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Natron collaborates with Clarios on first mass manufacturing of Sodium-ion batteries

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Natron Energy, a manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, and Clarios International Inc., a manufacturer of low-voltage advanced battery technologies for mobility, will collaborate to manufacture the first mass-produced sodium-ion batteries. Natron has spent 10 years developing sodium-ion battery chemistry for mass manufacturing.

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First Cobalt announces positive feasibility results for Canadian cobalt refinery expansion; first NA producer of battery-grade cobalt sulfate

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139 million after-tax net present value (NPV) using an 8% discount and 53% after-tax internal rate of return (IRR), representing a payback period of only 1.8 Cobalt Price. $25/lb. Sodium Treatment. Long term cobalt price forecast is approximately $59,100 per tonne or $26.81 Feasibility Study Summary. Key Assumptions.

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Tech Talk: How sodium-ion batteries could slash the price of EVs | Autocar Professional

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A close look at the single-cylinder engine of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen of 1885, for instance, reveals a crankshaft and internals exposed to the elements, something that’s unthinkable today. SIBs are benign, containing no lithium or cobalt, and sodium is abundant worldwide. Overall, SIBs are around 30% cheaper than lithium ion.

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Rio Tinto declares maiden ore reserve at Jadar; major potential source of battery-grade lithium carbonate

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Jadar, one of the largest greenfield lithium projects in development, would be capable of producing approximately 55 thousand tonnes of battery grade lithium carbonate, as well as 160 thousand tonnes of boric acid (B 2 O 3 units) and 255 thousand tonnes of sodium sulfate as by-products per annum.

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Debunking the "Electric Cars are evil due to Cobalt" argument!

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According to Oil Change International (OCI), the two most widely known cases by the oil industry are when they committed genocide in the Niger Delta just to get the people off the land, so that they can extract the petroleum. . Good luck recycling that Cobalt into anything. [4] 4] 95% of Cobalt in battery packs are recycled. [5]

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Fraunhofer researchers develop new low-cost dry-film electrode production process

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Production at locations with high electricity prices—such as Germany—is, therefore, very high-cost. BroadBit uses it to produce new types of sodium-ion batteries. The Fraunhofer engineers want to change this. Our dry transfer coating process aims to noticeably reduce the process costs in electrode coating.

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China’s EV battery sector is making ready a unused leap forward

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just lately unveiled a lithium-iron-manganese-phosphate battery — LMFP for shorten — which it says will energy an EV for 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) on every price. as a mode of slicing the price of some fashions. Gotion Prime-Tech Co. Till now, it’s in large part the dearer nickel-cobalt batteries have only if roughly space.