Tesla signs cobalt deal with Glencore
Tesla's reluctant attitude towards cobalt is a warning to others. The unpredictable Elon Musk strikes again. Just as his electric vehicle company Tesla seemed to be moving away from using cobalt in its batteries, he signed a long-term supply contract for the controversial metal with Glencore. This from the man who swore to remove cobalt from the Tesla product mix [...]
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The United States is introducing an online tool to secure access to the world's rare earths
US Introduces Online Tool to Secure Access to the World's Rare Earths The US State Department has launched an online tool to stake America's claims to many of the world's rare earth minerals all in one High-tech variant, which aims to pave the way for emerging countries to certain standards in financing [...]
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FYI Resources is about to test run the HPA pilot plant
FYI Resources is about to test run the HPA pilot plant FYI Resources (ASX: FYI; FRA: SDL) intends to start the crucial one-week test run of its HPA pilot production in Western Australia in October. Since only a few tons of raw material from the exploration wells are available for the tests, this test production is being meticulously prepared. Everything is done to ensure that the tests are as meaningful as possible [...]
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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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Where to go with the old batteries?
What to do with the old batteries? The number of registrations for electric cars is increasing sharply. But where should the old drive batteries go? The Importeuverband Auto-Schweiz is striving for a recycling solution for the industry. Empa specialists support him. The jagged metal roller grinds its way into the battery modules, crushes the plastic frames, slits open the silver foils of the lithium polymer packs, tears everything up [...]
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Varta - Semi-Annual Report 2019. Forecast for 2019 has been raised again.
VARTA AG accelerates the high sales and earnings growth in the first half of 2019 - forecast for 2019 is raised again August 6, 2019 Group sales grow very dynamically in the first half of the year by 15,8% to EUR 151,5 million.Adjusted EBITDA continues to rise significantly more than proportionally 54,6% to EUR 37,2 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin improves very significantly by 6,2 [...]
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Largest European production center for lithium-ion batteries & charging systems in intralogistics - JT Energy Systems expands capacities
- Comprehensive strategic investment in future technology lithium-ion - Early expansion of production capacities for the rapidly growing electrical market - 42.000 sqm plant on 240.000 sqm land area - Creation of up to 200 jobs in the first step JT Energy Systems takes over the former Solarworld plant in Freiberg near Dresden. The beginning of 2019 by Jungheinrich AG and [...]
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Battery production in record speed
30.07.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX - With a new coating process, a research team from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has achieved the fastest production of electrodes for lithium-ion batteries to date. At the same time, the new process improves the quality of the electrodes and reduces production costs. When manufacturing electrodes for batteries, electrode material is applied as a thin paste in a rectangular pattern onto a sheet of [...]
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Is the FCEV the solution for electromobility?
24.07.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX - Do electric cars only drive better with batteries or fuel cells? At the moment, car manufacturers are mainly focusing on all-electric cars. But doesn't the fuel cell vehicle offer more advantages? An analysis. Electric car or fuel cell vehicle? If we want to get climate change under control, then we have to take care of climate-friendly mobility and alternatives to fossil fuel. Currently, the [...]
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