Canadian silicon anode materials developer NEO Battery Materials has announced that its P-300N silicon battery material has outperformed its target metrics for long-term capacity testing. The P-300N High-Stability Variant exhibited over 90% capacity retention for 300 cycles in the coin full cell format, exceeding the target set at 80% retention given the same cycle frequency. … Continue reading “NEO Battery Materials’ silicon battery achieves over 90% capacity retention at 300 cycles in coin cell”
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Avery Dennison Performance Tapes has introduced a new EV Battery Venting Materials Portfolio to help counter the risk of thermal runaway and increase safety in EV batteries. These venting solutions include single- and double-coated anisotropic filmic tapes with proprietary fire-barrier coatings and pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) for bonding. EV battery manufacturers implement venting strategies at the … Continue reading “Avery Dennison introduces new EV battery venting materials portfolio”
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Still, Kwon said the federal awards could help to lay the foundation for statewide Buy Clean efforts in a few important ways. Public agencies need to start compiling emissions and environmental data on the companies and facilities that provide construction materials. States also need to work closely with contractors and local companies to share information on … Continue reading “States get $1.2B to build roads, highways with low-carbon materials”
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Battery materials producer Integrals Power has begun distributing samples of its Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) battery cathode materials to customers in both Europe and the US. This milestone follows the successful production of these materials at Integrals Power’s UK pilot plant. The LFP and LMFP cathode materials were fully … Continue reading “Integrals Power begins distributing samples of UK-made LFP and LMFP battery cathode materials”
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Diamond Edge Ventures (DEV), the US-based investing arm of Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical, has invested in Boston Materials, a US startup manufacturing critical materials for semiconductors, aerospace parts and automotive components. Boston Materials has developed a manufacturing process that produces a new class of materials that are conductive and durable like metal yet light like plastic. … Continue reading “Mitsubishi Chemical invests in $13.5-million Boston Material’s Z-axis carbon fiber technology”
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Canada-headquartered metals recycler Cyclic Materials has signed a collaboration agreement with SYNETIQ, a UK-headquartered vehicle salvage and recycling company, for the recycling of end-of-life electric motors containing rare earth elements. The motors to be supplied by SYNETIQ include hybrid and EV drive motors, as well as auxiliary motors found in all vehicles. To help meet … Continue reading “Cyclic Materials and SYNETIQ partner to recycle rare earth elements from vehicle motors”
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Paraclete Energy, a producer of silicon-based anode materials for the EV and battery markets, has reached a cost of $35/kWh for its SILO Silicon anode materials—below the typical cost of $53/kWh for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries using graphite anodes. Paraclete Energy’s silicon anode materials offer specific energy of over 520 Wh/kg, exceeding traditional graphite … Continue reading “Paraclete Energy achieves cost-effective silicon anode materials”
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The EU and the Republic of Serbia have signed an agreement launching a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and EVs. The partnership aims to support the development of new local industries and jobs along the electric vehicle value chain. It builds on a Stabilization and Association Agreement that came into force … Continue reading “EU signs strategic EV raw materials partnership with Serbia”
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Lucid Motors and Graphite One have signed a new non-binding supply agreement that involves synthetic anode active materials. Through the agreement, the American automaker looks to cater its BEV supply chain to more locally sourced materials. As you probably already know, Lucid Motors ($LCID) is a California-based BEV automaker currently selling one flagship model – … Continue reading “Lucid Motors to further localize supply chain under materials agreement with Graphite One”