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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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That’s been the thinking of leaders from developed countries, who’ve been seeking ways to China-proof the market for lithium , the light metal that’s essential for high-performance rechargeable power packs. the Charlotte, North Carolina-based miner whose processing plant Yellen visited during her trip to Chile. Take Albemarle Corp.,

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UPA installs 500 kWh containerized Li-ion system from BYD for grid storage

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The 40-foot unit is located in south Charlotte and has several BYD-vertically integrated components including a 200 kW bi-directional, UL-compliant BYD inverter with BYD’s 500 kWh Iron Phosphate battery. BYD has supplied more than 100 MWh in energy storage stations across China and the world.

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Celgard Seeks DOE Grant for Expansion of Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Separator Capacity

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and a leading global supplier of microporous separators used in primary and secondary (rechargeable) lithium-ion batteries, recently submitted an application for grant funding under the US Department of Energy (DOE) Electric Drive Vehicle (EDV) Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative (DE-FOA-0000026).

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Particle Thermal Energy Storage and Efficient Heat Exchanger for Carbon-Free Industry Heat Supply, $249,500. Electric Power Research Institute (Charlotte, North Carolina). Development of Rechargeable Energy Dense Long Cycle-life Zinc/Copper Oxide Batteries, $250,000. OpenOA, $249,950. ENTR Alliance (Charlottesville, Virginia).

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Duke Energy , Prius by Hymotion and Advanced Vehicle Research Center, July 2007, (Charlotte, NC). Luscious Garage , Prius+ conversion, EAA-PHEV , using Plug-In Supply s PbA system, January 2008, (San Francisco, CA). Austin Energy by Hymotion, March 2007 Same as above (2 vehicles), contact mark.kapner@austinenergy.com. Contact mike@.

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