Charged
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Rio Tinto , a mining and metals company, has begun producing spodumene concentrate, a mineral used in the production of lithium for batteries, at a demonstration plant in Canada. The plant will also test ore from local suppliers, including the lithium producer Sayona. Source: Rio Tinto.
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.
Smart Energy International
MAY 13, 2022
StoreDot, developer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles (EVs), has publicly demonstrated its ability to charge a full-scale EV battery cell with the energy for 100 miles in five minutes (100in5). The cell maintained a charge rate capable of adding 100 miles of range every five minutes of charging.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Salient Energy, seeking an alternative to lithium-ion batteries. Concerns over the lithium-ion battery supply chain did not disappear in 2020. The team’s Ocean Battery stores energy by pumping fresh water into flexible bladders that are deflated by the pressure of the seawater column when power is needed.
Charged
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Powered by an 80 kWh (with range extender) or 134 kWh (without range extender) lithium-ion-phosphate battery pack, the Tevva Electrify vehicles have an electric range of around 150 km (93 miles) and are available from Tevva with multiple body options.
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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