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Li-Cycle opens its fourth Li-ion battery Spoke recycling facility in Alabama

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Li-Cycle has started commercial operations in its Alabama Spoke located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Alabama Spoke utilizes Li-Cycle’s patented and environmentally friendly technology to recycle and to process directly full EV battery packs without any dismantling through a submerged shredding process that produces no wastewater.

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Alabama, Mississippi to assess oil sands resources in their states

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Alabama and Mississippi are forming a partnership to further study the oil sands resources in the two states, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant announced on Saturday while speaking to the Southern States Energy Board. Areal extent of the Hartselle Sandstone in Alabama. Click to enlarge.

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Li-Cycle starts operations at its first European lithium-ion battery recycling facility

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Li-Cycle Holdings announced the start of commercial operations at its first Spoke recycling facility in Europe, located in Magdeburg, Germany. Li-Cycle has also announced plans to develop a second commercial Hub in Europe. Each main line has the capacity to process up to 10,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery material per year.

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NASA and Virgin Orbit 3D print, test rocket combustion chamber

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The company partnered with NASA experts in combustion and additive manufacturing (3D printing) at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; and Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Virgin Orbit air launches rockets carrying small satellites to space.

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Alabama Graphite reports high-performance Si-enhanced coated spherical purified graphite (Si-CSPG) for LIBs

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Alabama Graphite Corp. mAh/g irreversible capacity for commercial synthetic graphite. AGC’S Si-CSPG and standard CSPG vs. commercial synthetic graphite. Commercial Synthetic. AGC’s anode loadings of active materials are in line with battery industry expectations for CSPG graphite (i.e. This compared to 347.2

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Westwater Resources is building a facility in Alabama to process one of the largest graphite deposits in the US

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Q&A with Jon Jacobs of Westwater Resources Everyone in the EV industry is talking about the IRA and the BIL, two sets of federal regulations that include strong incentives for automakers to establish domestic supply chains for EV raw materials and components. Charged : Graphite’s a hot property these days.

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Auburn University building new autonomous vehicle research facility

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The facility is expected to provide a garage with multiple bays and lifts for commercial trucks and passenger vehicles, office space for researchers, a conference room and an observation area overlooking NCAT’s 1.7-mile Bevly’s group has also conducted demonstrations for legislators and the Alabama Department of Transportation.

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