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Tesla inks deal with Magnis Energy for three-year graphite deal

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A pilot plant must produce AAM by March 31, 2024, and commercial production must commence by February 1, 2025. Tesla also has the option to double the amount of AAM described in the deal, potentially buying up to 35,000 tonnes per annum. Magnis will supply Tesla with the AAM from a U.S. facility, which will eventually be built.

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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

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The company Graphex occupies a middle position in the supply chain—it buys raw graphite from mining companies, puts it through several purification and processing steps, then sells it to battery manufacturers. Unless or until adequate supply gets discovered and unlocked in the US. That’s not currently what the market really wants.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Post Bali, two approaches to Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) have been articulated: Cuba, India, Tanzania, Indonesia, China and others argue that IPRs needs to be addressed as a barrier within the technology transfer discussion; Australia and the US argue that IPRs is a catalyst, rather than a barrier, to technology transfer.