Battery Metals

Plans to begin mining the seafloor for metals that could be used in the energy transition have been pushed back to at least next year after a meeting of the UN-backed regulator in Jamaica ended without agreement on how the industry would be regulated. The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) ruled out any […]

The company behind an industrial park in central Indonesia that is becoming a nickel production powerhouse says it is implementing measures to address growing environmental concerns over production of the commodity, a key component of stainless steel and batteries for electric vehicles. The Morowali industrial park, located in the town of the same name, covers […]

NASA may have just found a way to change the future of the aeronautics industry. Researchers at NASA’s Solid-state Architecture Batteries for Enhanced Rechargeability and Safety (SABERS) have successfully created a solid-state battery technically advanced enough to efficiently power an aircraft. Finding a way to make air travel greener has been a critical point of interest for […]

Republican lawmakers are probing Ford Motor Co.’s partnership with a Chinese battery company for its new $3.5 billion plant in Michigan, scrutinizing issues around American jobs, technology sharing and links to forced labor. Representatives Mike Gallagher and Jason Smith, chairmen of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the Ways and Means Committee, […]

POOLE, England, July 21 (Reuters) – A little-publicized clause in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act has companies scrambling to recycle electric vehicle batteries in North America, putting the region at the forefront of a global race to undermine China’s dominance of the field. The IRA includes a clause that automatically qualifies EV battery materials recycled […]

The Nissan Yokohama plant is not only the automaker’s oldest factory but also the first mass-production plant in Japan. Nissan’s decision to transition the plant to build solid-state EV batteries is symbolic of the industry’s transition to electric cars. Nissan Yokohama plant to build solid-state EV batteries After announcing its Yokohama Plant made its 40 millionth engine this […]

Jaguar Land Rover-owner Tata has confirmed plans to build its flagship electric car battery factory in the UK. The new plant in Somerset is expected to create 4,000 UK jobs and thousands more in the wider supply chain. Tata said it would invest £4bn in the site, but it is understood that the government is […]

US policymakers, eager to foster the country’s own electric-car supply chain, mostly agree Chinese raw materials shouldn’t play a prominent role in tomorrow’s American-made EVs. But what about battery materials produced with Chinese capital in other nations? Does that count? That thorny question has emerged as a key hurdle as the US Treasury Department fleshes […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government hopes to unveil a plan by the end of this year to streamline permitting for mining projects as the US and its allies push to accelerate the production of critical minerals in North America. Canada faces mounting pressure to keep pace with its southern neighbor as the US ramps up […]

Sugar additive plays a surprise role, boosting flow battery capacity and longevity for this grid energy resilience design. A team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has made a significant breakthrough in flow battery design using a common food and medicine additive called β-cyclodextrin, derived from starch. The study, […]