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Mining Giant Albemarle Announces Advanced Lithium Tech Park In North Carolina

CleanTechnica EVs

For the state of North Carolina, that […]. Electrifying transport relies on massively scaling up mining & processing of a handful of minerals. The most famous of those minerals is lithium. The #1 provider in the world of lithium for EV batteries is Albemarle Corporation.

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$8bn invested to accelerate Toyota battery plant development in North Carolina

Innovation News Network

North Carolina is set to host a state-of-the-art Toyota battery plant that will bring in thousands of skilled jobs to the region. The post $8bn invested to accelerate Toyota battery plant development in North Carolina appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Albemarle lithium net sales up 410% in Q4 2022 to $2.1B

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In December 2022, Albemarle acquired a location in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it plans to invest at least $180 million to establish the Albemarle Technology Park, a facility designed for novel materials research, advanced process development, and acceleration of next-generation lithium products to market.

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BLUETTI expands its Solar+ program to three more states

Electrek

Following a successful launch in Texas last year, energy storage leader BLUETTI is expanding its Solar+ program to California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.

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Albemarle to build $180M lithium materials research facility in N Carolina

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Albemarle Technology Park is part of our mine-to-market innovation strategy to invest in the US EV battery supply chain and to be a leader in advanced lithium materials for next-generation energy storage. —Kent Masters, Albemarle CEO.

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Vingroup member VinES and Li-Cycle launch global battery recycling partnership

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Li-Cycle Holdings, the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, and Vines Energy Solutions ( VinES ), a Vingroup company that specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of advanced batteries for mobility and energy storage applications, launched a global recycling partnership. Earlier post.)

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BASF announces winners of the open innovation contest on energy storage

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The research group of Professor Xiangwu Zhang from North Carolina State University presents the concept of high-performance sodium-ion batteries that applies special electrode preparation methods. The Open Innovation Contest on energy storage is coordinated by the BASF research unit “Process Research and Chemical Engineering.