article thumbnail

First Cobalt announces positive feasibility results for Canadian cobalt refinery expansion; first NA producer of battery-grade cobalt sulfate

Green Car Congress

37 million in undiscounted pre-tax free cashflow to the project forecasted during the first full year of production. 139 million after-tax net present value (NPV) using an 8% discount and 53% after-tax internal rate of return (IRR), representing a payback period of only 1.8 Sodium Treatment. IRR – Pre-Tax.

Sodium 221
article thumbnail

PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

Green Car Congress

published in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , reviews in detail four stationary storage systems considered the most promising candidates for electrochemical energy storage: vanadium redox flow; sodium-beta alumina membrane; lithium-ion; and lead-carbon batteries. Sodium-beta alumina membrane battery. Lead-carbon battery.

Li-ion 231
article thumbnail

Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

Cars That Think

On a planet aspiring to become carbon neutral, the once-stalwart coal power plant is an emerging anachronism. nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the nuclear energy firm TerraPower plans to retrofit an existing coal plant with a sodium fast reactor. coal plants are planned to shutter by 2035. In Kemmerer, Wyo.,

Coal 144
article thumbnail

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

Charged EVs

However, at the start of its useful life an EV tends to come with a higher “carbon backpack” because of the battery. Cathode active materials are not only a performance and cost driver in EV batteries—they are also a significant contributor to an EV’s overall emissions, so the cathode is in the spotlight of carbon reduction efforts.

article thumbnail

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

However, at the start of its useful life an EV tends to come with a higher “carbon backpack” because of the battery. Cathode active materials are not only a performance and cost driver in EV batteries—they are also a significant contributor to an EV’s overall emissions, so the cathode is in the spotlight of carbon reduction efforts.

article thumbnail

Top 5 Electric Vehicle Start-Ups in India

Get Electric Vehicle

Gadkari also stated that 100 % lithium-ion batteries, which are a critical component in electric vehicles, will be manufactured in India, while the government also conducts research on other readily available materials for batteries such as aluminium ion, sodium ion, steel ion, and zinc ion.

India 52
article thumbnail

Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea). Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S. safety requirements. Think has even shown a convertible prototype.