July 16, 2021 Tesla’s lithium extraction patent catches miners’ attention The EV manufacturer filed a patent for a process that allows for the selective extraction of lithium from clay minerals.
July 15, 2021 Next mining supercycle will be different than any other — report Fossil fuels won’t be in the vanguard and the winners will be the industrial metals needed to electrify society, Wood Mackenzie says.
July 15, 2021 Redox flow battery market expected to become multi-billion by 2031 – report IDTechEx paints an optimistic picture of what the redox flow battery market may look like in the next decade.
July 13, 2021 Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling? Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.
July 12, 2021 EU, Ukraine to sign preliminary deal on key raw materials, batteries To power up e-car batteries and for energy storage alone, the EU estimates it will need up to 18 times more lithium by 2030 and up to 60 times more…
July 12, 2021 EV battery maker SES agrees to go public via Ivanhoe SPAC SES Holdings has agreed to go public by merging with Ivanhoe Capital in a deal that will value the combined company at about $3.6 billion.
July 12, 2021 Forecasts morph into reality as tech metals fundamentals heat up Demand for technology metals is accelerating ahead of the supply curve.
July 11, 2021 Sayona Mining raises $33.7m to fund deal, lithium project The company plans to integrate the mine owned by North American Lithium with its Authier lithium project to create the Abitibi lithium hub.
July 11, 2021 Renewables get EU regulatory boost Large-scale solar capacity in the US is likely to exceed that of wind in 2022.
July 11, 2021 Competition for controlling li-ion battery production intensifies — report According to Roskill, China and Europe are currently the main contenders in the race to build out li-ion battery cell manufacturing capacity.
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