October 19, 2020 Zen, German Aerospace to develop graphene-enhanced aerogels for batteries Graphene-enhanced aerogels have the potential to be low-cost, low-weight, high-performance composite materials for energy storage applications.
October 16, 2020 Indonesia sees China firms lead ‘commitment’ for $35bn nickel investments Among the projects discussed was a plan by CATL and Ningbo Lygend Mining to create an integrated lithium battery production facility.
October 16, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week BHP says Chinese coal customers have made deferment requests; Newcrest approves Cadia’s expansion; Newmont CEO not interested in returning to Rio Tinto.
October 16, 2020 Glencore in nickel supply talks with EV battery makers Demand for nickel is forecast to surge in coming years as companies from Tesla to Volkswagen add to their lineups of electric models.
October 13, 2020 Indonesia to create firm to build up electric vehicle battery industry The world's biggest producer of nickel ore wants to build an integrated EV industry that will eventually include building the vehicles.
October 13, 2020 Australian firm tiptoes into battery making with country’s first plant Energy Renaissance plans to invest $20-million to build a plant in Tomago, in the state of New South Wales, initially producing 66 MWh a year of batteries.
October 13, 2020 Cornish Lithium gets $5m funding boost for UK project The sum is more than twice the original target of £1.5 million (about $2m).
October 12, 2020 Chinese battery maker may buy more metals before prices lift Lithium prices are being supported by a recovery in demand for electric vehicles in China.
October 11, 2020 As demand for nickel grows, so do environmental concerns – report According to IDTechEx, automakers are worried because nickel mining involves large quantities of waste and very little metal recovered.
October 9, 2020 Chile has a calming message for car makers worried about lithium supplies Regulators in Chile say tougher environmental oversight won’t threaten future lithium production
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