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SolarEdge, Kokam open 2GWh cell plant in South Korea

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Located in the Eumseong Innovation City of Chungcheongbuk-Do, South Korea, Sella 2 is currently producing test cells for certification, with ramp-up expected during the second half of 2022. SolarEdge was established in 2006; it acquired Kokam, a provider of Lithium-ion battery cells, batteries and energy storage solutions, in 2018.

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POSCO begins construction of S Korea’s first lithium hydroxide plant

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POSCO Holdings recently began construction at the Yulchon 1 st Industrial Complex in Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province, S. Korea) of the country’s first lithium hydroxide plant, which will produce secondary battery materials using lithium produced from brine in Argentina. POSCO Group’s lithium brine demo plant in Argentina.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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But it was true what semiconductor engineers in South Korea whispered about his former students: They were everywhere. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes.

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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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by Lewis Black, CEO of Almonty Industries. China’s government regulated its tungsten industry by limiting the number of mining and export licenses, imposing quotas on concentrate production, and placing constraints on mining and processing,” according to the USGS’ report [ 2 ]. What’s more, U.S. government. Currently, the U.S.

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SK On to invest up to KRW 1.5T (US$1.1B) in battery manufacturing expansion in Seosan City

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billion) investment in its domestic battery production base in Seosan, South Korea, paving the way for the completion of a core infrastructure that will fortify Korea’s domestic electric vehicle battery industry. SK On will make a KRW 1.5-trillion trillion (US$1.1-billion) After establishing a 200 MWh (0.2

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bp starts oil production at Argos platform in the Gulf of Mexico; first new platform since 2008

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Construction on Argos began in March 2018 at Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. In the early 2010s, bp and partners simplified and standardized Argos’ original design, reducing the overall project cost by about 60%. More than 15 million hours of work went into building the platform there.

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Benchmark Minerals: Europe’s EV gigafactory capacity pipeline to grow 6-fold to 789.2 GWh to 2030

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Just three and a half years ago, Benchmark’s lithium-ion Battery Gigafactory Assessment (September 2018) reported Europe’s battery cell capacity to be at 120GWh by 2030—enough cells for 2.2 Benchmark cautions that capacity does not necessarily equal reliable supply for the EV industry. million EVs.