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JANUARY 23, 2019

BDS produces and commercializes MOLECULAR REBAR, a proprietary technology of modified carbon nanotubes that offers potential for enhancing the performance of energy storage applications using lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries. Photo courtesy SABIC. BDS is being added as part of SABIC’s Specialties business.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Group14 Technologies, a provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for global lithium-ion markets, announced that it has been selected as a winner of the Department Of Energy’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge and will receive a $3.96-million million award.

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JULY 21, 2023

After four years of design, modeling and simulation, a team of 25 people comprising CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research), Stellantis and Saft engineers and researchers unveiled an innovative prototype of an energy storage battery that integrates the inverter and charger functions.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

SK Innovation has decided to spin off its battery production and exploration & production (E&P) business as independent companies. SK Innovation’s EV battery plant located in Seosan, South Korea. The SK Battery Co., Based on this, it has set the goal to join the RE100 by 2030 and achieve Carbon Net Zero by 2035.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

UP Catalyst , an Estonia-based company developing a method to produce sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO 2 ( earlier post ), says that it can produce carbon-negative graphite, consuming 3.7 Whether it is natural or fossil fuel-derived synthetic graphite, the estimated carbon footprint it accounts for is 5.3

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JUNE 15, 2023

developer of the Lyten 3D Graphene decarbonization supermaterials platform, commissioned its Lithium-Sulfur battery pilot line at its facility in Silicon Valley. The Lithium-Sulfur pilot line will begin delivering commercial battery cells in 2023 to early-adopting customers within the defense, automotive, logistics, and satellite sectors.

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MAY 4, 2023

The companies have initiated the partnership with a non-recurring engineering (NRE) agreement to develop low-carbon technology for the conversion of critical metals—first virgin and later recycled material—into battery-grade cathode active material (CAM) precursors, which are essential to 6K Energy’s advanced cathode manufacturing.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Aqua Metals has recovered high-purity lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from lithium-ion battery black mass at the company’s Li AquaRefining recycling facility located at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC). Aqua Metals in January electroplated its first critical battery metal—copper—from Li-ion black mass. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 6, 2021

Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering, have been exploring the use of low-cost materials to create rechargeable batteries that will make energy storage more affordable. These materials could also provide a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Rising raw material and battery component prices and soaring inflation have led to the first increase in lithium-ion battery pack prices since BloombergNEF (BNEF) began tracking the market in 2010. he upward cost pressure on batteries outpaced the higher adoption of lower cost chemistries like lithium iron phosphate (LFP).

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JULY 26, 2021

Stora Enso’s pilot facility for producing bio-based carbon materials from lignin has started operations. Pilot production of Lignode by Stora Enso, wood-based carbon for batteries, is currently being ramped up. Applications include electric vehicles and consumer electronics as well as large-scale energy storage systems.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Under current policies, home energy storage systems would also often increase carbon emissions, according to a study by a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Oytun Babacan, Ahmed Abdulla, Ryan Hanna, Jan Kleissl, and David G. 8b03834.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The partnership will begin with a project in the battery anode space with the development of a novel process for the production of hard carbon from bio-waste. Using readily available, sustainable bio-waste material will provide Sparc with a strong environmental value proposition when compared with conventional sources of hard carbon.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

These practices will create an extensive database network to enable energy storage breakthroughs using artificial intelligence (AI). The electrochemical science that is urgently needed for a zero-carbon economy requires state-of-the-art data science. —Argonne battery scientist Sue Babinec. —Noah Paulson.

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JUNE 30, 2023

Swedish sodium-ion battery developer Altris presented a pure Prussian White cathode material with a capacity of 160 mAh/g, making it the highest capacity declared to date. Prussian White is a framework material consisting of sodium, iron, carbon and nitrogen (Na x Fe[Fe(CN) 6 ] with x>1.9). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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JUNE 28, 2021

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a new lithiated silicon-sulfur (Si–S) full battery by developing pomegranate-structured hosts for both the anode and cathode. Lithiated silicon-sulfur (Si–S) batteries are promising next-generation energy storage systems because of their high theoretical energy density, low cost, and high safety.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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AUGUST 30, 2022

A research team at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a high-capacity Li-metal battery with improved rate performance and stability using a one-dimensional Li-confinable porous hollow carbon host. The paper is published as a cover paper in ACS Nano. —Kang et al. 2c01309.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Electric vehicles are here to stay, and the subject of what to do with their battery packs once they are no longer suitable for the road remains a key concern among skeptics. B2U noted that its use of old EV batteries can significantly lower the cost of carbon-free energy storage.

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JUNE 18, 2022

In its mission to support and secure an attractive and sustainable circular business model for batteries, Volvo Energy is investing approximately SEK 50 million (US$4.9 million) for a 10% stake in the UK-based second-life battery energy storage specialist Connected Energy. million) round.

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JUNE 28, 2022

Italian startup Energy Dome has now begun to commercialize the world’s first CO2 Battery, which was launched earlier this month in Sardinia, Italy. The battery uses carbon dioxide to store renewable energy on the grid, and Energy Dome says the technology can be quickly deployed anywhere in the world.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Carbon fibers have already beeen demonstrated as high-capacity Li-ion battery anodes, opening the way for their use as structural electrodes—i.e., simultaneously carrying mechanical load and storing electrical energy. The researchers studied the microstructure of different types of commercially available carbon fibers.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,200 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have fallen 89% in real terms to $132/kWh in 2021, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). These prices are an average across multiple battery end-uses, including different types of electric vehicles, buses and stationary storage projects.

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JULY 14, 2022

Cheap and abundant, sodium is a promising candidate for new battery technology. However, the limited performance of sodium-ion batteries has hindered large-scale application. A paper on the work appears in Nature Energy. Sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) have attracted worldwide attention for next-generation energy storage systems.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Italian startup Energy Dome , maker of the world’s first CO2 battery, is officially entering the US market. Energy Dome’s battery uses carbon dioxide to store energy from wind and solar on the grid.

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JULY 29, 2021

UKRI announced a further investment of £10 million (US$14 million) from the Faraday Battery Challenge to support collaborative R&D projects co-funded by industry and managed by Innovate UK on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Li-Cycle Holdings, the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, and Vines Energy Solutions ( VinES ), a Vingroup company that specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of advanced batteries for mobility and energy storage applications, launched a global recycling partnership.

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APRIL 1, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) recently awarded $2.4 million in funding for three projects to advance novel thermal and hydrogen energy storage technologies toward increased duration, reliability and affordability. WE New Energy Inc.

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JUNE 16, 2021

NAWA Technologies has begun manufacturing its Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube (VACNT) material at its Aix-en-Provence facility in southern France. NAWA is showing that, for the first time, VACNT can be grown simultaneously on both sides of a substrate in a process that is fully scaleable.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Noon Energy , which has developed “ultra-low-cost, high energy density carbon-oxygen battery technology for long-duration energy storage” for solar and wind power, today announced that it’s secured $28 million in Series A financing to commercialize its technology.

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JUNE 24, 2020

The COBRA (CObalt-free Batteries for FutuRe Automotive Applications) project has been awarded a €11.8-million million grant to develop Next Generation Cobalt-free batteries. The project will result in a unique battery system that features superior energy density, low cost, increased cycles and reduced critical materials.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Canada-based Volt Carbon Technologies has announced the acquisition by staking of a 100% owned Abamasagi Lake Lithium Project, located northwest of Nakina, Ontario, Canada. The mining claims were registered directly by Volt Carbon. The area outlined in red and was staked by Volt Carbon.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Compass Minerals, a leading global provider of essential minerals, announced the successful, third-party conversion testing of its lithium brine resource into both lithium carbonate and battery-grade lithium hydroxide, representing a significant milestone in its previously announced lithium development project. —Kevin S.

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JULY 25, 2023

Canada-based Volt Carbon Technologies ( earlier post ) released its mid-year test results for its proprietary lithium-ion battery. The lithium-ion batteries were manufactured at Volt Carbon’s subsidiary, Solid Ultrabattery’s facility located in Guelph, Ontario. capacity and were reported earlier this year.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Researchers at the University of Surrey (UK) are to begin work on a new lithium-ion battery technology that is capable of capturing CO 2 emissions, following a £243,689 award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). However, the development of Li-CO 2 batteries is still in its infancy stage.

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JUNE 8, 2022

Italian startup Energy Dome today announced the launch of the world’s first CO2 battery in Sardinia, Italy. The battery uses carbon dioxide to store renewable energy on the grid, and Energy Dome says the technology can be quickly deployed anywhere in the world.

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JULY 15, 2023

FREYR Battery has been awarded a €100-million grant from the European Union to support development of FREYR’s Giga Arctic project in Norway. The grant will be funded through the EU’s Innovation Fund (EUIF) as part of the EU’s efforts to promote localized production of battery solutions.

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