Five battery raw materials should be observed in 2020
Battery commodities should be given special attention in 2020. 2019 was a year largely marked by falling prices and disappointing performance in both the EV (electric vehicle) and consumer electronics sectors, according to research firm Wood Mackenzie on Monday. But interest in electrification shows no signs of diminishing. The value chain of a [...]
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Will tomorrow's battery technology be used today in Formula E?
Will the battery technology of tomorrow be used in Formula E today? On the Monteblanco race track in Spain, behind closed gates and away from the press, some of the world's largest racing teams rolled a new generation of electric cars onto the track for a two-day test. Behind every driver, wrapped in fiberglass, hid the most advanced battery pack [...]
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The fastest Lamborghini in its history gets a performance boost from a supercapacitor developed by MIT.
The fastest Lamborghini in its history receives a performance boost from a super capacitor developed by MIT. Lamborghini worked with researchers from MIT to develop its new supercapacitor technology. In contrast to lithium batteries, which store energy in chemical form, capacitors store electricity in an electrical field - like the static collection of energy from a balloon. Supercapacitors [...]
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WACKER participates in British battery material specialist Nexeon
WACKER acquires a stake in British battery materials specialist Nexeon Wacker Chemie AG is intensifying its research activities in the field of silicon-based materials for high-performance batteries with a stake in Nexeon Ltd. As the Munich-based chemical company announced today, WACKER is acquiring 25 percent of the shares in the British specialist company for new battery materials. WACKER and Nexeon have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Nexeon developed [...]
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Recycling of rare earths in the Harz planned
Recycling of rare earths planned in the resin Since their market launch in the late 1980s, sintered neodymium-iron-boron magnets have been used in many technical applications due to their extremely high energy density. However, there are no industrial recycling processes for these magnets. To change this, a consortium with the participation of the Clausthal University of Technology has launched the "Rare Earth Magnet Recycling" (SEMAREC) project [...]
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