The tests are part of a project aimed at creating a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries.

Battery minerals are set to become the new oil, and battery supply chains the new pipelines.

Another EU battery project, coordinated by Germany, is under way and is likely to seek EU approval for state aid later this month.

The MOU would give Wealth Minerals access to Rosatom’s technology.

Palisade Radio recently interviewed Andrew Miller, Head of Price Assessments at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, who shared his thoughts on the market for battery metals.

The Alcoa-Rio joint venture wants to commercialize a technology by 2024 that uses a ceramic anode to make aluminum and emits only oxygen.