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Li-ion maker Electrovaya receives $1.3M IESS award for Toronto and London Hydro; working with Walmart

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Canada-based Li-ion battery maker Electrovaya Inc. million grant award to deliver multiple Intelligent Energy Storage Systems (IESS) at various locations for Toronto Hydro and London Hydro. This project is supported by the Ontario Ministry of Energy’s Smart Grid Fund. Walmart had tested the Electrovaya lithium-ion 2.0

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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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. There are currently two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries.

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

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It's being marketed as the " Tesla Energy Plan ," and is available to any individual household in this region of 24 million people that has a solar panel system, a grid connection—and a Tesla powerwall, the Palo Alto firm's gigafactory-made 13.5 For bigger national grids it gets more complicated. kWh battery wall unit.

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Nemaska Lithium reports construction and planing on schedule at both mine site and electrochemical plant; agreement with LG Chem

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Our conversations with end users suggest the market for battery grade lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate remains very tight. —Guy Bourassa, President and CEO of Nemaska Lithium. Our offtake contracts are multi-year agreements with several lasting for a period of up to 5 years.

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UK Government Updates Its Anti EV FUD Website

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There are many chargers in London but hardly any outside of London. The grid won’t be able to cope if everyone switches to EVs. So you take the ore that contains lithium and you’ve got to refine it and get it to battery grade lithium hydroxide or lithium carbonate.”

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

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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. There are currently two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries.

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Ford Shows Focus BEV Prototype at Frankfurt

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At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford of Europe revealed the first of a fleet of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) prototypes based on the Ford Focus ( earlier post ), and specially developed to participate in the UK Government’s Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicles demonstration initiative next year. The Focus BEV prototype. Click to enlarge.

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