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Sodium battery makers struggle at top acid generation eyeing lithium-ion

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This life, the Chinese language sodium battery marketplace will advance from a hyping as much as sobering. The GM will have to know what he’s speaking about as Hina is the primary and the prominent Chinese language sodium battery developer. The startup started in 2017 with 48V/10Ah sodium mobile worn in an electrical bicycle.

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CATL launches “condensed battery” with an energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg for aircraft; automotive version this year

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At present, CATL is cooperating with partners in the development of electric passenger aircraft and practicing aviation-level standards and testing in accordance with aviation-grade safety and quality requirements. For example, in 2021, CATL rolled out the first generation of sodium-ion battery with an energy density of 160 Wh/kg.

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BYD produces 200K units of its most affordable EV 

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The BYD Seagull made headlines as one of the most affordable electric vehicles on the market. According to CnEVPost , the BYD Seagull currently has three variants on the market. The first option is a 30 kWh LFP battery with an estimated range of 305 km based on China’s CLTC standard.

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ARPA-E awarding $24M to two SCALEUP projects: battery technology and methane detection

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These SCALEUP “Fast-Track” teams, Natron Energy and Bridger Photonics, will receive $19 million and $5 million, respectively, to further their commercialization efforts in sodium-ion battery development and methane detection technologies, respectively. Natron Energy: Domestic Manufacturing of Sodium-Ion Batteries - $19,883,951.

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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

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Volume produced will be marketed by each shareholder based on their respective shareholding in the project. Our decision to carry out our lithium project in Argentina is in line with the dynamic of strong market growth. Purification of the lithium, then reaction with sodium carbonate to convert it to lithium carbonate.

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Testing shows Talga graphene silicon boosts capacity of Li-ion battery anode; Safevolt project

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The Safevolt project is an enabler for industry wanting higher Li-ion battery capacity above the level of standard graphite (exceeding maximum 372 mAh/g). In theory, a silicon anode is capable of providing approximately 10 times the gravimetric (or 3 times the volumetric energy) of the standard graphite anode Li-ion battery.

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Rio Tinto declares maiden ore reserve at Jadar; major potential source of battery-grade lithium carbonate

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The deposit is located on the doorstep of the European Union, one of the fastest growing electric vehicle (EV) markets in the world, and has the potential to provide lithium products into the EV value chain for decades.

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