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Europe bets big on recycling in efforts to onshore battery supply chain

Energy Storage News

Big investments are being made into the battery recycling sector in Europe as the continent looks to increase the domestic supply of critical materials for its lithium-ion gigafactory projects.

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EU ‘stepping up its game’ on battery gigafactories in Europe

Energy Storage News

The EU is 'stepping up its game on battery gigafactories', European Commission executive VP Maroš Šefčovič said at the Giga Europe conference today (12 March).

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Rimac and EVE Energy collaborate to produce battery cells in Europe

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Rimac Technology, a business unit of EV-maker Rimac that provides technology solutions to global OEMs, has partnered with EVE Energy, a manufacturer of lithium batteries, to manufacture battery cells in Europe starting in 2027. The battery cells will be used for Rimac Technology’s 46xx platform.

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Comment: Second-life vehicle batteries should be first choice for energy storage

Envirotec Magazine

To mark Energy Day at COP27, Matthew Lumsden of Connected Energy called on consumers and businesses to understand that switching to electric vehicles is just the first step in the clean energy transition. “To Not only are we not looking far enough ahead, we’ve got a blind spot concerning battery reuse,” Matthew comments.

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Europe ‘slower and less bold’ on financial support for upstream battery material projects

Energy Storage News

Europe appears to be slower and less bold than other markets like the US when it comes to financial support for upstream battery material projects like lithium refining, a company looking to invest half a billion euros in an EU project told Energy-Storage.news.

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LG Energy Solution and Impact Clean Power sign agreement to power electric buses in Europe

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LG Energy Solution , a manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, and Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT), a supplier of heavy-duty battery systems, have signed a supply agreement for nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery modules. LG Energy Solution will use NCM chemistry to improve battery durability and range.

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Approval Secured for Europe's Largest Battery Storage Project

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Approval Secured for Europe's Largest Battery Storage Project GigaStorage,aNetherlands-baseddeveloper,hassecuredthedefinitivepermittoproceedwiththeconstructionofagroundbreakingprojectinBelgium:theGIGAGreenTurtle.

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