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DOE announces 15 Phase 1 winners of Battery Recycling Prize

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For a total of $1 million in prizes, these projects focus on cost-effective recycling processes to recover as much economic value as possible from spent lithium-ion batteries. Only five percent of spent lithium-ion batteries in the United States are recycled. Powering the Future. Store Packs Umicore.

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Tesla revisits idea of mining lithium directly as prices continue to rise

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Tesla seems more serious about entering the lithium mining industry as prices for the mineral — needed to make lithium-ion batteries — continue to rise. On Saturday, April 9, Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on the rising price of Lithium. He hinted that Tesla might mine and refine Lithium directly if costs do not improve.

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DRX Consortium to accelerate commercialization of disordered rock salt (DRX) cathode materials

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DRX cathodes could provide batteries with higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion battery cathodes made of nickel and cobalt, two metals that are in critically short supply. In a rock salt structure, cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negatively charged ions) are arranged in a specific pattern.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Finally Takes Off in North America and Europe Battery makers around the world are cranking out lithium-ion batteries of various flavors as fast as they can. While lithium isn’t exactly in short supply, extracting it from the ground exacts a huge environmental cost.

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Car “charging treasure”: the third option besides charging piles and battery replacement

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The company’s technology is built on modules of lithium-ion batteries known as “Roadies,” which can be transported to where drivers want to be charged. That may not seem like an extra time saver, but the idea of ??the The United States uses a 120-volt grid. Future plans for SparkCharge.

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National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries Opts for Kentucky Site for Li-ion Plant

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The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt) ( earlier post ) has selected a site in Hardin County, Kentucky to build a more than $600-million automotive lithium-ion battery plant. Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Earlier post.).

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139. THE SUN WILL RISE FROM THE WEST: Predictions for 2022

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The United States has also made it clear that it will remain energy independent, with more policies that raise the export barriers on several technologies. The United States and Europe are both investing in building new battery factories for the future. Therein lies the conflict. Software becomes king.