Charged

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Canada, which has abundant mineral resources and stringent environmental standards, is courting global automakers that are keen to localize and clean up their battery supply chains. Increasing production of EVs will mean increased demand for sustainably-sourced raw materials such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite, manganese and copper.

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Charged

JANUARY 5, 2024

Sodium-ion batteries have long been touted as a possible successor to the lithium-ion kind—they may have lower energy density, but they rely on more abundant sodium rather than lithium, perform better in cold temperatures, and above all, tend to be cheaper. The model’s sodium battery version has a smaller battery pack (21.4

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Regarding the prominent issue at hand, it is really true that electric car batteries can be recycled, and there are specific methods that allow for the recovery of up to 95% of the raw materials. However, electric vehicles (EVs) have faced criticism due to concerns about their sustainability, particularly about their batteries.

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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 aims for this to be the first merchant lithium refinery outside of Asia.

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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

JULY 19, 2022

New research has found that solid state batteries can reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle (EV) batteries by almost two-fifths – further increasing EVs’ advantage over fossil fuel vehicles. When the batteries are made using the most sustainably sourced materials, this figure increases to 39%.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The commonly held view that lithium-ion batteries are not being recycled is not true. China recycled around 67,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries last year, or 69 percent of all the stock available for recycling worldwide, according to Hans Eric Melin, founder of U.K.-based based Circular Energy Storage.

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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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Charged

JANUARY 17, 2023

The EV Metals Group acquired the battery materials and technology business of Johnson Matthey in 2022. Now subsidiary EV Metals Arabia has advanced its plans to build a battery material processing plant in Saudi Arabia. Construction is scheduled to commence in Q3 of this year.

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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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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

Despite immense cost cuts and their deployment in the power sector last year more than doubling, batteries need to lead a sixfold increase in global energy storage deployments to enable the world to meet 2030 targets, says the International Energy Agency (IEA). But today, the energy sector accounts for over 90% of overall battery demand.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 13, 2023

Electric vehicles now make up 9% of new car sales in Canada. and Quebec, the market share is even higher, with electric vehicles making up around 20% and 14% of new cars sold in each province, respectively. Canada’s electricity grid is currently 84% non-emitting.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

Cornwall is set to become home to Europe's first geothermal lithium recovery pilot plant, with government funding announced this week set to support a project that combines lithium extraction from geothermal waters deep below the surface of the county with geothermal energy generation. Around £14.3m

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 18, 2020

The battery sector is turning to artificial intelligence for clues on how to improve recharging rates without increasing the degradation of lithium-ion batteries. 'An expensive bottleneck in battery research' The research effort has been in progress for at least three years.

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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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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 3, 2022

AI to monitor bird interactions with solar PV, lithium iron phosphate battery production coming in Europe, a lithium mine for EV batteries and the energy infrastructure requirements in the Moon to Mars exploration are on the week’s technology radar. First lithium iron phosphate battery cell prototype in Europe.

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Charged

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Stellantis Group has signed a binding agreement with lithium producer Vulcan Energy to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide in Europe for the automaker’s electrified vehicles. Shipments are to begin in 2026.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The French mining company Eramet and Électricité de Strasbourg (ÉS) have inaugurated a new pilot project for the direct extraction of lithium from geothermal brine at the Rittershoffen geothermal heat plant operated by ES in Eastern France.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

OXIS Energy has successfully tested its lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery cell prototypes at 471 Wh/kg. OXIS has also developed a standard Li-S battery module that it says saves production time and cost. The US and Japan are emerging as key new entrants in the use of Li-S cells and battery systems.”.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2022

Dutch carmaker behind brands such as Fiat, Chrysler, and Vauxhall invests in Vulcan, which aims to extract lithium in Germany without using fossil fuels. The firm's technique involves using renewable energy to separate lithium from geothermal brines.

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Charged

JANUARY 3, 2024

When it comes to electrifying by the magic date of 2030, automakers talk a great game—but if you want to know which companies are serious about electrification, look into which ones are lining up supplies of critical battery minerals. Supporting local refining and battery component factories will be critical to their own resilience.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Protecting satellite imagery from fraud, Citopia network for a global battery passport and a high performance non-flammable battery option for warm climates are on the week’s technology radar. Information that would be included would be on the battery’s composition, its state of health, history and more. Have you read?

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TechCrunch: Climate

AUGUST 22, 2023

Northvolt, a Swedish producer of lithium-ion batteries, has raised around $1.2 billion from BlackRock and various Canadian pension plans to build new factories in North America and Europe, according to report from Reuters. If Northvolt builds in the U.S., […]

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

As the global Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery market is forecast to grow from $57.4 Additionally, the increasing costs of fossil fuels and gas have triggered significant adoption of electrical automobiles, propelling market enlargement. billion in 2023 to $120.65

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2021

The race to secure vehicle battery supplies is heating up, as the world's biggest car firms prepare to go electric. VW's ambitious plans form part of an industry-wide scramble to secure battery supply chains ahead of a period of tightening regulations restricting the use of combustion engine vehicles.

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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. Have you read?

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2020

British Lithium Ltd secures backing from Innovate UK to help develop hard rock lithium extraction in the St Austell area of Cornwall. The project would make BLL the first company in the UK to explore for hard rock lithium. "We An on-site team of six is now preparing for a third phase of exploration, the firm said.

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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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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Polish power distribution company Tauron has launched an energy storage facility project in Poland, using second-life electric bus batteries to support power grid management. Tauron states how, for several years, they have been observing an increasing number of electric buses in use on the Polish market.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Germany’s goal of putting 15 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on the road by 2030 is currently behind schedule as the global automotive industry struggles to procure key components such as microchips and the basic raw materials used in the manufacture of high voltage batteries including the elements lithium, nickel and cobalt.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 7, 2022

Oxford City Council, Pivot Power, Fastned, Tesla Superchargers and Wenea have opened what is touted to be Europe’s most powerful electric vehicle (EV) charging hub alongside a new hybrid battery, marking the completion for Energy Superhub Oxford. Hybrid Energy Battery Storage System.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Mining giant announces investment in Slovakian R&D centre in support of plans to develop European 'battery ecosystem'. The investment, financial details for which were not disclosed, will support the completion of InoBat's research and development centre and pilot battery line in Voderady, Slovakia.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 6, 2024

Eurelectric’s Kristian Ruby urges a ‘European way’ to tackle mass uptake of electric vehicles Enabling a mass uptake of electric vehicles is “one of the critical litmus tests” for the energy transition in Europe, according to Kristian Ruby, secretary-general of electricity association Eurelectric.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 19, 2023

British battery startup Britishvolt has collapsed into administration. Having hoped to build the UK’s first giga-scale battery factory, its collapse signals significant headwinds for the country’s emobility momentum. billion) advanced technology battery cell gigaplant in Blyth, Northumberland, UK. billion ($4.7

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

A new partnership aims to demonstrate how bespoke circular-economy batteries can tackle the mounting problem of e-waste, specifically in relation to electric vehicles. To combat this, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts sales of up to 44 million electric vehicles (EVs) a year by 2030.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Electric vehicles could reach cost-parity with petrol and diesel cars within three years, but immediate commodity supply risks pose challenges, according to latest BNEF report. Although battery prices fell overall across 2021, in the second half of the year prices have been rising," he explained.

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Mr. Sustainability

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Summary - According to Oilprice, the price of a lithium-ion battery pack used to power an electric vehicle has plunged 89% in the last decade, from $1,100 per kWh to $137 per kWh. Marine batteries still cost significantly more, ranging between $800-$1,000 per kWh for retrofits to $500 per kWh for newbuilds.

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