Chinese automotive firm Kandi Technologies and battery manufacturer CBAK Energy Technology have formed a strategic partnership to establish two lithium battery production facilities in the US, at locations under evaluation. The first facility, focused on battery pack assembly, is slated for near-term development. The second facility, for battery cell manufacturing, will be a longer-term initiative… Read more »
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Ascend Elements to increase US lithium carbonate production
US battery materials manufacturer Ascend Elements is commissioning a new lithium carbonate recovery line at its battery recycling facility in Covington, Georgia in 2025 to start producing 99% pure lithium carbonate (Li₂CO₃) recovered from used lithium-ion batteries. The company plans to produce up to 3,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate annually. Its Hydro-to-Cathode direct precursor… Read more »
GM leads $50-million funding round in EnergyX to develop US lithium supply
GM’s investment arm GM Ventures is leading a $50-million Series B financing round in Energy Exploration Technologies (EnergyX) and will develop the company’s lithium extraction and refinery technology. EnergyX’s direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology can make lithium metal directly from brine, potentially in anode-ready form for EV batteries—enabling cost-effective and sustainable lithium recovery. This could… Read more »
LG Energy Solution partners with Compass Minerals to secure US lithium supply chain
LG Energy Solution has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP), a provider of essential minerals for producing battery-grade lithium. Under the terms of the MoU, Compass Minerals would supply LGES with lithium carbonate and hydroxide. LGES would be supplied with as much as 40% of Compass’s planned annual phase-one… Read more »
Researchers demonstrate aqueous lithium-air battery with energy density of 300 Wh/kg
Researchers at Mie University in Japan have developed a new protected lithium electrode for aqueous lithium-air batteries, which they presented at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. Lithium-air batteries are attracting a lot of attention, because of their potential to deliver much higher energy density than current Li-ion designs. Most recent studies have… Read more »
Time Magazine names PolyPlus lithium battery one of 2011’s 50 Best Inventions
The PolyPlus lithium-water battery could someday have a huge impact on EV technology.
Lilac completes direct lithium extraction pilot operations on the Great Salt Lake
US-based direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology developer Lilac Solutions has completed its lithium extraction pilot operations on Utah’s Great Salt Lake, a step toward building a commercial facility there. The pilot recorded strong performance results, including 87% average lithium recovery on 69 mg/L lithium brine, exceeding the FEL‑3 design basis of 84%, the company said…. Read more »
Sunrise secures US patent for lithium battery anode material prep method
Sunrise (Guizhou) New Energy Material, a subsidiary of Chinese graphite anode material manufacturer Sunrise New Energy, has been granted a US patent titled Preparation Method of an Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries. The method improves the initial Coulombic efficiency and power performance of graphite composites for next-generation high-energy and high-power lithium-ion batteries, according to the… Read more »
Aquatech acquires Koch’s direct lithium extraction business
US lithium processor Aquatech has acquired Koch Technology Solutions’ (KTS) direct lithium extraction (DLE) business, integrating the Li-Pro Lithium Selective Sorption (LSS) technology and IP portfolio into its PEARL process technology platform. The acquisition of KTS’s Li-Pro LSS technology adds direct lithium extraction to Aquatech’s process flowsheet IP, lithium conversion and crystallization capabilities. Spanning lithium… Read more »
Aqua Metals produces cathode active material from recycled nickel
US lithium-ion battery recycling firm Aqua Metals has produced cathode active material (CAM) from domestically sourced, recycled nickel. Aqua Metals recovered high-purity nickel from spent lithium-ion batteries and battery manufacturing scrap using its AquaRefining process. The company refined the recycled nickel into battery-grade nickel nitrate. One of its manufacturing partners then used a low-carbon, waste-reducing… Read more »