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JANUARY 31, 2024

Chinese EV battery company Ningbo Contemporary Brunp Lygend (CBL) has agreed to invest $420 million in Indonesia’s nickel mining and EV battery manufacturing industries. CBL is a consortium and a subsidiary of China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL). It’s been signed.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has added a new battery testing laboratory to its R&D labs at its North American headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan. The new lab will enable simulation tests that replicate battery cycling scenarios. Source: Freudenberg Sealing Technologies

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Climate tech investments from venture-capital and private equity fell 40% in 2023 as economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflict dent investor confidence, according to PwC’s 2023 State of Climate Tech report, published on 17 October. While that pattern is still true, there is an encouraging shift in the right direction.

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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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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Or will the company continue paying lip service to e-mobility while clinging to 20th-century technology? We won’t presume to read the green tea leaves, but we are happy to report that the Japanese automaker plans to invest an additional $8 billion in its first North American battery manufacturing facility. Source: Toyota

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Charged

APRIL 24, 2024

Battery manufacturer ZAPBATT has developed its Battery Operating System (bOS) in a strategic partnership with Toshiba , initially focused on Toshiba’s battery SCiB lithium titanium oxide (LTO) chemistry for integration across several applications, including EVs.

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Lithium Batteries Technology Demand 57

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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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Batteries Technology Lithium Innovation 127

Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Micro supercapacitors could revolutionize battery technology by increasing their lifespan and enabling extremely fast charging. Manufacturers of everything from smartphones to electric cars are investing heavily in research and development. When discussing new technologies, it is easy to forget […].

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Technology Batteries Investment Electricity 134

Green Living Guy

MAY 27, 2022

May 17, 2022) – BMW i Ventures announced today a lead investment in the Series A-1 financing round of Mangrove Lithium, a feedstock-flexible modular platform producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate to improve the sustainability profile of lithium. Mountain View, Calif. The company’s electrochemical […].

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Lithium Investment Technology Batteries 145

Business Green

MAY 7, 2024

Investment in manufacturing capacity for solar PV, wind turbines, batteries, electrolysers, and heat pumps surged by 70 per cent last year, according to the International Energy Agency

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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

APRIL 15, 2022

Battery recycling technology company Lithion has received $22.5 Some will be invested in a battery dismantling and reprocessing plant the company expects to open in 2023, and some will finance engineering studies for the construction of a hydrometallurgical plant that’s scheduled to open in 2025.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

UK Government must spend £20bn on energy battery storage to meet 2030 renewables targets. Cornwall’s latest data estimates almost 10% of grid capacity will be provided by battery storage by 2030, costing an estimated £20bn. Figure 1: The future electricity generation capacity breakdown up to 2030 (source: Cornwall Insight).

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Charged

AUGUST 5, 2022

bp has unveiled plans to invest up to £50 million (around $60 million) in a new, state-of-the-art EV battery testing center and analytical laboratory in the UK. Castrol will use the new facilities to work with car manufacturers and suppliers to co-engineer future battery technology and associated thermal management fluids.

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Batteries Investment Technology 136

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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Batteries Lithium Demand Investment 105

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is investing €450 million ($473.9 million) to provide battery supply of 9GWh to power 200,000 electric vehicles produced by Renault annually from 2025. The investment will be used for a gigafactory operated by Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) beginning in 2025. million ($355.1

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Batteries Investment Electric vehicle Carbon-neutral 64

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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Global Renewable News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

British battery materials supplier, Echion Technologies (Echion) has secured significant investment from US-based investor Volta Energy Technologies (Volta) to further accelerate the scale-up and comm.

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Technology Batteries Investment Innovation 40

GreenTechMedia

JUNE 19, 2020

A cleantech startup announced this week that it has raised $50 million to scale distributed solar technology — but not for electricity production. Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy Ventures and the Material Impact Fund joined the round, following up on earlier investments. How the Source Hydropanel works.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The amount invested in energy storage soared globally during 2023, while battery manufacturing will require the biggest share of spending among clean energy technologies by 2030 to achieve net zero.

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Batteries Investment Technology Energy 138

Charged

MARCH 27, 2023

The transformation process in the automotive industry caused by digitalization and electrification brings with it numerous new requirements for production technology. Adhesive bonding is a proven joining technology in the automotive industry. Properties that are in particular demand for battery production.

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Batteries Technology Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 131

Charged

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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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

MARCH 16, 2023

The company recently announced a five-year investment budget of €180 billion ($193 billion), and some two-thirds of that will be devoted to software and electrification. Around 15 big ones will reportedly be invested in battery production and raw material sourcing. The Group and its battery company PowerCo have selected St.

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Charged

MAY 7, 2024

Spain-headquartered aeronautical component manufacturer Aciturri has committed to acquiring a stake in Australian electric aviation technology company Dovetail Electric Aviation. Aciturri will invest in the second tranche of Dovetail’s seed investment round, which has a total target of $7 million. Source: Dovetail

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Aviation Investment Electricity Hydrogen 48

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. The patent supports the pilot project for energy storage that DEWA has inaugurated at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park using Tesla’s lithium-ion battery solution.

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Patents Technology Batteries Lithium 64

Charged

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Specialty chemicals manufacturer Albemarle has acquired a location in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it plans to invest at least $180 million to establish the Albemarle Technology Park (ATP).

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Lithium Technology Recycling Recycling 145

Smart Energy International

APRIL 9, 2024

Clean energy fund manager Nuveen Infrastructure (formerly Glennmont Partners) and renewables asset management and development firm Exus Renewables have agreed to co-develop 800MW of southern Italian battery storage projects, with each company co-developing a portfolio of 400MW.

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Batteries Europe Construction Investment 103

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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Investment Government Batteries Electric vehicle 105

Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

billion programme to “strengthen grid resilience and reliability” across the US includes funding for microgrids and other projects that will integrate battery storage technologies.

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Batteries Resilience Investment Technology 122

Renew Economy

AUGUST 10, 2022

Richmond Vanadium Technology has agreed to invest up to $5 million in Ultra Power Systems in a bid to capture projected growth opportunities in the vanadium redox flow battery sector in Australia and overseas.

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Batteries Investment Wind power Technology 98

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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Batteries Electricity Lithium Transportation 120

Energy Storage News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Honeywell has partnered with ESS Inc, manufacturer and IP holder of an iron electrolyte flow battery technology.

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Batteries Investment Technology Energy 122

Charged

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Battery innovator StoreDot is collaborating with Polestar on an engineering project to demonstrate how StoreDot’s XFC battery cell technology can be applied to an existing platform, and show what a production-level solution could look like.

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Batteries Technology Automotive Cooling 57

Global Renewable News

MAY 6, 2024

Global manufacturing capacity for solar PV today (May 6) already meets what is needed this decade on a net zero pathway, and capacity for batteries is close, new report findsBooming investment.

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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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Batteries Lithium Cooling Startups 120

Charged

JULY 18, 2023

With the growth and development of battery pack technologies, manufacturers of electric vehicles (EV) place greater emphasis on pack design optimization, seeking more compact solutions to improve energy density and reduce cost. In the assembly of high-voltage battery packs , dielectric protection is critical.

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Batteries Technology Electricity Cooling 98