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EV Guru: Sodium-Ion Batteries are Coming Sooner Than You think!

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By Kamlesh & Raphae Every major automaker has announced plans to build Lithium-Ion battery gigafactories. The aim is to build batteries at a large scale to reduce prices. Tesla, VW, BYD, Ford and others have plans to build giant gigafactories. Video: EV Guru: Sodium-Ion Batteries are Coming Sooner Than You think!

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First Cobalt announces positive feasibility results for Canadian cobalt refinery expansion; first NA producer of battery-grade cobalt sulfate

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Discussions underway with Glencore on commercial arrangements, financing and allocation of project economics; third party and government funding opportunities also under review. Cobalt Price. $25/lb. Sodium Treatment. Long term cobalt price forecast is approximately $59,100 per tonne or $26.81 Feasibility Study Summary.

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Hyundai Motor and Kia collaborate with Next Hydrogen to develop advanced alkaline water electrolysis system

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Due to this reason, Hyundai Motor, Kia, and Next Hydrogen are looking to improve the price competitiveness of clean hydrogen in consideration of regional climate and environmental characteristics. Alkaline water electrolysis systems electrolyze water using an alkaline electrolyte such as potassium hydroxide (KOH) or sodium hydroxide (NaOH).

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Rio Tinto declares maiden ore reserve at Jadar; major potential source of battery-grade lithium carbonate

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Jadar, one of the largest greenfield lithium projects in development, would be capable of producing approximately 55 thousand tonnes of battery grade lithium carbonate, as well as 160 thousand tonnes of boric acid (B 2 O 3 units) and 255 thousand tonnes of sodium sulfate as by-products per annum.

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Synthetic biology startup Lygos closes $13M Series A to target oil-based specialty chemical industry

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Lygos produces high-value specialty chemical traditionally produced in oil-based petrochemical processes in a process that commercially proven, acid-tolerant yeast and domestic sugars instead of petroleum, and has pioneered the world’s first bio-based production of malonic acid (a C3-dicarboxylic acid). corn) prices. Earlier post.).

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China’s EV battery sector is making ready a unused leap forward

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just lately unveiled a lithium-iron-manganese-phosphate battery — LMFP for shorten — which it says will energy an EV for 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) on every price. as a mode of slicing the price of some fashions. Gotion Prime-Tech Co. Till now, it’s in large part the dearer nickel-cobalt batteries have only if roughly space.

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Researchers call for integration of materials sustainability into battery research; the need for in situ monitoring

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They include the desire to increase the driving range of more modestly priced electric cars from 150 to well over 500 km, and the need to lower the cost and provide maintenance-free technologies for grid applications. Resources.

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