Charged

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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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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Charged

DECEMBER 28, 2023

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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Charged

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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. Source: Rimac Technology

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Charged

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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GreenTechMedia

JULY 8, 2020

may have fallen behind Asia and Europe in battery manufacturing, but a number of well-funded companies are looking to get the country back in the game with a technology that could supersede today’s lithium-ion chemistries. That's not terribly far off in energy technology terms. "It’s

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Charged

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The COBRA (CObalt-free Batteries for FutuRe Automotive Applications), a European consortium that aims to develop a new cobalt-free lithium-ion battery technology, has chosen Millor Battery to make the prototypes and first batteries. Among these raw materials is cobalt, which is expensive, scarce and not found in Europe.

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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.

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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, a merchant lithium refiner, unveiled Teesport in Middlesbrough as the site for the forthcoming lithium refinery.

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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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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. Current lithium refining capacity in Europe doesn't match the increasing demand for battery-grade lithium chemicals, which is projected to grow to 800,000 tonnes by 2030," he added.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The development of local battery supply chains is a high priority in both North America and Europe, but as an infographic from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence demonstrates, removing China from the equation will be a difficult task, as the country currently dominates the processing of battery minerals. How did China become so dominant?

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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. Tailwind from EVs.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 15, 2020

Europe is sinking billions of dollars into research in an attempt to overturn Asia’s dominance of the battery market, but analysts believe it could be in vain. Last October, for example, the Chinese manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. French oil firm Total and German automaker Opel will receive €1.3

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Scaling up battery production in Europe, advancing e-mobility with battery supply in Japan and a new community solar project in New York, are on the week’s technology radar. Scaling up battery production in Europe. As part of the plan, Prime Batteries Technology intends to attract and access new talent. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Spanish utility Iberdrola is aiming to become one of Europe’s top green hydrogen producers with a 200-megawatt electrolyzer project and plans for 600 MW more. Norwegian firm Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser is supplying the electrolyzer technology. Green hydrogen on the rise across Europe. billion ($2.1 billion ($1.8

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

New blockchain startup CarbonEnfo hits the market running, the ChatGPT fusion ‘ambassador’ and a graphene nanotube facility in development in Europe for EV batteries are on the week’s technology radar. But that is changing with OCSiAI’s development of the declared first industrial-scale production.

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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

MAY 6, 2024

Since then, the regulation has been adopted in Europe and USA. Currently, US, Europe, and Japan are working towards Phase II of UN-EV GTR No 20, which is anticipated to come into effect before end of this decade. China enacted GB 38031 in 2020 that adopted the same 5 min warning. However, no 5 min warning is required.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Given the challenges of energy transition, Europe is optimally positioned to lead this movement by implementing political and economic policies that will incentivize oil and gas companies to leave fossil fuels behind and make the transition to deep geothermal. He founded his law firm in Berlin in 1992.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Vulcan Energy is set to open their Lithium Extraction Optimization Plant (LEOP) in Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The facility aims to up the scale of lithium extraction from geothermal water from their current laboratory-scale operations. The LEOP is located right at the Landau geothermal power plant.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 1, 2024

The award recognises Vulcan Energy’s innovative project, the Lithium Extraction Optimization Plant (LEOP) from geothermal, designed to revolutionise the production of sustainable lithium in Europe. The LEOP, inaugurated in November 2023, is located at the site of the Landau geothermal power plant in Germany.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Energy harvesting brings carbon benefits, Fike Blue to quench battery thermal runaways and a quantum-space collaboration are on the week’s technology radar. This collaboration has been long in the making,” explains Rima Kasia Oueid, who is the lead and Commercialisation Executive in the DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions. “We

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altenergymag

APRIL 28, 2022

ESS battery range at ees Europe Exhibition in Munich in May Company to showcase Sunlight Li.ON

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The European Commission’s review of the competitiveness of clean energy technologies finds that while remaining highly cost competitive, market shares are falling. Likewise innovative solutions and continuous technological advances are key to boost competitiveness of solar thermal. Have you read?

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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. However, expensive, fire-prone battery technologies are serious impediments to ambitious plans for rapid growth. Join Enlit Europe in Paris.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

With billions invested in some literally explosive recycling technology, Redwood Materials is poised to become a significant factor in meeting that need. Well, not literal gold, at least not much, but there is plenty of lithium, cobalt, and other materials that are good for batteries but hard to find in the earth.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2022

The finding comes courtesy of Transport & Environment (T&E) from Minviro, a company specialised in raw material life-cycle analysis, which compared emerging solid state technology to current battery chemistries. Improving the methods used in the supply chain will be key. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Charged

JANUARY 11, 2024

Battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution and Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT), a public transportation battery system supplier, have signed a supply agreement for nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) lithium-ion battery modules. ” Source: LG Energy Solution . ” Source: LG Energy Solution

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Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We caught up with James Li, European energy storage director of inverter and BESS provider Sungrow, at the Energy Storage Summit EU 2024.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 28, 2023

Superfast charging LFP batteries for EVs, improving Bitcoin mining efficiency and a maiden voyage with ‘Windwings’ are on the week’s technology radar. Superfast charging LFP batteries for EVs A 10 minute charge providing a driving range of 400km and a full charge delivering 700km? Have you read?

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 28, 2024

French geothermal and lithium player Arverne Group (Arverne) and tunnel boring specialist Herrenknecht AG have entered into a strategic partnership to form a new entity based in Pau, France called DrillDeep that is dedicated to deep geothermal energy.

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Charged

JULY 11, 2022

Chinese battery supplier CATL has announced that it will provide lithium iron phosphate batteries for Solaris Bus & Coach electric buses produced for the European market. The batteries have Cell to Pack (CTP) technology. “By CATL says the batteries have “exceptionally long battery life and high thermal stability.”

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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 plans to double its cell production capacity in the UK in 2020 and has built a test center in Europe for aircraft and vehicle manufacturers to test Li-S cells. The company said it expects to achieve 500 Wh/kg in the next 12 months.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Last fall Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt announced that it had raised $600 million in equity to invest in capacity expansion, research and development, and large-scale recycling. It’s important to keep these flows within Europe.”. To date, China has dominated the lithium-ion battery space. lithium production.

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Grist

AUGUST 6, 2020

But today, 175 years after the creation of that first “gas battery,” the technology has yet to reach its full potential. But with more and more cars using lithium-ion batteries instead — and airlines developing sustainable fuels made from cooking oil and mustard seed — it’s probably not going to happen anytime soon.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Umicore , a Belgian metal technology company, is building a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, Ontario, for the North American EV battery industry. The federal and provincial governments have agreed to directly provide Umicore with €1.27 billion in co-funding.

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