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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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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Norway-headquartered Corvus Energy , a supplier of lithium-ion battery storage and hydrogen PEM fuel cell systems to the maritime industry, has secured an investment from Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital. The investment will provide Corvus with more access to Toyota’s expertise in fuel cells and battery technology.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 17, 2024

Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH (Vulcan Energy) has recently made two announcements on their geothermal lithium operations in Germany – the first extraction of lithium chloride from the company’s Landau facility, and the topping-out ceremony of their facility in Frankfurt-Höchst.

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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 29, 2022

Lithium and battery technology startup Energy Exploration Technologies ( EnergyX ) has announced investment of $450 million from investment firm Global Emerging Markets. EnergyX also has plans for its Solid State Lithium Metal Battery (SoLiS). Source: EnergyX.

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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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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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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Cornish Lithium has secured an investment package of up to £18 million ($24 million) from metals investment company TechMet. Cornish Lithium seeks to create a domestic supply of lithium and other battery metals for the UK. Simon Gardner-Bond from TechMet will join the Cornish Lithium Board.

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U.S. Green Technology

APRIL 22, 2022

Regardless of the solar power system type, solar batteries are a worthwhile investment. Either way, quality solar battery storage can become the key element in keeping your system operational. However, solar batteries. Green Technology.

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Charged

MARCH 27, 2024

Sion Power , a developer of next-generation batteries for EVs, has secured $75 million in a Series A funding round led by battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution. Sion Power will use the funding to validate its Licerion technology technically and commercially.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Stellantis Ventures , Stellantis’s corporate venture fund, has invested in Lyten to speed up the commercialization of the Silicon Valley startup’s 3D Graphene applications for the mobility sector. Applications include the LytCell lithium-sulfur EV battery, lightweight composites and unique on-board sensors.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Group14 Technologies has announced a joint venture with SK materials to build a factory for lithium-silicon battery materials in South Korea. SK materials will invest $52 million in the development of the materials manufacturing hub, which is expected to launch in 2022. ” Source: Group 14 Technologies.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 29, 2022

Neometals invests in University of California spinoff focused on a long-life, fast-charging lithium battery that utilises a vanadium-based anode technology. The post Neometals invests in US start-up working on rapid charge lithium and vanadium battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Charged

MAY 18, 2023

Belgian circular materials technology company Umicore has purchased a minority stake in California-based solid-state battery manufacturer Blue Current. This investment complements the companies’ joint development agreement (JDA) to integrate Umicore’s battery materials into Blue Current’s solid-state battery technology.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Chile-based Ensorcia Metals , a specialist in extraction and transformation of lithium, reports that as a first step in its global expansion plans, it will invest €200 million for the construction of a European lithium hydroxide conversion plant under the auspices of its subsidiary, Sorcia Europe. Source: Green Car Congress

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Sion Power , a developer of next-generation batteries for EVs, has secured $75 million in Series A funding. The round was led by battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution, and included participation from Euclidean Capital and Hillspire.

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Charged

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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Charged

JANUARY 24, 2022

Specialty chemicals firm Albemarle has signed a joint development agreement with materials management specialist 6K to use 6K’s patented UniMelt plasma technology to develop lithium battery materials. Albemarle has also made an undisclosed investment in 6K through venture capital firm Volta Energy Technologies.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed less. But what brought about such an astonishing cost decline, of about 97 percent, asks a recent by Massachusetts Institute of Technology? The R&D contribution didn’t end when commercialization began.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Battery materials manufacturer Nexeon has completed the second close of an investment round, bringing the round’s total investment to $170 million. Nexeon raised $80 million in the first close and $90 million in the second close of the round, which included an investment from Ingevity Corporation. Source: Nexeon.

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Charged

MAY 16, 2023

GM’s investment arm GM Ventures is leading a $50-million Series B financing round in Energy Exploration Technologies ( EnergyX ) and will develop the company’s lithium extraction and refinery technology. This could help create a lithium supply chain in North America that may otherwise be unviable, the company said.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Solid-state battery technology is widely expected to be the next big thing in the EV world, as it promises higher energy density, lower cost and more safety than current Li-ion designs. SEE ALSO – Solid-state battery tech: What’s close to commercialization, and what’s still years away?

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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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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

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. Steel invested some $2.3 The e-locos were built by Innovative Rail Technologies (IRT), a provider of customized lithium-ion propulsion solutions to the rail market. Source: U.S.

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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. Current plans for recycling plants see capacity greatly outstripping the supplies of waste batteries.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Everybody loves lithium, but mining it does have an environmental footprint. But what if I told you that there’s a way to extract lithium from existing oil wells, and that it’s not only greener than other lithium extraction methods, but could even clean up some of the damage from the oil drilling?

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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. I was fortunate enough to receive a job offer from a boutique investment bank in Perth that needed someone with my expertise.

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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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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

MAY 29, 2023

The automaker recently signed lithium supply agreements with five producers, and Benchmark Minerals predicts that, with these deals and a nickel supply agreement, Ford has secured more than 90% of the lithium and nickel it will require to meet its 2-million-vehicle target.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Center for Energy Storage Technologies (CEST) is partnering with Hesse Mechatronics to develop battery technology with American vehicle and battery manufacturers.

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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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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 25, 2024

Honda will bring to Ontario new manufacturing activities and jobs in the three highest value parts of the EV battery supply chain: battery materials production, battery cell manufacturing, and EV assembly. “The investment will be supported by both federal and Ontario government contributions of up to $2.5

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Charged

JANUARY 10, 2024

Blue Current , a solid-state battery manufacturer, has announced technical advances, partner engagements and funding. Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), Piedmont Capital and Umicore invested in Blue Current in 2023.

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Charged

JANUARY 29, 2024

Plans call for the 21 GWh facility to begin production of lithium-iron-phosphate battery cells in 2027 for use in medium- and heavy-duty commercial electric trucks. China-headquartered battery maker EVE Energy has 10% ownership and will serve as technology partner, contributing its battery cell design.

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