GreenBiz

JUNE 2, 2021

Better batteries will get us to an electrified future. The mass adoption of electric vehicles — and, well, electric everything — will rely heavily on cheap, dependable batteries. While the cost of lithium-ion batteries has dropped dramatically , the technology still leaves something to be desired. Mike De Socio.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Applications include the LytCell lithium-sulfur EV battery, lightweight composites and unique on-board sensors. Lyten’s lithium-sulfur batteries have a 60% smaller carbon footprint than lithium-ion batteries since they do not contain nickel, cobalt, or manganese. Source: Stellantis

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

With demand for EV batteries seeing an impressive 30 percent year-over-year growth, pressure continues to increase for Automotive OEM’s and Tier 1’s to keep pace. Other sessions at our Spring Virtual Conference include: Guidelines For Implementing Wire Bonding Or Smart Welding For Battery Modules From Concept To Production.

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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. Source: Mercedes-Benz.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 9, 2022

(EVE) has become a global competitive lithium battery platform company, owning core technologies and comprehensive solutions for both consumer batteries and power batteries. Automotive electronics. EVE’s products are widely used in the field of IoT and the Energy Internet. Image credit: EVE Energy.

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Charged

MARCH 21, 2023

Battery manufacturer LG Chem will make a $75-million equity investment in Piedmont Lithium. LG will also commit to the offtake of 200,000 metric tons of spodumene concentrate (SC6) from Piedmont’s jointly-owned North American Lithium over a four-year term. Source: Piedmont Lithium of Piedmont common shares.

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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

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Not only does it begin with the suppliers at the very start of the production chain, it is applicable to all industries – covering implants in the field of medical technology, engine components and assemblies in automotive settings, and even fuels and lubricants in aerospace. Foils act as the separator in such batteries.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2023

The plant will process end-of-life lithium batteries from sectors such as auomotive. Since 2017, ABB has delivered electrification and automation equipment to power Northvolt’s Ett gigafactory for lithium-ion batteries in Sweden. ” The Revolt Ett site.

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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

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sion Power , a developer of next-generation batteries for EVs, has secured $75 million in Series A funding. The round was led by battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution, and included participation from Euclidean Capital and Hillspire.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The UK’s first large-scale merchant lithium refinery has been announced, providing battery grade materials to bolster the electric vehicle (EV), renewable energy and consumer technology supply chains. Green Lithium, a merchant lithium refiner, unveiled Teesport in Middlesbrough as the site for the forthcoming lithium refinery.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 24, 2023

has found a way to prevent lithium plating in electric vehicle batteries, which could lead to faster charging times. Xuekun Lu from Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with an international team of researchers from the UK and U.S. The paper was published in the journal Nature Communications.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

US-based EV battery recycler Smartville has introduced a new battery energy storage system (BESS) using retired EV batteries. Our EV battery repurposing and reuse platform is a key link to a lithium battery circular economy. See the feature article in our July-September issue.)

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Charged

MAY 5, 2023

EV manufacturer Mullen Automotive is integrating solid-state polymer battery technology into its commercial Class 1 EV cargo vehicle program. The Mullen Class 1 EV freight van has a 46 kW lithium-ion battery pack and a 110-mile range. Mullen will test this technology in its Class 1 EV freight vehicles in Q4 2023.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company. This facility will extract critical minerals from scrap and end-of-life batteries with an up to 95% recovery rate, and supply battery-grade metals back into the supply chain.

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Charged

JULY 20, 2023

Sion Power has reported a major development milestone for its Licerion EV technology—the company has produced more than 18,000 multilayer, 6 Ah to 20 Ah lithium metal cells for commercial evaluation. Sion says Licerion EV delivers high energy density, enabling longer range with lighter and smaller batteries. Source: Sion Power

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Charged

APRIL 24, 2023

But the rapidly growing EV market has brought with it complex supply chain challenges associated with transporting the large format lithium-ion batteries that power them. And these challenges only increase depending on the size and condition of the battery. Why is transporting EV batteries difficult?

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Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Japan’s GS Yuasa Automotive is known for lead-acid batteries, for which it claims to have a 70% market share in the Japanese market. The company also makes lithium-ion batteries for standard and plug-in hybrids through Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture with partners including Mitsubishi and Honda.

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Charged

JANUARY 10, 2024

In recent A-sample tests at the laboratories of PowerCo , the Volkswagen Group’s battery company, a solid-state battery from QuantumScape achieved more than 1,000 charging cycles while retaining more than 95 percent capacity. This translates to a potential battery life of 500,000 km with no significant loss of vehicle range.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Snow Lake Lithium shares a plan to develop the world’s first all-electric Lithium mine in Manitoba, Canada. For that reason, the global automotive and energy storage industries will be competing […]. For that reason, the global automotive and energy storage industries will be competing […].

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Charged

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Toyota has decided to locate a new automotive battery plant at the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite in North Carolina’s Randolph County. Together with lithium producer Toyota Tsusho , Toyota is planning to spend $1.29 billion investment in US automotive battery manufacturing the company announced in October.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The COBRA (CObalt-free Batteries for FutuRe Automotive Applications), a European consortium that aims to develop a new cobalt-free lithium-ion battery technology, has chosen Millor Battery to make the prototypes and first batteries. Source: Millor Battery.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Battery manufacturer Microvast will provide its MV-C Gen 4 HpCO lithium-ion battery packs to REE Automotive for use in REE’s P7 EV systems. Microvast says its vertical integration and unique battery technology and cell chemistry combine to meet REE’s power, density, charging time and cycle life needs.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Advanced Propulsion Centre hands out grants to 22 projects aimed at developing a UK supply chain for batteries and other EV components. These successful projects will support the UK automotive industry, by increasing confidence in large-scale manufacturing investments and building electrified supply chains," he said. "It

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Charged

JUNE 20, 2023

Factorial Energy , a Massachusetts solid-state battery developer, has received UN 38.3 safety certification for its 100+ Ah automotive solid-state batteries. standard governs the safe transport of lithium-ion and lithium-metal batteries. This UN 38.3 Receiving the UN 38.3 Receiving the UN 38.3

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution and Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT), a public transportation battery system supplier, have signed a supply agreement for nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) lithium-ion battery modules. The supplied batteries will support the production of nearly 3,000 large commercial EVs.

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APRIL 5, 2022

Sion Power says one of its multilayer lithium metal pouch cells has performed for over 2,500 cycles, retaining 70% of its initial capacity. Licerion batteries have lithium metal anodes and are compatible with LFP and NMC cathodes. The experimental cell is part of Sion Power’s Licerion product line. Source: Sion Power.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Perth-based IGO has confirmed production cuts to its Greenbushes operations, located near the tiny West Australian timber and mining town the mine is named after, because of subdued demand for battery-grade lithium chemicals.

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APRIL 6, 2021

Northvolt has announced the acquisition of Cuberg, a battery company delivering lithium metal cells produced on existing lithium-ion manufacturing lines. Building on this foundation, Northvolt and Cuberg will expand their automotive and industrial product portfolio with the goal of producing cells that exceed 1,000 Wh/L by 2025.

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APRIL 7, 2023

UK-based Altilium Metals plans to step up development of its future EV battery recycling plant, following a six-month feasibility study funded in part by the UK government’s Automotive Transformation Fund and the successful demonstration of the company’s technology at its new analytical laboratory in Devon.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

Factorial Energy , a developer of solid-state battery technology for EV applications, has opened a new battery manufacturing facility in the Boston suburb of Methuen, Massachusetts. The new plant represents a significant step in scaling up the production of Factorial’s solid-state battery technology for EVs.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

An exploded view of an EV battery. A circular economy for electric vehicle batteries appears to be still some way off, but metal recycling expert EMR claims to be making inroads, and to be helping shape the future of the sector. A lot of this work is already underway.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 1, 2022

Global lithium-sulphur cathode technology manufacturer Theion has launched its crystal battery for all mobile applications. The new battery boasts triple energy density and 90% less production energy requirements. Crystal battery benefits. Production & distribution. Theion’s new leadership.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

Battery recycler Li-Cycle has announced that its Alabama Spoke plant in Tuscaloosa has started commercial operations. The Alabama Spoke uses Li-Cycle’s patented technology to recycle and directly process full EV battery packs without any dismantling through a submerged shredding process that produces no wastewater.

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Charged

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It’s safe to say that, five years ago, few corporate leaders gave a thought to the supply of batteries. Nowadays the problems and opportunities of the battery supply chain are hot topics in executive suites far beyond the automotive industry, and a growing number of market research companies are churning out detailed reports on the sector.

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