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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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Moreover, Roskill forecasts that China’s steel production is close to its peak. The maximum power output and minimum charging time of a lithium-ion battery depend on both ionic and electronic transport. 2018) “Niobium tungsten oxides for high-rate lithium-ion energy storage.” The paper (Griffith et al. )

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Syrah Resources successfully produces Li-ion battery grade spherical graphite; market numbers

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Australia-based Syrah Resources has successfully produced uncoated battery grade spherical graphite, using natural flake graphite from its Balama Graphite & Vanadium Project in Mozambique. The International Energy Agency (IEA) 2013 has forecast annual sales of electric vehicles (EVs) of nearly 6 million units by 2020.

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New cost forecast model finds 2020 cost/kW for PEM fuel cell stacks and Li-ion high-power batteries could be roughly equal

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Researchers at Daimler AG and a colleague at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University have developed a new cost forecast model for hydrogen fuel cell stacks and Li-ion batteries using a two-factor experience curve approach. —Mayer et al. 2012.07.022. 2012.07.022.

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Updated Roland Berger Li-ion study forecasts auto Li-ion battery market of more than US$9B by 2015; massive overcapacity and market consolidation

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Roland Berger forecasts for LiB market size by vehicle class (left) and region (right). Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has updated its global Li-ion automotive battery study ( earlier post ). billion to US$9-10 billion by 2015, despite scaled-back forecasts for previously announced models. Click to enlarge.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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Anovion, with its partners, collaborators and stakeholders, will build 35,000 tons per annum of new synthetic graphite anode material capacity for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and critical energy storage applications. Albemarle US , Kings Mountain Lithium Materials Processing Plant, $149,658,312.

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Core Lithium, Tesla pass on offtake agreement

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Earlier this year, Australian lithium miner Core Lithium entered into a binding term sheet with Tesla for the supply of up to 110,000 tonnes of Li 2 O spodumene concentrate from the Finniss Lithium Project over a term of 4 years, with pricing referenced to the market price for spodumene concentrate, subject to a price floor and ceiling.

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Forecast: Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles to Approach $8 Billion in Sales by 2015

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According to a new report from Pike Research, a rapidly growing global market for electrified vehicles—particularly plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles—will create a Li-ion transportation battery industry with nearly $8 billion in sales worldwide by 2015, up from $878 million in 2010.