Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

This raises several questions which must be discussed together including: How can we prepare the electricity grid for such a structural change in both supply and demand of electricity? Demand side measures. Electricity supply and demand need to be perfectly balanced for the safe delivery of electricity. Image: GridBeyond.

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Charged

AUGUST 14, 2020

After at least a year in stealth mode, French startup Verkor has announced plans to build a battery gigafactory in France. The new company says it will take a “fast follower” approach, using established Li-ion technology, rather than trying to develop new battery chemistries or formulas. “The

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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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Smart Energy International

MAY 27, 2022

and Samsung SDI have announced agreements to establish an EV battery manufacturing facility in Kokomo, Indiana, US. The joint venture company – which consists of automotive manufacturing company Stellantis alongside battery and electronic materials manufacturer Samsung SDI – will invest over $2.5 Stellantis N.V.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Fortum has launched Fortum Batterie Recycling GmbH in Germany to provide safe and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling in central Europe in the hope of bridging the raw materials gap the automotive industry is facing.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

YASA, a developer of axial-flux electric motors and controllers for the automotive sector, was acquired by Mercedes-Benz in August 2021. Following 15 years of experience building and leading high-tech businesses in the UK, Europe and the US, Dr. Harris joined YASA in 2012.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Engineering services company Worley to work with Green Lithium to deliver refinery that aims to produce 50,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium a year. Ross McPherson, senior vice president for chemicals, fuels and resources for EMEA at Worley, said the project was "a step towards meeting demand and accelerating local lithium production".

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Group AG and the Government of Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore deeper cooperation across all stages of the automotive value chain—from technical development and the extraction of raw materials to production, service life and recycling.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

Andrew Forrest, Australia's richest man, reportedly told Sky News in Davos yesterday that he plans to expand operations at Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) Technologies, the UK Formula One team offshoot acquired by Fortescue last year, so as to meet growing demand from the electric vehicle (EV) market. We'll open it in April.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Sustainability consultancy argues reuse, recycling, and reducing demand for key battery materials can protect net zero technology supply chains from geopolitical instability. Systemiq notes that reducing demand for cars by just 1.4 per cent a year could halve the total mineral consumption of the automotive sector by 2050.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

More than four in 10 cars - 41 per cent - made in the UK last month were electrified, and the vast majority were exported to meet growing global demand for low carbon road transport, according to the automotive trade body. per cent, the figures show.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This comes after the result of testing done at the deep geothermal wells at United Downs that indicated lithium concentrations of around 340 ppm in the geothermal fluid, which is one of the highest lithium concentrations found in any commercial geothermal lithium project in Europe. GEL was recently awarded £1.8m

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Securing a factory for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries is seen as key for the UK's post-Brexit net zero agenda. Coventry Airport is the latest UK site being touted for a world-leading 'gigafactory' capable of producing batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) on a major scale, according to plans laid out today by Coventry City Council.

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Charged

APRIL 13, 2020

The new report explains how automotive manufacturers and infrastructure providers are responding to consumer demand for fast charging, and addresses how technologies and standards will need to develop to meet consumer needs. Source: Ricardo.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Analyst cautions that demand for fossil fuel from automotive market will only drop by 24 per cent by 2050, despite bullish predictions for EV market. By mid-century, 86 per cent of automobile sales in Europe, 81 per cent of sales in China and 78 per cent of sales in North America will be EVs, it said.

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Business Green

MARCH 19, 2020

Two major deals agreed this week, as new projections point to upbeat long term prospects for global battery sector. Two major deals between UK-based and international battery producers have been unveiled this week as companies move to seize on the opportunities created by the low carbon transition.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The systems involve electric-powered vehicles communicating with the power grid to sell demand response services, usually overseen by a third party, such as energy retailers or aggregators. In the meantime, as the market continues to develop, tech companies, automotive majors and utilities have been making moves.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Volvo's electric truck range expands to six models, as auto giant responds to growing demand for zero emission heavy goods vehicles. Now we are ramping up volumes and will deliver these great trucks to customers all over Europe.". It's less than two years since we showcased our heavy electric trucks for the very first time," he added.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2023

The Australian Financial Review reported yesterday that Recharge Industries, which is planning to build a battery production plant near Melbourne, had made a preliminary bid for Britishvolt after it collapsed into administration earlier this month.

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Charged

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Rivian Automotive is the brightest rising star in the EV firmament at the moment, and it’s flush with cash following a $11.9 Now the company has announced plans to put some of that nest egg to work at a new $5-billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta, which is projected to employ 7,500 workers.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 22, 2022

This new raise is hoped to assist Sympower in transforming Europe’s electricity grid. The funds will allow Sympower to serve more industrial and commercial customers across Europe, including demand-side loads, renewable energy production, EV charging, and battery storage facilities. million) pumped into the company.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Swedish automotive Polestar, alongside a consortium of grid sector stakeholders, is launching a large-scale vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project in Gothenburg, Sweden, piloting a fleet of Polestar 3 cars. The owner plugs in their vehicle and the VPP and smart charging tech opimises battery use for their transport needs while supporting the grid.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Car manufacturers produced more than 24,000 EVs last month - including battery electric, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles - marking an increase of more than 20 per cent compared to September, trade body SMMT revealed today.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2022

And these types of policies, according to Birol, are to be lauded: “The Inflation Reduction Act from the US…in Europe we have REPowerEU…in Japan we have the Green Transformation for Japan…in China and India renewable and clean energy targets [have been increased]. times over today’s levels. Supply chain expansion and energy prices.

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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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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The global battery market is set to grow into a massive industry in the next decade, but policymakers today will decide which regions benefit the most in future, explain McKinsey's Nicolò Campagnol, Alexander Pfeiffer, and Christer Tryggestad. Winning companies will be those that act in the next few years.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Securing a factory for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries is seen as key for the UK's post-Brexit net zero agenda. Coventry Airport is the latest UK site being touted for a world-leading 'gigafactory' capable of producing batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) on a major scale, according to plans laid out today by Coventry City Council.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

And the demand and interest in this technology is only growing stronger. These new vehicles are quickly bumping up against familiar challenges of battery range, production capacity and charging, or fueling, infrastructure. delivered its 100th battery-electric truck in the U.S in early 2020. Photo courtesy of BYD">.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

It has about 4,000 businesses and organizations using its charging systems, including Target and Ikea, and has deployed more than 115,000 public and private charging systems in the United States and Europe to date. And Fisker Automotive, which went bankrupt in 2013 after raising $1.2 Seeking differentiation in the frothy SPAC market.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The average price tag on an electric vehicle (EV) could shoot up by £2,800 in the UK in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit, with resulting tariffs imposed on battery imports likely to effectively cancel out consumer savings from the government's plug-in car grants scheme, Britain's car industry has warned.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Alstom to deliver new battery electric trains for Chemnitz-Leipzig line. Engineering giant Alstom has signed a landmark deal with two German rail operators that will see it manufacture, deliver and maintain eleven Coradia Continental battery-electric trains for the Leipzig-Chemnitz route.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Some of Europe's leading energy companies and trade bodies have this week teamed up to launch a new Renewable Hydrogen Coalition, amidst predictions the continent's fledgling green hydrogen sector could grow at much faster rate than current strategies suggest. And it needs to be 'made in Europe'. she asked.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Major new report urges policy-makers to embrace demand- and supply-side incentives to drive EV innovation and manufacturing in the UK, or risk trade frictions driving economic and environmental opportunities overseas. Ultimately, bringing big actors to the UK will require incentives to be developed across the board, Unsworth concludes. "We

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Opportunities in batteries, powertrains, and electronics but industry must ramp up capacity 10-fold, report warns. In the next few years the APC expects to be funding projects developing technologies in everything from magnet manufacturing to semiconductors and electric steel to battery components.".

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Ford has announced it will spend £230m on transforming its Halewood plant on Merseyside into its first electric vehicle (EV) component assembly factory in Europe. It said that the plans had been possible thanks to an undisclosed amount of financial support from the UK government's Automotive Transformation Fund.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

UK electric vehicle (EV) sales have surged in the wake of Covid-19, with the latest industry figures for September 2020 showing battery cars continuing their forward march, despite a sharp downward trend for the wider auto market marked by waning demand for new petrol and diesel cars. New car sales fell 4.4

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Charged

AUGUST 2, 2020

As far as we know, only two major brands have ever taken Tesla up on the offer: back in the 2010s, Tesla briefly provided batteries for Daimler’s electric smart and B-Class Electric Drive, and for Toyota’s RAV4 EV. Both of these were compliance cars that the companies sold in low volumes and soon discontinued.

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