Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:37:05 +0000
The humble rice hull could provide EV battery makers with a more sustainable, bio-based graphite supply chain that outperforms conventional graphite, too.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 03:00:44 +0000
Stellantis is the latest US electric vehicle stakeholder to firm up its EV supply chain with synthetic graphite produced in Tennessee.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:20:33 +0000
New “Supercell” EV batteries are made with the help of high-tech atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, adapted for commercial use to reduce costs and enhance performance.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 02:07:17 +0000
Low-impact supply chain will fully integrate anode active material sourcing from mining to delivering battery material Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group Company, recently announced that it has signed a seven-year offtake agreement for the supply of natural graphite with Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (“NMG”; Quebec, Canada), … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 19:08:11 +0000
Off-take agreement with NOVONIX advances Panasonic Energy’s commitment to carbon footprint reduction and resilient supply chain in North American Osaka, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 17:40:30 +0000
The U.S. Geological Survey will invest more than $5.8 million to map critical-mineral resources in Alaska in partnership with the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. This partnership is a key step in securing a reliable and sustainable supply of the critical minerals that are essential to everything from household appliances and electronics to […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:20:59 +0000
When one person has something another needs, and that other person has something the first person needs, it makes sense to trade. Today, we learned how a manufacturer of heavy equipment, used in mining, is working toward a zero-emission future where batteries are needed. A mining company, on the other hand, is obtaining some of […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:22:23 +0000
Graphite has recently been classified as a “critical need” mineral for national security by the US government due to its key role in EV batteries and other significant technologies. Regrettably, around 80% of the present supply is sourced overseas, mostly from China. A big endeavor is currently in progress to create a new “Made in […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:30:14 +0000
Rare earth minerals and other battery materials are crucial for global politics. As this article explains, China’s power over the worlds clean technology advancements and medical progress came to a head in 2010 when it cut off supplies to Japan. This ultimately left Japan defenseless, and with no choice but to cave on the border […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 01:08:54 +0000
When it comes to electric vehicles and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, almost all of the discussion has been around the consumer tax credit for buying an electric vehicle, including the interesting new battery aspects of that. That’s a big topic, but there’s a whole other battery angle separate from the consumer tax credit, […]