

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Lithium Batteries Scooters Investment 61

Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

  In deals, major funding for transportation including $144M for Indian EVs, $33M for rare earth-free magnets, and $15M for battery recycling.    In a ray of sunshine, US solar generation is expected to surpass hydropower for the first time in 2024.   Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Carbon Investment 72

Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

BusinessGreen sits down with CEO of the International Council of Mining and Minerals to discuss the battery gold rush and the potential for a European sustainable mining boom. For example, various small-scale lithium extraction projects are underway in Cornwall and the Scottish Highlands.

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Europe Lithium Sustainability Demand 71

Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Greentown alum PolyJoule , which pioneers a conductive polymer battery technology, received VIABILITY Recycling Grant Funding to help increase efforts toward post-consumer PVC recycling. Eden , SpadXTech , and Sublime Systems were named to BostInno’s 24 Startups to Watch in Boston in 2024.

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Startups Lithium Recycling Recycling 70

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Look forward to 2024 predictions from many of your favorite clairvoyant climate voices. conditional commitment to Ford’s battery manufacturing program. 💨 Private equity and O&G bet big on climate tech’s next frontiers: DAC and lithium. 🏦 The Loans Program Office kept busy.

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 72

Charged

MAY 2, 2024

An off-grid energy system basically consists of just four key components: 1) a battery to store energy; 2) one or more renewable energy sources (e.g. from the battery.

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Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Batteries 107

Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Battery recycling is mission critical. These huge shifts towards EVs are of course largely made possible by rapid improvements and efficiencies in battery technology and manufacturing. But BNEF insists recycling can serve to address any supply concerns.

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Transportation Electric vehicle Electricity Demand 48

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

The fire risk presented by vapes entering the waste stream has prompted local councils to call for a ban of the sale of the devices in England and Wales by 2024. The lithium batteries inside can spike in temperature if crushed, and become flammable. DRS schemes and other solutions are also being proposed.

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Energy Monitor Waste Waste Recycling 130

Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 15, 2024

Deal after Deal Canada’s list of achievements is noteworthy: launching the country’s first full-scale electric vehicle assembly plant , landing a trio of highly sought-after EV battery gigafactories from Volkswagen , Stellantis/LG , and Northvolt , and being considered by Honda for an $18-billion EV plant.

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Electric vehicle Electricity Batteries Investment 57

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Section 30D offers taxpayers a maximum tax credit of $7,500 for a newly purchased EV if the vehicle meets the critical minerals and battery components requirements ($3,750 for each requirement). An automobile manufacturer (Entity A) produces EVs that include batteries manufactured in Japan. 5] Scenario 1.

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Batteries Government Politics Electric vehicle 52

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 8, 2024

In other news, a major $11bn HVDC line between New Mexico and Arizona, new EV battery sourcing rules reduce eligible models, and BYD surpasses Tesla in EV sales.  So crack those knuckles next for a deep dive on the 19th, where we’ll be publishing the results of the 2024 Climate Tech Oracle Survey. Not a subscriber yet?

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 61

Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Plant will be able to process tens of thousands of old electric vehicle and electronics batteries, according to strategic partners. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of end-of-life EV batteries are predicted to need management within the UK by 2040 as EVs take an increasingly large slice of the UK's car market.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Canada has big ambitions to build one of the world’s powerhouse supply chains for EV and battery technology. In 2024, we’re going to learn if all these efforts are paying off—or if we need to redouble them. Four companies have recently invested in massive battery plants in Canada: E-One Moli in Maple Ridge, B.C.;

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Lithium Batteries Government Investment 90

Charged

AUGUST 3, 2020

Demand for raw materials used in the production of EV batteries is expected to soar, and the UN trade body, UNCTAD, says the industry urgently needs to address the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials. UNCTAD predicts that the market for EV batteries will grow from an estimated $7 billion to $58 billion by 2024.

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Demand Batteries Soil Lithium 73

Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Deals include big checks for recycling. Redwood raises another $1B for battery recycling and metal alloy recycling attracts $31M. ♻️ Refiberd , a Cupertino, CA-based textile recycling platform, raised $3M in Seed funding from the H&M Foundation.

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