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Fraunhofer IPK develops technical standards for EU digital battery passport

The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK, a research institute in Berlin, is participating with the Battery Pass Consortium to design and implement the technical standards of the EU’s digital battery passport. The passport will be required by the EU Batteries Act for new traction batteries, two-wheeled-vehicle batteries and industrial batteries with… Read more »

Aqua Metals and 6K Energy collaborate to establish sustainable US battery supply chain

Aqua Metals has developed a process for recycling lithium-ion batteries that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective than current methods (see our recent in-depth interview with company execs). Now Aqua has signed a strategic supply agreement with battery materials supplier 6K Energy to establish a more sustainable supply chain for battery… Read more »

NOVONIX to receive $103 million in tax credits to support production of critical battery materials in Tennessee.

Battery materials and technology company NOVONIX has been selected to receive a $103-million tax credit under section 48C of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Allocation Program, to support production of critical battery materials at its Riverside facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The 48C tax credit is designed to incentivize clean energy property manufacturing, industrial decarbonization, and… Read more »

ENNOVI introduces new production process for low-voltage EV battery cell contacting systems

ENNOVI, a provider of mobility electrification solutions, has introduced a new process for producing flexible circuits for low-voltage signals in EV battery cell contacting systems. “While flexible printed circuits (FPC) are often employed in these systems, they are the most expensive component in the current collector assembly,” says the company. “ENNOVI’s flexible die-cut circuit (FDC)… Read more »

24M Technologies introduces new recycling process for its SemiSolid EV batteries

Massachusetts-based 24M Technologies, an MIT spinout that has a partnership agreement with Volkswagen, has unveiled a new recycling process for its SemiSolid EV batteries. 24M says its new Liforever tech, which is built into the company’s battery manufacturing process, offers a way to recycle battery materials like lithium iron phosphate (LFP) more efficiently and cost-effectively…. Read more »

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

Q&A with Umicore’s Robert Privette Umicore traces its roots to a Belgian mining company formed in 1906. Since then, it has moved on from mining to a variety of high-tech pursuits including refining, recycling and the manufacture of specialized metal products. Today it’s one of Belgium’s largest companies, and has a strong presence in e-mobility,… Read more »

Toyota to source recycled EV battery components from Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials, the battery recycling company founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, is focused on two of the most critical battery components: cathode active materials (CAM) and anode copper foil. Together, these two components account for the majority of the cost of a battery cell, the company explains, and at the moment, they are produced… Read more »

Altilium works to transform mine tailings into valuable EV battery materials

UK-based clean technology group Altilium has secured over £700,000 in UK government funding for two collaborative research projects focused on the recovery of copper and rare earth elements (REE) from mine waste. Building on previous work to recover lithium and other battery materials from end-of-life EV batteries, Altilium is partnering with CPI and the Camborne… Read more »

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