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VinES and Li-Cycle announce strategic, long-term battery recycling agreement

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Li-Cycle Holdings and VinES Energy Solutions , a member of Vietnam-based Vingroup, signed a definitive agreement for a long-term recycling relationship. From 2024, Li-Cycle will become VinES’ strategic and preferred recycling partner for VinES’ Vietnamese-sourced battery materials.

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Octillion Power Systems moves US headquarters to Richmond, Calif.; Li-ion packs for transportation and stationary storage

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Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion batteries, has moved to a new US headquarters in Richmond, California. With demand for lithium-ion batteries continuing to grow, the new facility gives us a lot more space to expand. Octillion also supplies batteries for the energy-storage market.

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Researchers develop energy-efficient process to recycle Li-ion battery cathodes

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Engineers at the University of California San Diego and the University of California Los Angeles have developed an energy-efficient approach to regenerate Li-ion battery cathode materials (using LiCoO 2 as a model material) by hydrothermal treatment of cycled electrode particles followed by short annealing.

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SK signs MOU with Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics for stationary Li-ion energy storage systems

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SK Energy and Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop stationary Li-ion energy storage systems. Formosa Plastics Group is the largest company in Taiwan and the largest private petrochemical company in Asia.

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BASF and Nanotech Energy partner to produce Li-ion batteries in N America with locally recycled content and low CO2 footprint

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BASF and Nanotech Energy , a developer and manufacturer of graphene-based energy storage products, have agreed to partner to reduce the CO 2 footprint of Nanotech’s lithium-ion batteries for the North American market.

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Electrovaya launches Li-ion residential energy storage system; 3 kWh – 20 kWh

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launched its lithium-ion energy storage system for home usage. We’re expecting this product to be very popular in places like Germany and Japan as they move away from nuclear power towards sustainable alternative energy. Electrovaya Inc.

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Li-ion maker Electrovaya acquires Evonik Litarion and licenses SEPARION IP

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Canada-based Li-ion developer and manufacturer Electrovaya Inc. The transaction includes an advanced and automated production plant for lithium-ion electrodes and ceramic composite separators, with a rated capacity of 0.5 Separion is a proprietary ceramic composite separator for ultra-safe lithium ion battery applications.

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