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Redwood Materials to build next Li-ion battery recycling and remanufacturing center in South Carolina

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Redwood Materials will build its next Battery Materials Campus just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Redwood takes in end-of-life batteries, break them down to their basic metals (such as nickel, copper, cobalt, and lithium) and then rebuilds those metals into cathode and anode products. billion in the local community.

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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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Panasonic breaks ground on new 30 GWh gigafactory in Kansas; focus on 2170 cylindrical cells

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a Panasonic Group company, began construction on a new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in De Soto, KS, following the approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors. Panasonic Energy Co., Tesla uses the 2170 in the Model 3 and Model Y. Panasonic Energy plans to begin mass production in Kansas by March 2025.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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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. Li 2 O spodumene concentrate. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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Panasonic Energy’s New EV Battery Facility in Kansas will initially produce 30 GWh

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a Panasonic Group company, will begin construction this month of its new facility that will produce cylindrical Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The facility in De Soto, Kansas will be the Company’s second EV battery facility in the U.S., Panasonic Energy Co.,

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Redwood Materials launches EV battery recycling program; initial partners Ford Motor Company and Volvo

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Redwood Materials, founded by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel ( earlier post ), is launching the most comprehensive electric vehicle battery recycling program, beginning in California, to establish efficient, safe and effective recovery pathways for end-of-life hybrid and electric vehicle battery packs.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.