February 15, 2022

Lithium supply crunch Part II – this time it’s for real

Scarcity of what is a critical input for EV batteries could potentially act as a powerful brake on e-mobility, writes Andy Home.

February 15, 2022

Britishvolt secures $54 million from Glencore for UK gigafactory

Glencore's backing is part of the battery plant developer’s £200 million Series C fundraising led by Bank of America.

February 15, 2022

Sumitomo to spend big to boost output of nickel, battery materials

The Japanese miner it will triple its capital expenditure over the next three years to boost its output capacity of nickel and cathode materials used in batteries.

February 15, 2022

Glencore earmarks $1.5 billion for probes amid record profit

The world’s biggest commodity trader expects long-running corruption investigations in the US and the UK to be resolved this year.

February 14, 2022

Solid-state sodium batteries get a makeover

Swiss researchers developed a more efficient solid electrolyte and defined the ideal pressure to be applied to sodium batteries for them to operate efficiently.

February 13, 2022

Market interest in silicon, lithium-metal battery anodes only growing – report

The promise of higher energy density batteries is making a growing number of companies focus on silicon and lithium-metal anode materials, IDTechEx reports.

February 11, 2022

Lithium: Spot prices soar on Lunar New Year

Fastmarkets spot lithium prices surge on lower production.

February 11, 2022

Serbians stage tent protest in push for nationwide lithium mining ban

Activists have pledged to camp outside the presidential building until a permanent halt to lithium exploration and mining is ordered.

February 10, 2022

Republican US senator presses Energy Department on seabed mining

Seabed mining is a new industry that backers say can supply many of the metals including nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese.

February 10, 2022

Gates, Bezos-backed firm gets cash injection to find battery metals

KoBold Metals, which uses AI to create a “Google Maps” of the Earth’s crust, raised $192.5 million in its latest financing round.