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GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

With more than one billion people—and potential cell phone subscribers—living in remote areas with no accessible power grid, operators are often forced to continuously power cellular base stations using diesel fuel.

Sodium

Sodium South Africa Batteries Battery

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

However, the raw materials for batteries are, in most cases, imported into China from Africa and refined before being exported to Europe. Automakers in Europe can lower their emissions by shortening the transport distance and capitalizing on the DRC’s hydroelectric powered grid and proximity to raw materials.

Africa

Africa Supplies Emissions Poland

EV Driven

GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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