US is ‘10 to 20 years behind’ China in battery production: Report
The US is seriously lagging behind China in battery manufacturing and research, which holds a tight grip on the global…
The US is seriously lagging behind China in battery manufacturing and research, which holds a tight grip on the global…
A plan has been hatched to expand and diversify critical mineral supply chains globally for the booming EV battery industry…
A New Zealand-based startup just got $18 million to commercialize graphite made of wood chips for EV batteries in Europe…
Four companies will together produce new lithium-ion EV batteries that contain recycled metals in a US first.
Most of the materials required for batteries and other clean energy technology are dirty to mine. They’re also mostly controlled…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Scientists have taken another step toward making Li-ion battery recycling economical. The “world’s…
Volvo Cars announced today that it would become the first carmaker to implement global traceability of cobalt by applying blockchain…
Li-Cycle today launched one of Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery recycling centers, and it can process full EV battery packs.
A US district court judge has upheld the federal government’s decision to approve the Thacker Pass lithium mine – North…
Massachusetts metals refining company Nth Cycle is going to start producing mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP), a nickel product used in…
A 240-tonne mining haul truck is about to be fitted with a 1.4 megawatt-hour (MWh) prototype battery system that global…
Nth Cycle, a Beverly, Massachusetts-based battery recycling tech firm, has been awarded a $2.15 million grant from the US Department of Energy.
In order to qualify for the $7,500 tax credit, the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requires a proportion of battery minerals…
According to new forecasts, the lithium market is expected to double by 2030 as soaring EV demand accelerates.
Lithium is a vital component of EV batteries, and Winnipeg, Canada-headquartered Snow Lake Lithium says it’s committed to operating a…
Global chemical giant BASF is going to build a commercial battery-recycling, black-mass plant in Schwarzheide, a town in Brandenburg, eastern Germany.
The mineral graphite, as an anode material, is a crucial part of a lithium-ion (Li-on) battery. Electrek spoke with John…
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office has announced a conditional commitment to lend up to $107 million to…
President Joe Biden will today authorize the use of Title III of the Korean War-era Defense Production Act (DPA) to…
Big-battery manufacturing is ramping up to power EVs, but what will we do with the batteries when they’re dead? There’s…
In what it claims is a “world first,” British Lithium has produced lithium at pilot scale from the mica in…
As the electric car revolution ramps up, so does the need for critical minerals used in batteries, such as graphite….
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Denmark’s and Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm was inaugurated yesterday. A judge denies…
Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema won a landslide victory in the country’s election last week, beating the incumbent, Edgar Lungu. Hichilema’s…