Battery Metals

Australia will team up with Germany to create new opportunities for the study of critical minerals as the countries aim to meet climate and energy targets, Australia’s Minister of Resources said in a statement on Thursday. Demand for rare earths and minerals like lithium, cobalt and nickel, which are key for a transition to green […]

Sodium, magnesium, and potassium have all been vying for lithium’s place in rechargeable batteries of the future. Now researchers in Austria have added an unusual contender to the mix: oxygen. The team has made a new oxygen-ion battery that can store about a third of the energy by weight compared to lithium ion but could have a much […]

Australia will team up with Germany to create new opportunities for the study of critical minerals as the countries aim to meet climate and energy targets, Australia’s Minister of Resources said in a statement on Thursday. Demand for rare earths and minerals like lithium, cobalt and nickel, which are key for a transition to green […]

Tesla will be receiving lithium supplies from Quebec, giving it an edge in meeting the Inflation Reduction Act’s battery requirements for EV tax credits. A MAJOR SOURCE OF LI IN NORTH AMERICA In a press release, Tesla lithium supplier Piedmont Lithium Inc. announced the official restart of commercial spodumene concentrate production in North America. Spodumene […]

Sweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of a push to transform piles of mine waste and by-products into rare earths vital for the green energy revolution, hoping to substantially cut dependence on Chinese supply. Prices of the minerals used in products from electric cars to wind turbines have been strong, and a […]

Rising demand for electric vehicles (EV) around the world is encouraging automakers such as Tesla Inc, Volkswagen and Stellantis NV to step up efforts to secure raw materials needed for making batteries. Following are some of the deals major automakers have announced with suppliers and miners: TESLA 26-Aug-2022 – Panasonic Holdings Corp, a supplier to Tesla, is […]

A recent, 200-page report released by Australia’s science agency CSIRO indicates that the national electricity market (NEM) could require a 10 to 14-fold increase in its electricity storage capacity between 2025-2050. This, in order to respond to rapidly rising energy demand spurred by the ongoing electrification of building and transport industries. The study also found […]

The International Seabed Authority will start accepting applications in July from companies that want to mine the ocean’s floor, a decision that came after the UN body spent the past two weeks debating standards for the new and controversial practice. Deep-sea mining would extract cobalt, copper, nickel, and manganese – key battery materials – from […]

European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager said on Thursday that she is optimistic that an electric vehicle battery minerals trade agreement can soon be reached with the US that is similar in substance to Washington’s deal this week with Japan. Vestager told reporters in Washington that European Union and US negotiators are working on […]

The European Union and the US are nearing an agreement on critical minerals that would provide EU companies access to some of the massive green subsidies offered in President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The deal will likely be similar to an agreement the US signed with Japan this week that also included a commitment […]