Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Li-Metal , a Canada-based developer of lithium metal technologies, has completed a concept study for a commercial North American lithium metal production facility with an annual capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes. Li-Metal expects its plant to require approximately 5,600 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year.

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GreenTech Gazette

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Lithium-ion batteries are a key component of the transition to a clean energy future. However, as the demand for lithium-ion batteries grows, so does the need for sustainable recycling methods. Traditional methods of lithium-ion battery recycling are often energy-intensive and environmentally harmful.

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Charged

JUNE 15, 2023

Li-Metal, a developer of lithium metal battery technologies, has been awarded some 1.4 million US) in grant funding from the Government of Ontario to develop and commercialize its lithium metal production technology. million Canadian dollars ($1.05 Source: Li-Metal

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with a new first-of-its-kind prototype already being tested by expert researchers.

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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

MARCH 2, 2023

A few days ago, share prices of lithium miners including Albemarle, SQM, Livent, Piedmont Lithium and Lithium Americas ,plunged, losing as much as 9% on a day when the S&P 500 dropped only a fraction of a point. Barron’s explains that CATL’s move means lower battery prices (at least for now). Source: Barron’s

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Charged

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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Lithium Batteries Automotive Demand 116

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

JULY 21, 2023

Imerys , a mineral solutions supplier, has bought an 80% share in British Lithium, a private firm that processes Cornish granite to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate. Imerys’s land has 161 million tons of inferred resources at 0.54% lithium oxide concentration, promising a mine life of over 30 years.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Li-ion is the principal battery chemistry used in EVs, for example. Photoionisation detection (PID) sensors are able to detect potential problems before they occur in the manufacture and use of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, and the enormous variety of devices that use rechargeable batteries. Famously, in 2016, around 2.5

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Charged

MARCH 29, 2023

Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Amprius Technologies has signed a letter of intent to build a 775,000-square-foot facility in Brighton, Colorado. million-square-foot existing factory site equipped with the electric power and structural layout ideal for a GWh-scale lithium-ion battery factory, reducing expected build-out costs.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2022

Achievement marks major step forward in ongoing push to build a homegrown supply of lithium for burgeoning electric vehicle market. The mining company yesterday announced it has produced commercial-grade lithium from mica minerals found in granite rock at its government-backed pilot plant near Roche.

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POWER Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The battery industry is experiencing a seismic shift as demand for renewable energy solutions increases. million […] The post From Mine to Line through End of Life, How Technology is Optimizing Battery Production appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Charged

JUNE 16, 2021

The lithium-ion battery market is demanding higher energy density, extended lifetime, and improved power performance. Arkema’s Battery Solutions address many of these demands. LiFSI, in particular, is a good candidate to replace LiPF 6 , which is widely used as the lithium salt in the electrolyte.

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Lithium Batteries Technology Demand 99

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) will become increasingly popular for stationary energy storage applications, overtaking lithium-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC) within a decade, Wood Mackenzie shared in a new report. Historically, the ESS market has mostly deployed NMC batteries. It started with a supply crunch.

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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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Charged

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

US-based Turntide Technologies , a developer of energy-efficient technologies, has launched a lithium-ion nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) battery pack for off-highway EV applications such as construction, agricultural equipment, marine and rail. The new Turntide batteries are available in 44 V (4.5 kWh) and 52 V (5.3

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

This latest briefing, “ Better, Faster, Cleaner: Securing clean energy technology supply chains”, makes the case that global supply of key materials and components is sufficient to meet growing demand for clean energy technologies (wind, solar, batteries, grids, heat pumps) over the medium- to long-term.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Traceability —the ability to document the sources of raw materials and components—is becoming a critical concern in the battery field as regulators incorporate country-of-origin requirements into new programs such as the EU Battery Regulation and the US Clean Vehicle Tax Credit.

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Charged

DECEMBER 23, 2020

FreeWire Technologies makes several flexible charging solutions, including Mobi , a battery pack on wheels that can be used to charge EVs away from fixed charging stations; and the Boost Charger , a charging station that uses an integrated battery as a buffer to deliver high power output without stressing the local power supply.

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Charged

MARCH 19, 2021

As global demand for EVs increases, many are questioning the adequacy of the existing battery supply chain. Elon Musk said in October that a shortage of battery cells is preventing Tesla from ramping production of its Semi. “We Furthermore, the EV battery market is currently dominated by Asian firms.

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Charged

JANUARY 3, 2023

Nth Cycle , a metals processing and recycling technology company, has been awarded a $2.15-million million grant from the DOE under the Battery Materials and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Funding Opportunity (BMBMR) program. .

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The demand for electric vehicles has never been higher. But the limited availability of raw materials used to manufacture lithium-ion batteries -- the primary power source for electric vehicles -- complicates the transition. Researchers and investors alike believe lithium-ion battery recycling is poised to make a big jump.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When a new technology is in the process of replacing an old one, it’s not uncommon for industry incumbents to experiment with the new tech. Exxon Mobil is targeting a different segment of the EV ecosystem—the oil giant has announced plans to set up a lithium production facility in Arkansas.

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Charged

APRIL 5, 2024

Afraid there won’t be enough recycling plants to recycle EV batteries when they start reaching end of life in large numbers? Encouraged by generous government incentives, companies have been investing heavily in battery plants. million EV battery packs per year, but only some 341,000 per year are expected to be available at that time.

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Charged

JANUARY 19, 2024

Amprius Technologies has announced an expansion of its product portfolio of silicon anode batteries. The new SiCore batteries are based on a proprietary silicon anode material system. Amprius says its SiCore silicon anode battery performance has been validated across various applications in the e-mobility market.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been awarded to 20 companies across 12 states for extracting and processing lithium and graphite, battery manufacturing and the demonstration of new approaches. The DOE has announced that a total of $2.8 million EVs per year and enough nickel for 400,000 EVs per year.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

UK-based clean technology group Altilium is collaborating with vehicle salvage and recycling specialist Synetiq to recycle the growing number of EV batteries from damaged cars. The company has invested heavily in equipment to remove the batteries from these cars and store them safely.

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Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Canadian Solar ’s e-STORAGE, part of the company’s CSI Solar subsidiary, has been selected as the preferred supplier by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to deliver its Summerfield battery storage project. It is the first multiple large-scale battery project spearheaded by CIP in Australia.

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Batteries Lithium Technology Demand 105

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 5, 2020

Eos Energy Storage spent 12 years building up a technology it says can rival the dominant lithium-ion batteries for storing grid power. Energy storage is a rapidly growing market, and energy companies are plowing unprecedented sums into battery projects. Exotic battery tech, exotic claims.

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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. Sean Sargent, chief executive at Green Lithium, said the new partnership marked an important step forward for the company's ambitious plans.

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In the Salton Sea in California, engineers today are extracting lithium salt from the hot liquids found at depths of 1,220 metres (4,000 feet).

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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.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Heavy-duty vehicle OEM Caterpillar has invested in Lithos Energy, a California-based producer of lithium-ion battery packs. Lithos specializes in shock-resistant and high-performance battery solutions for applications including off-road and marine. Source: Battery Tech Hub The iconic yellow machine is going green.

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Charged

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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Charged

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Li-Metal, a developer of lithium metal anodes and other battery technologies, has released an operational update for its roll-to-roll anode pilot plant in Rochester, New York. A key challenge with many silicon anodes is that they experience a significant loss of battery capacity in the first charge-discharge cycle.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 20, 2022

The solar and energy storage developer will be purchasing 2.4GWh of EnerVenue’s nickel hydrogen BESS and 4.5GWh of Urban Electric’s zinc alkaline battery systems. The deals were signed within days of each other, signalling Pine Gate Renewables’ attempts to look into and invest in lithium-ion alternatives for their battery storage systems.

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