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TEPCO and Toyota develop stationary storage battery system using EV batteries

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TEPCO HD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have developed a stationary storage battery system (1 MW output, 3 MWh capacity) that combines TEPCO’s operating technology and safety standards for stationary storage batteries and Toyota’s system technology for electrified vehicle storage batteries.

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Zeon Corporation invests in Mitra Chem; LFP cathode materials

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Japan-based Zeon Corporation, through its venture capital arm Zeon Ventures Inc., a US startup developing cathode materials for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. It is also developing high-volume, low-cost cathode materials for next-generation batteries that have even higher energy density than LFP batteries.

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DOE to award Enovix Corporation $3.2M for work on EV battery with silicon anode

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Enovix ( earlier post ) has been selected to advance research and development on lithium-ion batteries using silicon-based anodes. million federal award funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Earlier post.).

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Molicel to supply battery cells to Archer for production Midnight eVTOL

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Molicel ), a supplier of lithium-ion battery cells, entered into a memorandum of understanding for Molicel to manufacture and supply the battery cells for Archer’s production electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight. gigawatt-hours (GWh) of battery capacity annually.

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Altilium and Marubeni team up on UK EV battery recycling

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Altilium Metals, a UK-based green technology group, signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Marubeni Corporation, Japanese trading and investment group. Under the framework of the MOU, the two companies will work together to explore opportunities to jointly develop EV battery recycling businesses in the UK. Earlier post.)

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Euro Manganese signs MoU with Statkraft for renewable energy supply for Chvaletice project

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Canada-based Euro Manganese (EMN) signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Norwegian state-owned company Statkraft for the long-term supply of carbon-free renewable energy for Euro Manganese’s flagship Chvaletice Manganese Project (CMP) in the Czech Republic. Statkraft is Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy.

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California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days [Update]

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“Solar on Palm Desert Walmart” by Walmart Corporate is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Jacobson continues to track California’s renewables performance – and it’s still exciting. h/day Excess demand goes mostly to batteries & exports pic.twitter.com/WueWQvKCtc — Mark Z. On May 20, it was for 7.58 h, peaking at 135.4%