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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Sakuu has developed a number of technologies for the commercial-scale production of solid-state and lithium metal batteries. Now the company says it has achieved several important milestones for its lithium metal battery tech. This enables Sakuu to print batteries as well as other active devices.” “We

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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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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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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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APRIL 29, 2024

Battery materials developer Wildcat Discovery Technologies has received its 100th patent, advancing its strategy for US-based cathode materials manufacturing. Wildcat has been developing nickel- and cobalt-free battery materials since 2006. Source: Wildcat Discovery Technologies

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

GM has invested $60 million in a Series B financing round for Mitra Chem, a Silicon Valley-based battery materials innovator. GM’s funding will help Mitra Chem scale up and bring its new battery materials formulation to market. Source: General Motors

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JUNE 21, 2022

Battery supplier InoBat Auto and mineral processing firm Green Lithium have formed a strategic partnership to build and operate a large-scale lithium refinery in the UK. Source: InoBat.

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JUNE 16, 2023

LG Energy Solution and lithium exploration company Green Technology Metals (GT1) have signed an AUD20-million equity subscription agreement and an offtake term sheet, giving LG access to future production from GT1’s flagship Seymour Project in North America. Source: LG Energy Solution via Green Car Congress

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Albemarle Corporation has announced the opening of its new Battery Materials Innovation Center (BMIC), located at the company’s Kings Mountain, North Carolina site. The team plans to demonstrate lithium foils as thin as 3 to 5 microns using technologies in development. ” Source: Albemarle.

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MARCH 9, 2023

Innovate UK ‘s Faraday Battery Challenge will support 17 new EV battery initiatives with £27.6 The new projects will advance various types of EV battery technology, including digital twins, battery recycling and next-generation materials. OXLiD is investigating Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries.

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MAY 9, 2023

Water treatment company Aquatech has been awarded a contract for the lithium refining and purification process plants by Lithium Americas for the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, the largest known lithium reserve in the US. purity of lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass lithium-bearing clays.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 29, 2024

Multi-industry technology company ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vulcan Energy to jointly establish design, engineering, execution, and operations plans for the latter’s Zero Carbon Lithium project in the Upper Rhine Region in Germany.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

DLR Stuttgart has announced that it will coordinate an effort to determine the potential of the so-called calcium-sulfur (Ca-S) battery as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The greatest challenge is the formation of surface layers when in contact with air, moisture or even the electrolyte used in the battery.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Group14 launched its first Battery Active Materials factory, BAM-1 in Woodinville, Washington, in April 2021 with a yearly nameplate capacity of 120 tons of SCC55, its proprietary silicon-carbon battery product. Group14 has also announced plans for an additional BAM factory in South Korea as part of a joint venture with SK.

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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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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Solid Power has partnered with SK Innovation to manufacture automotive-scale all-solid-state batteries using Solid Power’s sulfide-based solid electrolyte, proprietary cell designs and production processes. SK Innovation has also agreed to invest $30 million in Solid Power.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Ferroglobe , a producer of silicon metal and ferroalloys, and Coreshell , a US-based battery technology company, have signed a memorandum of understanding under which they plan to produce battery-ready metallurgical silicon for the development of low-cost, high-range EV batteries. Sources: Ferroglobe , Coreshell

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2022

South 8 Technologies has raised $12 million in Series A financing to commercialise next-generation electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. The financing round was led by industrial venture investor Anzu Ventures along with LG Technology Ventures and Shell Ventures as well as Foothill Ventures and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

million for 10 projects in 9 states, designed to advance innovative technologies for the extraction and conversion of battery-grade lithium derived from US geothermal brine sources. These projects will be led by ExSorbtion and Energy Exploration Technologies. Two topic areas were chosen for the projects.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

NIO has launched a new battery type. New NIO EVs will now be available with a choice of the 100 kWh long-range ternary lithium battery pack or the new 75 kWh standard-range hybrid-cell battery. NIO says the new battery offers longer range in cold weather.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The New York Power Authority, the country's largest state-owned electric utility, just installed an unusual battery at its headquarters. The 50 kilowatt/250 kilowatt-hour battery isn't remarkable for its size, but for its promise of a design that can eliminate fire risk. Building a fireproof lithium-ion battery.

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APRIL 1, 2021

MIT researchers analyzed three decades of studies that examined the decline in lithium-ion battery prices, and found that costs have dropped by 97 percent since they were first commercially introduced in 1991. Similar disagreements showed up in tracing other aspects of battery development, such as energy density and specific energy.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a new approach to recycling metals from used EV batteries. The method recovers 100% of the aluminum and 98% of the lithium from EV batteries, according to the researchers. Then, nickel, cobalt, manganese (NCM) and lithium are recovered.

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Energy Storage News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Dominion Energy will pilot deployment of two novel non-lithium technologies designed for long-duration energy storage (LDES) applications.

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MAY 27, 2024

UK-based battery firm Altilium has received government funding to begin rapid prototyping of lithium-ion EV battery pouch cells using recycled cathode active materials (CAM). The company has received a grant of £639,797 ($798,114) from Innovate UK’s Faraday Battery Challenge, part of a £1.5-million

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 1, 2024

Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH (Vulcan Energy) has been awarded as the recipient of the prestigious Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024. The LEOP is a critical milestone in Vulcan Energy’s roadmap of harnessing the geothermal lithium potential in the Upper Rhine Graben. It is very important for us.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

NOVA, the partnership and venture capital branch of building materials company Saint-Gobain , has invested in solid-state lithium metal battery company ION Storage Systems to expand their battery technology collaboration. Source: Saint-Gobain

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

General Motors has announced plans to build a new battery development facility on the grounds of its Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The facility is named after the late Bill Wallace, a GM director who played a pivotal role in the development of the automaker’s battery technology.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Tesla's co-founder is pioneering a circular system for electric vehicle batteries. This week, I've been thinking a lot about electric vehicle batteries and the massive potential for battery recycling and reuse. The industry needs to make the process of EV battery production, use, reuse and recycling much more efficient.

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MAY 22, 2024

E-Cells Lab, a research center for electrochemistry within the University of Bologna, has been opened in collaboration with Ferrari and semiconductor firm NXP to advance knowledge of the materials and chemical and physical properties of lithium-ion battery cells. Source: Ferrari

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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. Sponsored by Arkema.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 8, 2024

“Lithium made-in-Italy has great potential, particularly the volcanic-Tyrrhenian belt that extends from the north of Lazio to Campania [Campi Flegrei area],” said Paolo Basile, Steam’s Chief Geologist. ” “Lithium extraction from geothermal brines is vital for our vision of a cleaner, more sustainable future. .”

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Charged

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Steel has converted two of its diesel switcher locomotives at the Mon Valley Works’ Edgar Thomson and Clairton Plants to battery-electric drive. The e-locos were built by Innovative Rail Technologies (IRT), a provider of customized lithium-ion propulsion solutions to the rail market. Steel invested some $2.3 Source: U.S.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Electrification and renewables top McKinsey’s tech trends, DEWA innovates on battery performance and a solar table for gardens are on the technology radar. This pilot project is the second battery energy storage pilot project by DEWA at the solar park. Except for the one new entrant to the line-up, namely generative AI.

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Charged

AUGUST 11, 2021

million funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0002553 ) to support manufacturing innovations for energy technologies to drive reductions in carbon emissions. The DOE has announced a new $42.3-million Source: US Department of Energy.

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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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altenergymag

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The licensed technology is for electrodes and foils for lithium ion batteries that are designed to break in a pre-defined geometry when the battery is physically damaged, effectively isolating the damaged part.

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