August 30, 2022 Battery startup Freyr signs $3 billion supply deal with Nidec Freyr is building its first lithium-ion battery factory in the far north of Norway and has announced plans for production in Finland and the US.
August 30, 2022 New aluminum-sulphur battery developed to lower cost of energy storage In a paper published in the journal Nature, the researchers explain that the new battery architecture uses aluminum and sulphur as its two electrode materials.
August 29, 2022 Graphite One prefeasibility outlines $1.2bn capex for Alaska mine and Washington state plant The company estimates it will take three years to permit and build the graphite manufacturing facility and on average, the plant would produce about 49,615 tonnes of anode material per…
August 29, 2022 Honda and LG to build $4.4bn EV battery plant in US They aim to produce 40 GW-hours of batteries annually at the plant — enough for more than 700,000 EVs, based on the IEA’s estimate.
August 28, 2022 Britain bets on futuristic batteries to cut dependence on gas The UK's lithium-ion battery fleet currently has about 1.9 gigawatts of capacity and will more than quadruple by the end of the decade.
August 28, 2022 Sweden’s mining hurdles impede EU’s domestic battery push Miners operating in Europe say prospects for getting projects underway look uncertain because of a lengthy permitting framework and fervent local opposition.
August 28, 2022 China needs to review EV battery emissions, CATL founder says China is one of the world’s major vehicle-battery production centers but seems to have lagged behind other countries in terms of handling emissions in the manufacturing process.
August 26, 2022 Panasonic in talks for $4 billion battery plant in US Oklahoma is a likely location for the new plant, although there are no guarantees an agreement will be reached, says WSJ.
August 26, 2022 Wyloo invests $103m in rare earths developer to fund stake in Neo Performance Materials Hastings Technology, which hopes to become the world’s next producer of neodymium and praseodymium concentrate used in permanent magnets, will use Wyloo’s funds to acquire a 22.1% stake in Neo…
August 26, 2022 Bumper mining profits down under defy doom but challenges remain The soaring profits unveiled by Australian miners this week were a beacon of light amid the gloom dominating economic headlines.
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