As rare-earth magnets are used in an increasing number of modern technologies, the ability to produce them domestically could be important for national security. Now the Critical Materials Institute, a DOE Innovation Hub, has fabricated a batch of magnets entirely from domestically sourced and refined rare-earth metals. The Idaho National Laboratory sourced the raw materials… Read more »
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Nano One says it can produce Li-ion materials faster and cheaper, wins $1.9-million investment
Canada’s Innovation, Science and Economic Development program plans to invest up to $1.9 million in Vancouver-based Nano One, which currently produces energy storage materials and a range of nanostructured composite materials. The funding will support a pilot plant that will simulate full-scale production of lithium-ion cathode materials and showcase Nano One’s processing technology. Some promising… Read more »
Saint Jean Carbon sets out to show that Li-ion materials can be recycled over and over again
Saint Jean Carbon, a carbon science company with interests in graphite and lithium mining, plans to join with a battery manufacturing partner to build a full-scale lithium-ion battery using recycled material from an EV power pack and upcycled anode material. The project aims to show that battery materials can be re-used over and over again,… Read more »
LG Chem Power CEO: We’re the Li-ion leader for PEVs because of material science
Q&A with LG Chem Power’s CEO: Dr. Prabhakar Patil on how the company became a Li-ion battery front-runner, the economics of building batteries, and why it spends little energy on what comes after lithium. Among Tier 1 automotive suppliers of lithium-ion cells, LG Chem is off to a clear lead, based on the number of announced… Read more »
UP Catalyst plans 20,000-tonne battery-grade graphite facility in Finland using CO₂ molten salt electrolysis
Estonian deep-tech company UP Catalyst has signed a Letter of Intent with Finnish energy company Oulun Energia to explore establishing a large-scale battery-grade graphite and carbon nanotube production facility in Oulu, Finland. The planned facility would use captured CO₂ from Oulun Energia’s operations as feedstock, targeting annual output of approximately 20,000 tonnes of sustainable battery-grade… Read more »
Vianode and cylib to integrate recycled graphite into European battery anodes
Norwegian anode graphite producer Vianode and German battery recycler cylib have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore integrating recycled graphite concentrate into Vianode’s next-generation anode materials. In the event of successful pilot testing, the two companies intend to negotiate a commercial supply agreement. Under the MoU, cylib will supply high-quality graphite concentrate recovered through… Read more »
Canadian industrial infrastructure developer BMI invests in Rock Tech Lithium
Canada-based industrial infrastructure platform company BMI is investing C$200 million ($146.2 million) to help develop Rock Tech‘s lithium converter facility in Red Rock, Ontario. Under the proposed investment partnership structure, Rock Tech will retain full control and responsibility for project development, engineering and operations, as well as all key technical, commercial and strategic decision-making. The… Read more »
Amorim Cork Solutions introduces cork composite for EV battery thermal runaway management
Amorim Cork Solutions has developed ETP058, a cork-based engineered composite for use between and around battery cells in EV and energy storage systems, combining thermal insulation, flame resistance and mechanical compressibility in a single material. The composite has a thermal conductivity of 0.054 W/m·K and meets UL94 V-0 flammability rating for samples thicker than 2… Read more »
Download the guide to groundbreaking advancements in bio-based heat shrink tubing
Sponsored by TE Connectivity. Due to the rising global demand for sustainable chemicals, the bio-based polymer market is anticipated to expand substantially in the future, based on industry forecasts. The primary driving force behind the development of bio-based polymers is their use of renewable, plant-based content which is critical given the public’s concern on the… Read more »
Dry electrode battery manufacturing: LiCAP says its solvent-free process can cut costs up to 50%
Drying out the EV battery manufacturing process. Reducing the cost of batteries is imperative #1 in today’s EV market. Battery costs have plummeted over the past few years, but by some estimates, the battery still accounts for roughly 40% of an EV’s total cost—and the higher upfront cost of EVs is the main impediment to broader adoption…. Read more »