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Battery Resourcers to open North America’s largest Li-ion battery recycling facility by August

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Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company, plans to open a commercial-scale, lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. The site is strategically located near several EV manufacturing hubs and lithium-ion gigafactories.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. And yet this transformative invention took nearly two decades to make it out of the lab, with numerous companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia considering the technology and yet failing to recognize its potential.

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FCAB releases US blueprint for lithium batteries

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The worldwide lithium-battery market is expected to grow by a factor of 5 to 10 in the next decade. The US industrial base must be positioned to respond to this vast increase in market demand that otherwise will likely benefit well-resourced and supported competitors in Asia and Europe. —National Blueprint.

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Redwood Materials receives conditional commitment for $2B DOE loan for battery materials campus project

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Once fully operational, the project would be the first domestic facility to support production of anode copper foil and cathode active materials (CAM) in a fully closed-loop lithium-ion battery manufacturing process by recycling end-of-life battery and production scrap and remanufacturing that feedstock into critical materials.

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BWP, LiCAP, and Siemens partner on mass production of dry electrode manufacturing equipment

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LiCAP) is a developer of cost-effective and sustainable dry electrode manufacturing solutions for lithium-ion battery and solid-state battery technologies ( earlier post ). Today most incumbent battery cell manufacturing suppliers are based in Asia, already operating at more than 95% capacity.

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DOE CEMAC report examines US opportunities in automotive Li-ion batteries

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With increasing demand for electric and hybrid electric vehicles and with lithium-ion battery (LIB) producers locating in close proximity to automotive manufacturers, the United States has an opportunity in automotive LIBs under certain conditions, according to a new 2 15osti/63354.pdf">report billion by 2020.

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Report: Hitachi To Team Up With Johnson Controls In Battery Technology, Possibly In Power Electronics and Electric Machines As Well

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in lithium-ion and other advanced battery technologies. Hitachi hopes to boost worldwide sales of its lithium-ion and other batteries for use in electric vehicles and smart grids.If the collaboration leads to major contracts with carmakers, the two firms plan to build joint venture plants in the US, Europe and Asia.

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