Boston-based lithium metal battery technology company Pure Lithium has acquired the assets of private US vanadium cathode materials company Dimien. The purchase aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of Pure Lithium’s lithium metal vanadium (LVO) battery. Dr. Brian Schultz, Dimien founder and CEO, will become Pure Lithium’s VP of Business Development and Technology, and… Read more »
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Integrals Power begins distributing samples of UK-made LFP and LMFP battery cathode materials
Battery materials producer Integrals Power has begun distributing samples of its Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) battery cathode materials to customers in both Europe and the US. This milestone follows the successful production of these materials at Integrals Power’s UK pilot plant. The LFP and LMFP cathode materials were fully… Read more »
NOVONIX and ICoNiChem to collaborate on battery cathode feedstock
Battery materials and technology company NOVONIX and UK-based ICoNiChem Widnes, which produces cobalt and nickel salts, have signed a collaboration agreement to develop nickel-based cathode active materials (CAM). The two-year project, with a total budget of C$515,686 ($373,687) between the two companies, aims to further improve the sustainability of NOVONIX’s technology by incorporating recycled metal… Read more »
Lyten to build lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory in Nevada
Lithium-sulfur batteries, which feature high energy density, and don’t need problematic minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite, are widely seen as a possible replacement for today’s lithium-ion batteries. Lyten, which calls itself a “supermaterial applications company,” has long been a pioneer in Li-S technology. Now the company has announced plans to invest more… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz opens battery recycling factory in Germany
Mercedes-Benz has opened its own EV battery recycling plant in Kuppenheim, Germany, which uses an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process to recover raw materials. The plant has an annual capacity of 2,500 metric tons and an expected recovery rate of more than 96%. The plant carries out all steps, from shredding battery modules to drying and processing… Read more »
Altilium to produce EV battery cells using recovered materials
UK-based battery materials recycling company Altilium has announced a project to produce EV battery cells using cathode active materials recovered from end-of-life EV batteries and validate them for use in vehicles for UK-based luxury car manufacturer JLR. The project is supported by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK under the latest round of its Advanced Route… Read more »
H2020 SOLiDIFY consortium produces prototype solid-state lithium battery
The H2020 SOLiDIFY consortium, coordinated by Belgian research organization Imec, has developed a lithium-metal solid-state battery with high energy density. The prototype battery pouch cell, manufactured by Imec in the assembly lab at EnergyVille, Belgium, has a “liquid-to-solid” processed solid electrolyte, which was jointly developed by Imec and its 13 consortium partners. The cell has… Read more »
Leclanché’s new Li-ion battery cell features Echion’s niobium-based anode material
Swiss energy storage provider Leclanché has developed a new Li-ion battery cell called XN50, which features Echion Technologies’ XNO, a niobium-based active anode material. “The cell provides integrators and OEMs with a differentiated battery option that outperforms existing chemistries in heavy-duty e-mobility, rail and marine applications,” says the company. Leclanché is set to replace its… Read more »
Microvast unveils LFP-based ME6 energy storage solution
Texas-headquartered battery technology company Microvast has introduced its ME6 energy storage system (ESS) and the 565 Ah lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, designed to meet the demands of ESS customers for long-term performance, cost-efficiency and reliability. The company is shifting its ESS market focus on production of its LFP battery systems—which it is moving from… Read more »
Cyclic Materials and SYNETIQ partner to recycle rare earth elements from vehicle motors
Canada-headquartered metals recycler Cyclic Materials has signed a collaboration agreement with SYNETIQ, a UK-headquartered vehicle salvage and recycling company, for the recycling of end-of-life electric motors containing rare earth elements. The motors to be supplied by SYNETIQ include hybrid and EV drive motors, as well as auxiliary motors found in all vehicles. To help meet… Read more »