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Schlumberger New Energy Venture to launch a lithium extraction pilot plant in Nevada

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The deployment of the pilot plant will be in Clayton Valley, Nevada, USA. As EVs depend on lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, sustainable and efficient lithium production has become an important topic for regions, industries, and technology companies, as well as battery and large automotive manufacturers.

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Tesla & CATL deemed the Power Couple to Recharge the US EV Market: Morgan Stanley

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Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas deemed Tesla and CATL the power couple that could recharge the United States electric vehicle (EV) market. Tesla also plans to use battery machines from CATL at Giga Nevada , which is currently in the midst of an expansion. Economist says cheap Chinese EVs should be kept out of U.S.

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H&T Recharge to supply EV battery cylindrical cans to Panasonic Energy – Charged EVs

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Battery supplier Panasonic Energy has signed a long-term agreement with H&T Recharge, a German battery component manufacturer, for the supply of battery cans in North America. Panasonic and H&T have collaborated since 2017—H&T has supplied approximately 40 GWh of battery can capacity annually to Panasonic Energy’s Nevada facility.

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Battery-grade lithium carbonate forecast to trade at $74K/tonne in 12 months

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Lithium consumption for batteries has increased significantly in recent years because rechargeable lithium batteries are used extensively in the growing market for electric vehicles and portable electronic devices, and increasingly are used in electric tools, and grid storage applications. Source: Statista.

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Schlumberger New Energy and Panasonic Energy of North America partner on new battery-grade DLE lithium production process

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Situated in Clayton Valley, Nevada, the pilot plant is just 200 miles from Panasonic’s large-scale advanced battery manufacturing operation, Panasonic Energy of North America, in Sparks, Nevada. Earlier post.). Panasonic will provide guidance to validate and optimize the lithium material for battery-grade consumption.

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Panasonic signs supply agreement for lithium-ion EV battery cans

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Panasonic Energy signed a long-term supply agreement with H&T Recharge for lithium-ion battery cans in North America. H&T Recharge is a battery component manufacturer supplying cylindrical batteries for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The Japanese battery maker and H&T Recharge have been partners since 2017.

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CATL to license LFP battery tech to General Motors

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Tesla & CATL deemed the Power Couple to Recharge the US EV Market: Morgan Stanley Sources state that the agreement between CATL and GM would likely be similar to the one between Ford and the Chinese battery supplier. In addition, CATL and GM’s battery factory would be in either the United States or Mexico.