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UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

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Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries. From every 3.7

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BloombergNEF: battery metals rebounding; by 2030, annual Li-ion battery demand to pass 2TWh

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Key findings from the BloombergNEF 1H 2021 Battery Metals Outlook include: Battery demand will grow strongly this decade: By 2030, under BloombergNEF’s economic transition scenario, annual demand for lithium-ion batteries will pass 2.7TWh. Cobalt price to hold: Cobalt metal prices have risen by 42% year-to-date on the London Metals Exchange.

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UK APC awarding £9.4M to 22 low-carbon vehicle feasibility studies

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million (US$13 million) in public funding to 22 feasibility studies looking to scale up the industrialization of low-carbon emission vehicle technologies. Talga Anode UK Ltd – CALIBER: Conductive Additives to reduce Lithium Ion Battery Electrode Resistance – Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Fuel Cells.

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Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

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Woven carbon fiber can act as an electrode for lithium ion batteries. Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbon fiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car. 1 after ten full cycles.

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Nexeon Readying to License Silicon Anode Technology for Li-ion Batteries

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According to a report in EETimes , UK start-up Nexeon Limited , a spin-off from Imperial College London based on work done by Professor Mino Green, Emeritus Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering ( earlier post ), is getting ready to license its silicon anode technology for Li-ion batteries, and is in talks with battery makers.

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Si-anode company Nexeon secures strategic investment and partnership with German chemical company Wacker

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Imperial Innovations Group plc announced that its portfolio company Nexeon, a developer of silicon anode materials for Li-ion batteries ( earlier post ), has signed a strategic partnership agreement with German chemical company Wacker Chemie AG , through which Wacker has taken a strategic stake in Nexeon.

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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. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy. Pyrometallurgy, which traditionally doesn’t recover carbon or lithium, seems likely to be phased out.