Tag: Battery Production
Nature Alu: The technical background to producing high-purity aluminium
Denis Mazerolle explores the history and development of Canada-based producer of high-purity aluminium, Nature Alu.
Nature Alu is a Canadian high-purity aluminium producer – the...
Reducing emissions by using fuel cells on the continental shelf
A collaborative research team is developing technologies that can be adapted to make the oil and gas industry more energy efficient, such as fuel...
Building North America’s largest green battery recycling park
ACE Green Recycling (ACE) has announced plans to build and operate North America’s largest emission-free and sustainable green battery recycling park in Texas.
The 400,000...
The contribution of high purity materials to decarbonisation
ChemX Materials Ltd on supplying high purity materials to the energy transition and the decarbonisation markets.
ChemX Materials Ltd (ASX:CMX) currently has three projects that...
Li-Cycle: Sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling technology
Li-Cycle’s patented and sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling process offers a step towards a clean energy future.
Building a clean energy future may depend on a...
Finding new copper deposits for the green energy transition
Scientists at the University of Geneva have uncovered significant knowledge on the origins of copper deposit formation and finding new copper deposits.
Copper is amongst...
First acetylene-based conductive additives plant to be built in the US
Orion Engineered Carbons (NYSE: OEC), a speciality chemical company, announced plans on 5 May 2022 to build the first US acetylene-based conductive additives plant.
It...
$45m for advanced batteries for electric vehicles
The United States Department of Energy has announced $45m in funding to facilitate the development of advanced batteries for electric vehicles. It is hoped...
Solid-state technology: The next big revolution on the horizon
Iñigo Careaga, Business Analyst at CIC energiGUNE, explores the vast potential of solid-state technologies.
Although it may seem a modern concept, batteries have recently turned...
Lithium Power International: Pioneering the lithium supply chain
Industry-leading energy company Lithium Power International (LPI) is advancing their Maricunga brine project in Chile, a significant enhancement to the lithium supply chain.
Adversity often...
Scientists investigate lithium-ion batteries’ reliance on rare metals
Scientists from Tohoku University (TU) demonstrate a method that could diminish industrial reliance on rare metals in the production of lithium-ion batteries.
How can industrial...
Umicore and ACC collaborate on EV battery materials
Umicore and Automotive Cells Company (ACC) has signed a supply agreement for EV battery materials in Europe.
Meeting the demand for EV battery materials
Umicore will...
Before breaking ground: Challenges and opportunities for Mexican lithium
Andrew I Rudman and Cecily Fasanella of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars discuss the potential of Mexican lithium.
In response to the growing...
Investing in copper for a greener future
As demand grows for metals used in green technologies, Denis Miville-Deschênes, President and CEO of Highland Copper Company Inc., discusses why now is the...
Integrated approach: Lithium commodity production through battery assembly
American Lithium Minerals explores its six Nevada properties, its lithium commodity production and plans for two innovative battery plants.
American Lithium Minerals, Inc. (OTC: AMLM)...
Cleaner lithium – the Lake solution
Steve Promnitz, Managing Director at Lake Resources, highlights the challenges facing the lithium sector for batteries and EVs and how the company’s flagship Kachi...
Innovation is key to maintain rare earth supply chains
Rare earth supply chain processes highlight an example of a critical material where innovation is key to creating new supply.
Rare earth supply chains are...
One step closer to metal-free organic lithium-ion batteries
A collaborative research team has made significant progress towards realising metal-free organic lithium-ion batteries.
A joint group of scientists from the University of California, Los...
Galp and Northvolt to build advanced lithium conversion plant
Galp and Northvolt have selected Setúbal as the location for their Aurora lithium conversion plant, to develop integrated lithium-battery value-chain in Europe.
Longing to create...
Financing green technologies for a sustainable future
Lithium Power International’s Andrew Phillips discusses the environmental and economic benefits of investing in green technologies.
Investing in green technologies is essential to ensuring the...