Jan 11, 2021 - 08:49 pm DLR & SINTEF research cobalt-free electrodes
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Norway’s SINTEF institute are researching cobalt-free lithium-ion batteries in the EU project HYDRA together with ten partners. They want to test an industry-ready prototype for real-world operation in a ship battery system.
Weiterlesen Nov 22, 2020 - 05:11 pm Fortum announces “breakthrough” in battery recycling
Fortum has developed a new method to recycle lithium from rechargeable batteries. The Finnish company calls it a patented “breakthrough technology and a new recovery method” designed to reduce the environmental impact of recycling lithium.
Weiterlesen Nov 19, 2020 - 06:27 pm Volkswagen joins Cobalt for Development initiative
Volkswagen has joined the Cobalt for Development initiative to promote more sustainable cobalt mining in the Congo. The project is being implemented by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and has so far been financed by BASF, BMW, Google, Samsung Electronics and Samsung SDI.
Weiterlesen Nov 6, 2020 - 04:11 pm Tesla extends lithium supply contract with Livent
Lithium producer Livent says it has extended its supply contract with Tesla to 2021. Tesla wants Livent to provide higher quantities than in 2020 and a new lithium mine is to help in this respect but is fraught with risks.
Weiterlesen Nov 5, 2020 - 03:45 pm Gotion High-Tech to expand battery cell production
Bolstered by the investment from Volkswagen last spring, the Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech alias Guoxuan is preparing to expand the production capacity for its cells. The talk is of 28 GWh annual capacity, which the company plans to reach this year.
Weiterlesen Oct 24, 2020 - 01:44 pm Momentum Technologies licenses cobalt extraction process
The Texas-based materials science company Momentum Technologies focuses on extracting critical metals from electronic waste, and has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory process for recovering cobalt and other metals from used lithium-ion batteries.
Weiterlesen Oct 14, 2020 - 03:40 pm Battery joint venture taking shape in Indonesia
Several state-owned Indonesian companies are planning a joint venture for batteries for electric vehicles. The joint venture, called Indonesia Battery Holding, is to contribute to the development of the entire industry.
Weiterlesen Sep 30, 2020 - 12:54 pm The EC launches European Raw Materials Alliance ERMA
To secure the supply of raw materials such as lithium or rare earth in Europe, the EU Commission launched the European Raw Materials Alliance today. ERMA already includes 150 companies as well as non-governmental organizations, associations and governments.
Weiterlesen Sep 29, 2020 - 02:03 pm SVOLT to supply Great Wall with cobalt-free batteries
Battery cell manufacturer SVOLT Energy Technology will supply its parent company Great Wall with cobalt-free cells starting next year. SVOLT President Yang Hongxin has also said that the choice of location for the European plant is in the “final phase”.
Weiterlesen Sep 7, 2020 - 03:32 pm Kyburz opens battery recycling facility in Zurich
The Swiss electric vehicle manufacturer Kyburz has put a battery recycling plant into operation in Freienstein in the canton of Zurich. According to the company, the recycling process used there recovers up to 91 per cent of the metals contained.
Weiterlesen Sep 2, 2020 - 01:00 pm Straubel reveals more on battery recycling startup
So far there has been much speculation, but little official information about Redwood Materials, the recycling start-up founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel. Now Straubel has given more details about the plans of Redwood Materials in an interview.
Weiterlesen Aug 24, 2020 - 08:02 pm Sono Motors and Tesla join Fair Cobalt Alliance
Munich-based start-up Sono Motors is the first electric vehicle manufacturer to become a member of the Fair Cobalt Alliance. The action platform is an initiative to promote fairer cobalt mining practices in small-scale mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Weiterlesen Jul 9, 2020 - 06:56 pm Volvo invests in Circulor for blockchain technology
Volvo Cars has invested in Circulor, a British blockchain specialist so that the Swedish car manufacturer can make the origin of raw materials more transparent in future. The two companies have not disclosed the amount of the investment.
Weiterlesen Jul 9, 2020 - 06:28 pm BMW orders cobalt from Morocco for €100M
The BMW Group has signed a supply contract with the Moroccan mining company Managem Group for cobalt for use in battery cells worth around 100 million euros. According to the German carmaker, this five-year contract covers around one-fifth of the cobalt requirements.
Weiterlesen Jun 16, 2020 - 04:34 pm Glencore to supply Tesla with Cobalt
Glencore is apparently going to supply Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai and the planned plant in Brandenburg with cobalt from the Congo. A recent article in the Financial Times already mentions concrete quantities to be delivered to Tesla.
Weiterlesen Jun 2, 2020 - 06:13 pm Northvolt and Norsk Hydro to recycle batteries
The Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt and the Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro announce the formation of a joint venture to enable the recycling of battery materials and aluminium from electric vehicles in the Norwegian market.
Weiterlesen Apr 16, 2020 - 12:33 pm Honda & SNAM expand battery recycling partnership
Honda is expanding its partnership in Europe with the French recycling specialist SNAM. In future, SNAM will collect batteries from Honda dealers and authorised recycling facilities in 22 countries and test them for their suitability for recycling and further processing.
Weiterlesen Mar 7, 2020 - 02:10 pm Battery recycling cluster to open in Harjavalta
Fortum, BASF and Nornickel have signed a letter of intent to establish a battery recycling cluster to serve the electric vehicle market. The aim is to create a closed loop for the reuse of the critical metals contained in spent batteries.
Weiterlesen Feb 24, 2020 - 04:27 pm Battery manufacturing seal to be ready by 2022
The Global Battery Alliance wants to complete its planned seal for fairly manufactured batteries by 2022. A prototype should be ready by the end of this year. The aim is to provide consumers with significantly more information about the production of the batteries when they buy an electric car, among other things.
Weiterlesen Dec 13, 2019 - 03:26 pm Revolt: Northvolt enters battery recycling
The Swedish company Northvolt, managed by former Tesla manager Peter Carlsson, will dedicate itself not only to the planned mass production of battery cells but also to recycling them with the Revolt programme now presented.
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