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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Panasonic Energy signed a long-term supply agreement with H&T Recharge for lithium-ion battery cans in North America. H&T Recharge is a battery component manufacturer supplying cylindrical batteries for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Panasonic and Tesla remain partners in the battery manufacturing.

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Lithium Ion Supplies Kansas Batteries 109

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JULY 2, 2022

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. million cars by mid-decade, which it aims to meet with a global manufacturing footprint spanning Europe, the US and Asia.

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Slovakia Volvo Europe Manufacturer 273

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

ABB recently unveiled its new Plant Optimization Methodology for battery manufacturing, presenting how greenfield battery sites can jumpstart global operations. However, battery manufacturers are struggling to keep pace while ensuring their production remains profitable, efficient, and safe—without sacrificing quality.

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Manufacturer Market Batteries Battery 243

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MARCH 21, 2023

In February, EKPO announced it had secured a contract from a European car manufacturer for fuel cell stacks to be fitted to a future series production vehicle. In addition to development work, the contract also covered the supply of prototypes and has an initial volume in the single-digit million euro range.

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Manufacturer Global Cars Mariner 243

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Under an expanded Joint Development Agreement, Solid Power has granted the BMW Group a research and development license to Solid Power’s all-solid-state cell design and manufacturing know-how. The BMW Group has agreed to pay Solid Power $20 million through June 2024, subject to achieving certain milestones.

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BMW Manufacturer Design Power 199

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AUGUST 8, 2021

BorgWarner will supply dual inverters for two premier Chinese OEMs. A single unit can control and drive two electric motors while delivering cost and weight reductions, as well as enabling flexible packaging and easier installations. iDM220 integrated drive module. The start of production for this business will be in Q1 2023.

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APRIL 12, 2022

Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 1.2 200mm installed semiconductor capacity and fab count, 2013 to 2024. 200mm installed semiconductor capacity and fab count, 2013 to 2024. million wafers, or 21%, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024 to hit a record high of 6.9 Source: SEMI.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

AKASOL AG, a leading German producer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems, is expanding its long-term framework agreement to supply a Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer with high-performance battery systems for electric buses and trucks. AKASOL says the order volume is in the mid to high three-digit million-euro range.

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JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. GM continues to strengthen its domestic supply base for EV production.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

UK-based Swindon Powertrain is offering a range of high energy density (HED) Li-ion battery packs alongside its range of compact electric powertrains to low-volume car and light commercial vehicle manufacturers and developers. To date, niche manufacturers have had to develop their own packs each time or source parts from used EVs.

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Manufacturer Batteries Battery Li-ion 195

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JUNE 22, 2023

Automotive cylindrical lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Panasonic Energy: 1865, 2170, 4680. Automotive cylindrical lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Panasonic Energy: 1865, 2170, 4680. Mazda had installed Panasonic batteries in its Demio EV, which the company had leased in Japan since 2012.

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APRIL 15, 2023

HYVIA, the joint venture between Renault Group and Plug dedicated to hydrogen mobility ( earlier post ), has just installed its first electrolyzer in its Flins plant, in the Île-de-France region. This 1 MW electrolyzer has a capacity of 400 kg/day of green hydrogen production—the equivalent of 20,000 km of commercial hydrogen mobility.

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France Portugal Hydrogen Netherlands 497

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AUGUST 25, 2021

Siemens will invest and expand the company’s US manufacturing operations to support electric vehicle infrastructure in America. The company will bolster its existing manufacturing footprint of EV infrastructure with the VersiCharge Level 2 AC series product line of commercial and residential EV chargers.

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JUNE 7, 2022

Unless the US expands new manufacturing, processing, and installation capacity, the country will be forced to continue to rely on clean energy imports. Supply chain delays are leading to wait times in rural and urban parts of the US of up to two years for crucial grid components.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Ford will supply over 9,000 E-Transit electric vans to the U.S. Today, the USPS unveiled the first set of EV chargers installed at one of its facilities. The first units were built and installed at the South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center. The post Ford will supply over 9,000 E-Transit vans to the U.S.

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Ford Supplies Atlanta United States 123

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

US President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order declaring a “national emergency” to deal with the threat to US security, foreign policy and economy from its “undue reliance” on supplies of critical minerals from “foreign adversaries”—specifically China. American producers depend on foreign countries to supply and process them.

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Supplies United States China Economy 332

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Further expanding e-component production in the German state of Saxony, the new system manufactures modules for the fully electric BMW i4, made in Munich. Plant Leipzig’s first such production line went on stream in May 2021 and supplies the battery modules for the BMW iX. They are then combined to form larger units known as modules.

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BMW Supplies Batteries Battery 259

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Partners in this project of the Federal Ministry of Transport and the German National Organization for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NOW - Nationale Organisation für Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie) are the car manufacturer BMW, the University of Siegen and other suppliers.

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Hydrogen BMW Supplies Low Cost 374

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 20 companies for 21 projects—the first set of projects funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. ( DE-FOA-0002678 , earlier post.).

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Batteries Battery Supplies Kentucky 273

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

General Motors has joined the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), adding another element to company programs that support the sustainability and human rights of the EV supply chain. GM already requires suppliers to meet its standards and adhere to company values throughout the supply chain.

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GM Supplies Nickel Lithium Renewable 186

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK On to secure a supply of EV batteries in North America. SK On’s batteries are already installed in the Hyundai IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, and Kia EV6. Further details on the cooperation will be revealed at a later stage. million full electric vehicles annually by 2030.

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MARCH 15, 2022

Honda plans to install a stationary fuel cell power station on its corporate campus in Torrance, Calif. A unique advantage of the four-quad design is the flexibility to change the layout of the four individual fuel cell units to suit the installation environment, accommodating a cuboid, L-shape, Z shape or other packaging requirements.

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MARCH 31, 2022

Rivian noted that its ability to develop and manufacture vehicles of sufficient quality on time and at a large scale is still unproven. Rivian openly admitted that it experienced cost increases and disruptions in the supply of raw materials and other components used in vehicle production.

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Ukraine Supplies Russia Manufacturer 124

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JANUARY 11, 2022

It also specifies that the installed systems could be scaled up as demand for hydrogen grows. A key factor underlying the agreement is our system’s unique capability to double or more in capacity without requiring the installation of costly additional electrical and other equipment. —Andrew T.

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Hydrogen Supplies Production Water 199

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

To date, partners supply both cells and modules to the Group. The investment decision to install battery module manufacturing capacity in Ghent is another important step for the Volvo Group to shape its future value chain for battery systems. The investment frame for this first step of module manufacturing is €75 million.

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Volvo Batteries Battery Sweden 396

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Toyocolor, the colorants and functional materials arm of the specialty chemicals company Toyo Ink Group of Japan, announced that the company’s Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions ( earlier post ) have been selected by the world’s largest battery manufacturer CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., in Guangdong, China.

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Carbon Li-ion Japan Batteries 457

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MAY 3, 2024

Essentially, installing a DC Fast Charger at home would be akin to expecting a single household outlet to power an entire street’s Christmas lights — the existing infrastructure simply isn’t equipped to handle such a load. To put that in perspective, a standard home outlet in north America. delivers about 1.8

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. To date, Honda has installed 7.3

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Honda Purchase Renewable Manufacturer 299

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MAY 4, 2019

Irizar was awarded the supply contract for the first line of electric buses for the city of Schaffhausen by public tender. Once more the Irizar Group is showing its capacity to provide turnkey solutions by supplying buses and charging stations that meet specific requirements of a city.

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Supplies Switzerland Energy Storage Electric 207

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

billion) in the development of a battery supply system and research and development by 2030. The volume of batteries for HEVs that we have produced so far is the same as that of the batteries installed on about 260,000 BEVs. trillion (US$14.3 million BEVs. million BEVs.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Toyota Supplies Batteries 433

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Spain-based global energy company Repsol and Talgo, a manufacturer of intercity, standard, and high speed passenger trains, will promote a renewable-hydrogen-powered train, fostering emission-free rail transport in the Iberian Peninsula. To do so, it will have an installed capacity of 400 MW by 2025 and will exceed 1.2 GW by 2030.

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Hydrogen Power Powered Spain 435

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JANUARY 8, 2024

In a massive new deal, Solar giant Qcells will supply Microsoft with 12 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels over eight years. Qcells’ largest agreement ever will supply Microsoft with enough solar panels to power the equivalent of more than 1.8 million homes annually, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction services.

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Solar Supplies Georgia Clean 52

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Following the start of series production of fuel cells in December 2022, the Danish fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies is now launching the CellPack Stationary, a methanol fuel cell-based power generator. When powered by renewable methanol, CellPack Stationary has carbon-neutral operation.

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Power Powered Fuel Installation 418

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NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The design and manufacture of the cells modules, the BMS and its installation will be carried out by Williams Advanced Engineering, a subcontractor on the project. OXIS manufactures and produces all aspects and components in the making of the Li-S cell.

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Lithium Sulfur Monaco Energy Batteries 221

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

This compact Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) unit is a permanent synchronous magnet motor with a built-in inverter that significantly reduces cost (with a typical inverter costing around £3,000) and complexity of integration. Specifications. Input Voltage. Continuous Power Rating (kW). Configurable Peak Power Rating (kW).

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Motor Motors Motoring Kits 467

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MAY 23, 2023

The standardized 20 MW alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) modules—now called by the product name “scalum”—will enable an installed capacity of more than 700 MW. thyssenkrupp nucera is partnering with H2 Green Steel in constructing the first large-scale green steel plant in Europe.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Air Products recently made delivery of its 40 th PRISM Hydrogen Generator (PHG), which provides economical on-site gas production for a broad range of supply requirements. Air Products’ focus on safety is embedded in the product design, and the units have the capability for full local and remote control.

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