Smart Energy International

JULY 11, 2022

Volkswagen Group has announced a new company PowerCo, which is set to invest more than €20 billion ($20 billion) in the Group’s global battery activities. The global player also announced construction on their first EV battery cell factory in Salzgitter. The battery cell business is one of the cornerstones of our NEW AUTO strategy.”.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 7, 2022

The Horizon Europe funded BATRAW project has been launched to create new raw material processing from used electric vehicle (EV) batteries. million) from the Horizon Europe programme. Building battery power How a battery ‘passport’ can foster a sustainable transition to a green economy. million (US$10.4

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

While electric vehicle sales continue to rise worldwide, automotive supply chains are lagging behind the required pace of decarbonisation, according to a new report from Greenpeace Asia. Toyota is the world’s largest automaker, yet fewer than one in 400 vehicles sold by Toyota in 2022 were battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Illustration by Sisi Kim for The Verge Smarter tech and new recycling techniques might just mean our EVs get even greener. 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.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2022

What will it take to get to 'car-to-car' recycling? After a pandemic-induced hiatus, auto shows have returned with a newfound focus on the inevitable electric future of the automotive industry, and this year's Paris Motor Show was no different. A new model for automotive circularity.

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Charged

JULY 1, 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €125-million loan to Umicore , the Belgian-based global materials technology and recycling group, to finance part of a greenfield production facility for cathode materials in Poland. The EIB loan will cover approximately half of the project’s initial costs. Source: EIB.

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Business Green

MAY 31, 2020

Innovate UK-backed initiative aims to scale up recycling process for rare earth metals used in electric vehicles. Dubbed 'Rare Earth Recycling for E-Machines' (RaRE), the initiative is being supported by a £1.9m I believe this is industry, technology, recycling and innovation working together at its impressive best.".

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Charged

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Automakers that are serious about producing EVs understand that they need to build new supply chains, including major battery manufacturing capacity and secure sources of raw materials. Volkswagen is implementing its battery strategy very consistently and at a high pace,” said Thomas Schmall, CEO of Volkswagen Group Components.

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Charged

DECEMBER 31, 2019

billion research project focused on every level of the value chain of Li-ion batteries in the European market. The Commission designed the project to support the development of innovative technologies that improve charging time, battery life, safety and sustainability. The European Commission recently approved a €3.2-billion

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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

DuPont Supports You from Concept to Commercialization You have many choices when it comes to suppliers and material selection when considering electric vehicle battery pack assembly and thermal management. BETAMATE structural adhesives help ensure battery pack structural integrity by demonstrating stiffness, durability, and crash performance.

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Charged

AUGUST 24, 2020

It’s usually one of the first objections cited by EV naysayers: batteries can’t or won’t be recycled, and they contain hazardous materials that will end up in landfills. We used to work for companies that produced lithium chemicals that go into cathodes, cells and, ultimately, battery packs.

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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

DECEMBER 1, 2022

New analysis from Bain & Company suggests recycled materials could play dominant role in auto industry supply chains. The European auto industry could slash emissions and drastically reduce its exposure to resource security risks by embracing recycled materials and circular business models.

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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. per cent a year could halve the total mineral consumption of the automotive sector by 2050. Systemiq notes that reducing demand for cars by just 1.4

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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. By 2030, the company plans to obtain around 50 percent of the raw materials it uses from recycling spent batteries. “We Source: Rock Tech Lithium.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 10, 2023

Ford and BMW have been investigating how quantum computing can advance the development of their respective battery and fuel cell vehicles. As such new materials for batteries for example is one of the early use cases for quantum computing and the automotive industry also is one of the early adopters of the method. Have you read?

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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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Charged

MAY 3, 2023

SAE, the oldest and largest technical society for engineers in the automotive field, is working to develop standards for EV charging error codes, and helping to build a curriculum to train the technicians to repair and maintain equipment. We think that the battery lifecycle has to be mapped out and framed. Do you recycle it?

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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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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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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Following my recent article – Lead-Acid Batteries Are On A Path To Extinction – I received an email from Battery Council International (BCI), the trade association for lead battery manufacturers, recyclers and suppliers. To summarize my view, I agree that the recycling issue must be addressed. jobs and make a $ 26.3

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Charged

MAY 7, 2020

The configurator includes solutions identified in ArcelorMittal’s latest S-in motion studies in the body-in-white (BIW) and battery pack of electric vehicles. OEMs are developing strategies to increase range, often by maximizing the space available for batteries. In addition, steel is 100 percent recyclable.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has just released its latest UK Automotive Sustainability Report , providing an update on how an industry that was once regarded as a laggard in the transition to net zero emissions is now at the forefront of the next wave of decarbonisation. per cent share.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2022

Could two of the historic heartlands of the global automotive industry risk tipping into terminal decline if they fail to adequately respond to the electric vehicle (EV) revolution that is sending shockwaves through auto markets worldwide? Work is underway to build out such a UK EV battery supply chain.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With steel, in particular, we are leading the way by sourcing low-carbon steel for our plants in Europe in the future.". The partnership between BMW and Salzgitter will also see the auto giant increase its use of recycled steel in its vehicles. "Our aim is to reduce vehicles' lifecycle carbon footprint with a holistic approach.

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Business Green

MAY 8, 2022

Bridgestone said it was responding to that demand with plans to install up to 3,500 new chargepoints across Europe and expand its range of dedicated EV tyres that can help to boost vehicle range and prolong battery life.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Barely a week now seems to go by now without another major automotive or energy firm significantly scaling up its targets for electric vehicle or clean energy production in the 2020s. The great EV armament has begun. global warming trajectory.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Barely a week now seems to go by now without another major automotive or energy firm significantly scaling up its targets for electric vehicle or clean energy production in the 2020s. The great EV armament has begun. global warming trajectory.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

Batteries topped the charts for mega deals Mega rounds were mega investment drivers.   The largest deals of 2023 were dominated by transport, in particular, batteries.   Marquee battery companies are diversified across major global markets. The 10 largest deals made up 24% of total climate investment in 2023. 

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Clean Energy Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

More North American Battery Materials Supply Chain News As we discussed last month , there has been a surge in activity lately in the North American battery materials supply chain. “As h/t Trucks FoT Link Research suggests using recycled battery cathodes can actually make better batteries?—?the

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Charged

JANUARY 12, 2023

Electrifying transportation is going to require beaucoup batteries, and for a raft of reasons, those batteries need to be built near the vehicle markets they serve (not shipped halfway around the world, as is often the case today). Atlas Public Policy (via NPR ) puts the figure at $73 billion for US battery plants in 2022.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Electric vehicles (EVs) are already £600 a year cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel cars in the UK, offering savings of up to £8,300 over the average 14-year lifespan of a battery-powered car, according to new analysis released today by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Carbon Recycling International (CRI), the Iceland-based company behind the technology, said the pioneering plant marked a major milestone in the development of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies. Resolv Energy plots ‘Europe's largest' solar farm in Romania.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Here, BusinessGreen explores the report's key takeaways for this fast-changing sector, as automotive firms and governments shift gears in pursuit of zero carbon road transport - a transition that will trigger widespread market disruption and has huge implications for associated industries such as the oil and gas sector.

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Charged

MARCH 11, 2024

Recycling rare earth materials is vital to the cost-competitiveness of magnet manufacturing. In the process of producing a magnet, up to 30% of the material can end up as scrap, and a producer must have the ability to recycle that material. How many companies are providing rare earths from within the US or Europe?

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 2, 2021

China is the largest source of rare earth imports to the US and Europe (image credit: humphery/Shutterstock.com). Technology-critical metals such as rare earths, lithium and cobalt are essential for emerging clean-energy technologies including electric vehicle batteries, and permanent magnets used in efficient motors and generators.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 26, 2021

As our largest trading partners rapidly reimagine their economies, one thing is clear: Batteries will be the literal engines of the modern world—powering our cars, our trucks, our ferries, our commutes to work, and the delivery of our next FedEx package. Right now, 80% of the world’s batteries are produced in Japan, South Korea, and China.

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