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APRIL 5, 2019

GFL) registered in Jiangxi (China) have signed a memorandum of understanding on long-term lithium supplies for battery cells. Under the agreement, Ganfeng will supply lithium to the Volkswagen Group and its suppliers for the next ten years. The Volkswagen Group and Ganfeng Lithium Co.,

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APRIL 19, 2018

There is now a significant wave of interest in battery raw material supply security, mainly from Asia, to underpin the growth of Li-ion battery production over the next decade. In cobalt, LG Chem announced in April 2018 the creation of two joint ventures with Huayou Cobalt for the manufacturing of cobalt precursor and cathode materials.

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MARCH 27, 2019

From rebates for electric and plug-in vehicles to energy efficiency and solar installations that are reducing home energy costs, more than 125,000 individual projects were completed in 2018. These “implemented” funds have leveraged an additional $10.8 billion from other sources.

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MARCH 8, 2022

Aside from the lithium needed to produce modern lithium-ion batteries, much attention is focused on the cost of the materials used for EV battery cathode production. Cobalt is an important ingredient in lithium-ion battery cathode production, accounting for about a quarter of the cost of the battery. Source: DOE.

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MARCH 31, 2023

By providing capital—in addition to supplying state-of-the-art battery materials under the JDA—Umicore intends to work with Blue Current to drive market adoption of the company’s silicon elastic composite battery towards mid-decade.

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MAY 26, 2022

Once ramped, Sella 2 will enable SolarEdge to have its own supply of lithium-ion batteries and the infrastructure to develop new battery cell chemistries and technologies. The SolarEdge DC optimized inverter seeks to maximize power generation while lowering the cost of energy produced by the PV system.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons. Passerini (2018) “A cost and resource analysis of sodium-ion batteries“ Nat. Weil and S.

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JULY 26, 2020

Toray Industries concluded an agreement with Lilium GmbH to supply carbon fiber composite materials for the Lilium Jet. A December 2018 study from Morgan Stanley suggested that the rapidly growing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) market could be worth as much as $1.5 Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Now that the framework contract has been concluded, the two companies have formally established a long-term cooperation for a continuous supply of lithium-ion battery systems. The delivery of the first systems took place on schedule in the fourth quarter of 2019. e-troFit is a subsidiary of the technology company in-tech GmbH.

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The cost of battery packs has been a significant factor in the adoption of these technologies, and recent developments show that we’re moving in the right direction as prices drop. In 2008, the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) was $1,355, but by 2022, it had dropped to $153 per kWh.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Oil production growth from the United States, Brazil, Canada and Norway can keep the world well supplied, more than meeting global oil demand growth through 2020, but more investment will be needed to boost output after that, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual report on oil markets.

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MARCH 3, 2014

The projected cost of the Olin Yo’l GTL project in Uzbekistan ( earlier post ) will hit $5.6 As originally outlined by founding project partners Sasol, Petronas and Uzbekneftegaz, the project was estimated to cost some $4.1 The majority of production will be GTL diesel and GTL kerosene. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

T&E estimates this to be equivalent to around 9% market share of new registrations in 2018. The are currently about 1,600 electric buses are on European roads, with another 1,600 on order (as of mid-2018). The lag between orders and deliveries is usually 9-12 months; T&E expects all these electric buses to be on the road by mid-2019.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Each week, it seems, there’s another press release about another automotive company planning to use more aluminum sheet, especially for closures (hang-on parts); and, this is happening even though stamped aluminum sheet costs at about three times stamped steel sheet. From 2018 to 2021: 11.4%, or 166 pounds. —“AutoBody Warfare”.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Renault Group and Google are expanding their partnership on cloud computing, initiated in 2018, into a collaboration to develop platforms and services for the future of SDVs. The collaboration includes in-vehicle software to enable the “Software Defined Vehicle” Platform and cloud software to enable a Digital Twin.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler is supplying its modular hybrid transmission to the 2020 Ford Explorer and Police Interceptor Utility, as well as the 2020 Lincoln Aviator. liter gas engine—and is projected to save taxpayers between $3,500 and $5,700 per vehicle in fuel costs annually.

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APRIL 30, 2012

Electric two-wheel vehicle sales by country, Asia Pacific: 2012-2018. Pike Research forecasts that annual sales of electric two-wheel vehicles (e-scooters, e-motorcycles, and e-bicycles) will show robust growth and reach more than 65 million units in 2018. more than 60 million units in 2018 at a CAGR of 6.6%. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

million) RaRE (Rare-earth Recycling for E-machines) project is funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, and involves six partners who will work to establish the first end-to-end supply chain of recycled rare earth magnets in the UK. million (US$3.6-million) Resources.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

The report authors note that these figures should be viewed in the context of annual global investments in energy, which in 2018 alone amounted to US$1.85 This includes investments in the production of low-carbon fuels, and the land-based storage and bunkering infrastructure needed for their supply. of CO 2 emissions. trillion to $1.9

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JUNE 24, 2019

Last month, the Committee on Climate Change published a report— Net Zero: The UK’s Contribution to Stopping Global Warming —which concluded that “net zero is necessary, feasible and cost effective.” Energy cost of metal production: This choice of vehicle comes with an energy cost too. million cars that requires 22.5

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JUNE 5, 2021

After running consecutively for two months, the test result proved to be a success with improvements in lithium recovery rate and processing cost compared to historical processing methods, according to a Roskill report. The project, located in the Tibetan Plateau’s Qaidam Basin, has a mining license that will expire in 2028.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

In the future, demand for storage batteries is expected to grow as they become necessary supply-stabilizing tools when expanding renewable energy in the movement toward CO 2 emissions reduction. That contributes to reducing costs and helps avoid power loss when converting from AC to DC by PCS, with the aim of improving effective energy use.

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MAY 21, 2018

The electrification of road transport will move into top gear in the second half of the 2020s, due to tumbling battery costs and larger-scale manufacturing, with sales of electric cars surging to 28%, and those of electric buses to 84%, of their respective global markets by 2030.

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MAY 12, 2020

Hyundai will support the construction cost of the hydrogen refueling station while providing up to 12 fuel cell electric buses as well as their maintenance and service. Air Liquide Korea will provide two high-capacity hydrogen chargers and supply hydrogen gas. Hyundai fuel cell bus. In September 2019, Hyundai and Cummins Inc.

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MAY 12, 2021

In 2018, year-over-year, Canada's freight rail sector’s workload, measured by gross ton-miles, increased by 6.2%, and increased 10.1% million in 2018 versus 2017. The market for freight rail is large and growing across the world. compared with the five-year average. —Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché.

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JULY 6, 2020

Our plants are thus making a significant contribution to ensuring both a stable power supply and the cost-effectiveness of green hydrogen. Prerequisites include being able to provide full supply within max. In 2018 methanol was produced from steel mill gases for the first time. thyssenkrupp and E.ON

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Lightning Energy supplies charging solutions to commercial and government fleets. Migrating to an electrical vehicle fleet offers the opportunity to generate significant operational savings by eliminating fuel costs and reducing vehicle maintenance costs.

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AUGUST 18, 2019

We have developed an energy-efficient, cost-effective, environmentally friendly process to recover high-value critical materials. It’s an improvement over traditional processes, which require facilities with a large footprint, high capital and operating costs and a large amount of waste generated.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In its new Lithium Outlook to 2030 report, Roskill notes that the prolonged downward trend for lithium compound and mineral concentrate prices has caused a difficult environment for many lithium producers since 2018. The continued decline has led to many lithium producers operating at below or close to marginal cost of production.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Volvo Cars will introduce a front-wheel drive (FWD), 3-cylinder engine variant of its Twin Engine plug-in hybrid electric vehicle system in 2018, followed by its first production battery-electric vehicles and a new 48V mild hybrid system in 2019, according to Mats Anderson, Senior Director of Electric Propulsion Systems.

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MARCH 2, 2020

The dual expander cycle offers an ideal cycle in this size range, enabling reusability, optimal closed loop performance, and very cost effective design and production price points, according to NASA. AFRL and Masten signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement in December 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Teijin will benefit from Benet’s automotive composite technologies and its well-proven supply record; these will serve as a foundation on which to further strengthen Teijin’s solution development capabilities as a component supply partner of automotive OEM customers in Europe. billion (US$2 billion) by 2030.

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MAY 18, 2018

Despite some fallback during the winter months, prices remained above US$15,600/t through February and March 2018. Producers of crude steel, stainless steel and ferroalloys have all introduced electrode surcharges to pass on some of the rising costs to their customers. ROW still far from developing a spherical graphite supply chain.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

However, the spike in vanadium prices (ferrovanadium prices increased by about 200% in 2018) caused Chinese mills to substitute niobium to vanadium and Chinese niobium imports increased 30% year-on-year both in 2018 and 2019. Another key characteristic of the niobium market is its highly concentrated supply. Griffith et al.

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APRIL 30, 2021

DMD is cost-effective, software-driven and does not require hardware changes to the motor or vehicle. Additionally, DMD avoids many of the rare earth material challenges including escalating future costs, limited supply and sourcing risks. These improvements increase driving range while lowering total energy consumed.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

Investing in the commodity market can be a roller-coaster ride; what with the incessant boom-and-bust cycles driven by the ebb and flow in infrastructural spending, production ramps/cutbacks and stockpiling/destocking supplies. In terms of feedstock supply, SQM and Albemarle had laid out plans for increased production rates.

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JULY 1, 2021

Diversifying the global supply chain would require significant investment from regions such as Europe and North America, according to the latest Battery Metals Outlook from research company BloombergNEF. Lithium well-supplied up to 2025: The carbonate and hydroxide should be sufficiently supplied until at least 2025.

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