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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Advanced materials technology company Sylvatex (SVX) announced a new proprietary waterless production method that delivers premium EV-grade cathode active materials (CAM) at lower costs and that allows for a broader material input supply base to enable demand growth. SVX recently closed a Series A funding of $8.4

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS), a commercial electric vehicle company focused on redefining productivity and sustainability for the last mile, reached an agreement with leading battery-maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., The agreement secures battery supply through 2025. The agreement secures battery supply through 2025.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Electricity accounts for nearly 80% of the cost of hydrogen from electrolysis. In addition, the ability to use heat, which is a much lower cost source of energy than electricity, further improves the economics of green hydrogen production. By using less electricity, hydrogen production is more economical and accelerates adoption.

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MARCH 3, 2022

Under the new plan, the company aims to boost annual global BEV sales to 1.87 million units and secure 7% of global market share by 2030 by strengthening its line-up with 17 new BEV models by 2030; 11 for Hyundai models and 6 for Genesis luxury brand. The innovation will be expanded to global plants in the future.

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APRIL 26, 2023

BMW i Ventures announced an investment in Canada-based Cyclic Materials , a circular supply chain company focused on recycling rare earth elements (REE) ( earlier post ). The financing will be used to establish a hub and spoke network for the company’s commercial scale operations.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company is spearheading the development of a hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicle ecosystem in China with regional partners. Hyundai believes China has a massive potential for hydrogen powered commercial vehicles. —In Cheol Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Vehicle Division at Hyundai Motor.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

California-based Motiv Power Systems, a provider of medium-duty all-electric fleet chassis for trucks and buses ( earlier post ), announced a supply agreement with BMW to integrate the latest (third) evolution of BMW’s passenger car lithium-ion battery packs into Motiv’s EPIC (Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis).

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JULY 30, 2021

Surging global demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and other motorized devices has highlighted global dependency on the unsustainably-produced rare earth materials currently required for the magnets needed in electric drivetrains and motors.

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JULY 25, 2023

a Panasonic Group company to supply the battery giant with Nexeon’s advanced silicon-based anode material that has the potential to increase the energy density of lithium-ion cells by up to 50%. UK-based Nexeon announced a partnership with Panasonic Energy Co.,

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JUNE 14, 2023

According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, the worldwide commercial Electric Vehicle (EV) market is projected to grow from US$30.7 This market valuation refers to the total industry-wide global revenues derived from all commercials EVs sold yearly. billion in 2020 to more than US$682 billion by 2030.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Nexeon has secured a site for its first commercial volume silicon anode material plant in Gunsan, South Korea, utilizing existing available land adjacent to materials company OCI ’s facilities. Through this contract, OCI will supply monosilane to Nexeon from 2025. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

An estimated 387GW/1,143GWh of new energy storage capacity will be added globally from 2022 to 2030, according to the forecast—more than Japan’s entire power generation capacity in 2020. The US and China are set to remain the two largest markets, representing more than half of global storage installations by the end of the decade.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

announced it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Nikola Corporation for a global supply agreement to provide GM’s Hydrotec fuel cell system for Nikola’s Class 7/8 semi-trucks. This supply agreement recognizes our leading fuel cell technology expertise and development. General Motors Co. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. GM continues to strengthen its domestic supply base for EV production.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

George region of Newfoundland and Labrador, Project Nujio’qonik was announced by World Energy GH2 in spring 2022 with an intended investment of US$12 billion to produce renewable hydrogen, also referred to as green hydrogen, to decarbonize the hard-to-abate sectors globally.

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MAY 24, 2023

Domestic lithium metal production capacity is essential for the development of a sustainable supply chain for next-generation batteries. Additionally, this milestone will allow the Company to secure its own supply of lithium metal for its anode production, in order to implement its vertically integrated business model. Li-Metal Corp.,

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APRIL 15, 2024

China already has enough battery manufacturing capacity to supply all global EV production, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. China’s declared 2023 battery production alone was close to the actual global demand, according to BNEF, which notes that the U.S.,

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JUNE 18, 2021

Bosch has signed a long-term agreement with cellcentric to supply electric air compressors with integrated power electronics. These compressors govern the fuel-cell system’s oxygen supply. Like Bosch, the joint venture aims to become a leading global manufacturer of fuel-cell systems.

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MAY 6, 2021

The special report, The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions , is the most comprehensive global study to date on the central importance of minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements in a secure and rapid transformation of the global energy sector. Source: IEA. Source: IEA.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion will go to 11 projects in the materials separation and processing segment of the supply chain. Anovion , Scaling the Domestic, US Owned and Operated Anode Supply Chain for Synthetic Graphite, $117,000,000. Of that, $1.6 The awardees are: Materials Separation & Processing (Anode Materials). Li 2 O spodumene concentrate.

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MAY 4, 2017

has entered into a definitive supply agreement with HCS Holding GmbH (HCS) to supply renewable isooctane ( earlier post ) under a five-year offtake agreement. HCS is a leading global supplier of high-quality hydrocarbon specialty products. Gevo estimates that this could generate up to $2-3 million of gross revenue per year.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

In addition to concerted research efforts, the Roadmap’s approach includes accelerating the transition of technologies from the lab to the marketplace, focusing on ways to manufacture competitively technologies at scale in the United States, and ensuring secure supply chains to enable domestic manufacturing.

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MARCH 9, 2023

In 2019, ABTC detailed the operations of this integrated battery recycling system in a global competition hosted by BASF, and was subsequently selected as the sole winner of the battery recycling portion of the Circularity Challenge.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Electra has raised $85 million to produce Low-Temperature Iron (LTI) from commercial and low-grade ores using zero-carbon intermittent electricity. Electra’s process emits zero carbon dioxide emissions and carries zero green premium, meaning it will cost the same or less than existing production methods powered by fossil fuels.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

E) will award $39 million in funding to 16 projects across 12 states to develop market-ready technologies that will increase domestic supplies of critical elements required for the clean energy transition. Hydrometallurgical Production of Domestic Metals for Energy Transition ($2,949,395). Idaho National Laboratory.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2021

With the assistance of TR’s on-site production and supply equipment, creating hydrogen both via water electrolysis and steam reforming of natural gas, biogas or bioethanol, Loop will be able to provide more convenient and cost-effective hydrogen solutions to their global customers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In addition, the participants are also concerned with aspects such as optimized load management of the electricity grid and sustainable electricity supply. Fast processes mean reduced costs for all involved. The charging procedures are subject to the company’s specifications and the energy costs can be calculated in advance.

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MAY 10, 2022

Hyundai Motor Company plans to ramp up the US commercial vehicle market entry with XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks. We are running out of time to limit global warming. —Mark Freymueller, Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Vehicle Business Innovation at Hyundai Motor Company. million km as of 30 April 2022.

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APRIL 13, 2021

US-based Group14 Technologies , a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, announced the launch of its first commercial-scale 27,000-square foot US manufacturing factory to meet demand for higher-performing lithium-silicon anode materials. —Rick Costantino, CTO of Group14 Technologies.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

The partnership with Arrival will help Hyundai and Kia meet the rapidly growing demand in Europe for eco-friendly commercial vehicles, and accelerate the brands’ transformation from car makers to clean-mobility providers. With the rapid global growth in online shopping, the volume of light commercial vehicles in urban areas has increased.

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APRIL 28, 2020

Limited (CATL), the global leading EV battery manufacturer, is expanding partnerships with VDL Bus & Coach B.V. and Quantron AG to optimize local product solutions and services for commercial vehicle electrification in Europe. As an importer, Quantron AG is authorized as CATL’s dealer to supply batteries in Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business unit of Cummins; Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding LLC [a Daimler Truck Group Company]; and PACCAR are partnering to accelerate and localize battery cell production and the battery supply chain in the United States. manufacturing jobs in the growing clean technology sector.

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MAY 9, 2022

To speed up greening of the emerging hydrogen economy, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)— the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field—last month launched an initiative to develop a roadmap for the commercial deployment of hydrogen production using nuclear energy.

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JULY 16, 2020

The hydrogen produced by electrolysis is rapidly developing from pilot to commercial-scale operation in many parts of the world. Costs for producing green hydrogen have fallen 50% since 2015 and could be reduced by an additional 30% by 2025 due to the benefits of increased scale and more standardized manufacturing, among other factors.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Manganese is a crucial element in nickel cobalt manganese (NMC) cathodes and can be used to improve the range of electric vehicles at a relatively low cost. Automotive companies are increasingly turning to manganese-intensive forms of battery chemistry due to lower cost structures and improved performance.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

The rapid growth of the hybrid and electric vehicle segment could potentially cause demand for electrical steel to outpace supply from 2025, according to a new report by a team of analysts from the Automotive Supply Chain and Technology team at IHS Markit. Supply is extremely limited in North America.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

General Motors has joined the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), adding another element to company programs that support the sustainability and human rights of the EV supply chain. As automotive battery demand expands globally, access to battery materials is of increasing importance.

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