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JUNE 23, 2021

Following the announcement by solid-state battery company Solid Power that it will become a publicly listed company through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), materials technology company Umicore announced that it holds a stake in Solid Power’s pre-SPAC transaction. billion pro forma enterprise value.

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JULY 20, 2020

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $2.4-million —Yan Wang.

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APRIL 10, 2019

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, awarded a $4.8-million million technology development contract to Zenlabs Energy Inc.

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MAY 4, 2021

Solid Power, a developer of all solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and Volta Energy Technologies. The BMW Group and Ford aim to utilize Solid Power’s low-cost, high-energy all solid-state battery technology in forthcoming electric vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The new funding will support research and development projects to address: Advanced Materials Separation, Scale-Up, and Reintegration for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling for the Battery Supply Chain; and. Federal Cost share. American Battery Technology Company. Second Life Scale-Up Demonstration Projects. Cirba Solutions.

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MARCH 16, 2022

Sakuu , developer of the first 3D-printed solid-state battery ( earlier post ), reports achieving an energy-density of 800 Wh/L in its first-generation non-printed lithium-metal battery. The company said this marks a significant milestone on Sakuu’s roadmap to fully 3D printable solid-state batteries capable of greater than 1200 Wh/L by 2023.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Zenlabs Energy, an advanced lithium-ion cell company, announced that Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has successfully tested more than 1,000 charge-discharge cycles from its high-energy Silicon anode pouch cells. For the last 30 years, the lithium-ion industry has used graphite as the preferred anode material.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 6, 2021

Low-cost 5V dual carbon battery development for EV . It is the most sustainable and low-cost battery that can be used in high-voltage applications, battery-operated medical devices, stationary grids and regenerative braking systems in electric vehicles. A research group led by Surendra K.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Sepion raised funds to accelerate commercialization of lithium metal batteries for long-range and low-cost electric vehicles. The $16-million funding round was led by Fine Structure Ventures, and also includes other climate tech investors.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

The company’s batteries are suited for high performance automotive and aviation applications, where the combination of these features can drive the electrification of transportation. The company will use the investment to continue scaling operations and increasing manufacturing capabilities as it ramps up production in the United States.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Once the company redomiciles into Ontario, NEO Battery Materials intends to apply to governmental, non-dilutive funding programs jointly with NanoRial to increase business presence and exposure in the Canadian battery supply chain.

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MAY 25, 2021

Solid Power’s proprietary sulfide solid electrolyte powers the flexible All-Solid-State Platform that can enable both high-content silicon and lithium metal in the anode paired with industry-standard and commercially mature cathodes, including lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides (NMC).

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JULY 13, 2022

The funding will enable SiTration to accelerate hiring and ramp up development of its technology for the recovery of critical materials in the lithium-ion battery recycling process. Current methods for recycling lithium-ion batteries are energy-intensive, expensive and low-yield, however.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The Series A funding will allow the company to scale-up production via a multi-MWh roll-to-roll facility, which will be fully constructed and installed by the end of 2018 and fully operational in 2019. The company’s ultimate objective is to displace lithium-ion as the battery of choice for high performance, mobile power applications.

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APRIL 21, 2021

Sionic’s silicon-anode battery cell designs incorporate the company’s complete technology innovations that deliver up to 50% greater energy density, 30% lower cost, and increased safety, and can be integrated into cylindrical, pouch, or prismatic cell formats in existing cell production supply chains and infrastructure.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

FREYR AS and 24M Technologies signed a definitive License and Services Agreement to use 24M’s SemiSolid lithium-ion battery platform technology ( earlier post ) in FREYR’s planned facilities in Mo i Rana, Norway. Additionally, the companies plan to discuss R&D projects for the recycling of lithium batteries.

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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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JUNE 21, 2017

Amionx has pioneered and patented a technology called Safe Core that acts like a circuit-breaker to prevent lithium-ion batteries from being the source of a fire or explosion. Amionx is in the process of licensing its patented Safe Core technology for use in lithium-ion batteries globally.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

a US startup developing cathode materials for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. Mitra Chem is one of the select few companies in the United States aiming for the large-scale commercial production of LFP batteries, which it seeks to achieve using its proprietary machine learning platform to develop cathode materials for these batteries.

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APRIL 20, 2023

Dutch advanced materials company E-magy has raised €20.5 The funds will be used to prepare for industrial-scale production of the company’s nano-porous silicon material. This silicon-dominant anode material delivers 40% higher energy density and enables faster charging than existing graphite solutions, the company says.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Anovion, with its partners, collaborators and stakeholders, will build 35,000 tons per annum of new synthetic graphite anode material capacity for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and critical energy storage applications. Piedmont Lithium , Tennessee Lithium, $141,680,442.

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APRIL 11, 2019

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Solid Power ( earlier post ) to develop all solid-state batteries (ASSB) for next-generation electric vehicles. Solid Power’s solid-state technology combines a cathode, metallic lithium anode, and a safe, inorganic solid electrolyte layer. liquid electrolyte as used in lithium-ion.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The two companies have now announced progress under their Joint Development Agreement. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

The purpose is to enhance the price competitiveness of silicon anode materials significantly for electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries by integrating the recycler’s cost-reduced, recycled silicon input into NEO’s proprietary silicon anode materials, NBMSiDE. The recycler will remain confidential until officially disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed to eliminate the use of cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. He founded methanol fuel cell company Oorja Protonics, Inc., Stealth-mode electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. SPARKZ, Inc.,

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JUNE 20, 2023

Demand for lithium ion batteries is forecast to grow to 3.7 This year is expected to see more than a million tonnes LCE of lithium mined for the first time, according to Benchmark’s Lithium Forecast. million tonnes, with almost all of this demand growth driven by the need for lithium-ion batteries.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This marks a first-of-its-kind manufacturing achievement and is an important step towards Sakuu’s planned commercial-scale production of next-generation SwiftPrint batteries, including solid-state batteries, from its Kavian platform in gigafactories worldwide, the company said.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

has been named “Emerging Cleantech Company of the Year” by the Colorado Cleantech Industries Association ( CCIA ). Solid Power’s technology combines an exceptionally high capacity cathode, a high conductivity solid-state electrolyte and a lithium-metal anode. Solid Power Inc. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that start-up lithium-sulfur battery company NOHMs (Nano Organic Hybrid Materials) Technologies Inc. has selected to locate its research, manufacturing and product development facility for military, cell phone and electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries in Lexington. Technology.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

million award for a three-year effort to develop a new generation of non-lithium batteries, as part of the California Energy Commission (CEC) Grant Funding Opportunity “Developing non-Lithium Ion Energy Storage Technologies to Support California’s Clean Energy Goals.” ( GFO-19-305 ). Battery startup Anzode Inc.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

million in funding from ARPA-E in 2016 to further the development of the next generation of high-energy-density, low-cost batteries ( earlier post ), has raised a $21.8 The financing was led by advanced ceramics manufacturer Kyocera Group and leading global trading company, ITOCHU Corporation.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

NEO Battery Materials, a low-cost silicon anode materials developer that enables longer-running, rapid-charging lithium-ion batteries ( earlier post ), is under the process to establish NBM America, a US subsidiary, in February. Ohio has been recognized as a strategic hub for the growing US battery supply chain.

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MAY 13, 2022

6K, a producer of engineered materials for lithium-ion batteries and additive manufacturing from its UniMelt plasma technology, has raised $102 million in its Series D funding first close of two planned tranches. Disruptive approaches such as this are the only viable way to repatriate this industry.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Ferroglobe , a producer of silicon metal and ferroalloys, and Coreshell , a US-based battery technology company, have signed a memorandum of understanding under which they plan to produce battery-ready metallurgical silicon for the development of low-cost, high-range EV batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Farasis Energy, a global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion cells, modules and large battery systems, recently completed C-round financing exceeding 1 Billion US dollars. Since 2017 Farasis has regularly ranked first in terms of shipments of NCM-based Li-ion pouch cells to the Chinese automotive market.

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MAY 4, 2023

The companies have initiated the partnership with a non-recurring engineering (NRE) agreement to develop low-carbon technology for the conversion of critical metals—first virgin and later recycled material—into battery-grade cathode active material (CAM) precursors, which are essential to 6K Energy’s advanced cathode manufacturing.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Group14 Technologies will be one of the companies that helps to make electric vehicles widespread and ubiquitous. Group14 Technologies manufactures novel lithium-ion battery materials that boost battery performance. —Bob Lutz, Group14 Board Member.

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