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Rock Tech Lithium breaks ground on Guben converter; battery-grade LiOH for Mercedes-Benz battery suppliers starting in 2026

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Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium officially broke ground for its lithium conversion plant in Guben, Germany ( earlier post ), from which it will supply Mercedes-Benz with battery-grade lithium hydroxide (LiOH) starting in 2026 (starting with a qualification period). Earlier post.) platform models starting in 2024.

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Another one located in Poland will create an end-to-end carbon capture and storage chain starting from CO? capture and liquefaction at a cement plant to storage in offshore sites.

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Estonian startup UP Catalyst secures €2.09M; sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO2

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These materials can be used in electric car batteries increasing the energy and power density, speeding up the charge rate and improving the lifetime significantly. million in grant funding secured earlier this year. UP Catalyst uses a molten salt carbon capture and electrochemical transformation method to reprocess the CO 2.

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Researchers synthesize battery cathode from lignin derivatives

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Grzegorz Milczarek from Poznan University of Technology (Poland), and Olle Inganäs from Linköping University (Sweden), have combined lignin derivatives, which are electronic insulators, with polypyrole, a conductive polymer, into an interpenetrating composite suitable for use as a battery cathode. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In Jawor (Poland), a new CO 2 -neutral engine plant is being built. A key element of this change is the conversion of production micro-grids from an alternating current (AC) to a direct current (DC) architecture—“Industrial Smart DC Grids”. In Kecskemét (Hungary), a second plant under construction will be CO 2 -neutral.

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1.136 billion in turnover, 6.7 per cent more customers and 247 new products at the Hannover Messe | Autocar Professional

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” 247 innovations: From solutions for battery production to autonomous robotic arms This year, igus is presenting 247 new products at the Hannover Messe. The strategy of many companies to build battery factories in Europe is also sustainable. Expansions are continuing around the world, with a focus on fast delivery times.

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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In less than seven years, Tata AutoComp now produces battery packs and BMS, battery thermal management systems, electric compressors, integrated motors, controllers and reducers, on board and off board chargers, vehicle and power electronics like DC-DC converters, bus bars, PDUs and many more components for EVs.

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