Renault Group is using a unique approach to unveil its upcoming hot hatch, the Renault 5 Turbo 3E. The company’s documentary series Anatomy of a Comeback premiered on Prime Video […]
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Nyobolt has been showing how its high-power density, fast-charging battery technology works in the real world by unveiling the drivable Nyobolt EV prototype. The Cambridge-based company’s innovative battery technology promises to revolutionize […]
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Stellantis and CATL have announced plans to jointly invest up to €4.1 billion in a new battery manufacturing facility in Zaragoza, Spain, marking a significant expansion of Europe’s EV supply […]
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BMW Group has inaugurated its new Aeroacoustics and Electric Drive Center (AEC) at the company’s Research and Innovation Center in Munich, replacing a wind tunnel that had been in operation […]
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Scientist Toby Bond says a new type of lithium-ion battery material called a single-crystal electrode can last decades, and be used in “second-life applications” such as storing wind and solar energy for the electrical grid.
Battery cathode active materials (CAM) developer Nano One Materials has conducted a study with chemical processing company Worley Chemetics to demonstrate the economic advantages of Nano One’s patented One-Pot process for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode production.
The comparative analysis showed that One-Pot could reduce total invested capital costs and operational costs of two 25,000-tonne-per-year plants by at least 30%, while using up to 80% less energy than an incumbent method. One-Pot also eliminates sodium sulphate wastewater, and could use up to 80% less process water.
The One-Pot process eliminates the iron and phosphate precursor steps (pCAM) by integrating them with the lithium addition step (CAM) in a high-efficiency thermal process. These factors reduce complexity, costs, footprint and energy consumption, which should make it easier to site, permit, construct and operate a plant.
Nano One and Worley have also completed a layout of the modular plant and are accelerating engineering and qualification of vendor equipment to complete the LFP CAM Technology Package.
Worley and Nano One entered into a strategic alliance agreement and a license agreement in May 2024, and are jointly developing, marketing and licensing the LFP CAM Package.
Nano One acquired an LFP production facility in Candiac, Québec from Johnson Matthey in the fourth quarter of 2022, which is serving as a launchpad for Nano One and Worley’s “design-one-build-many” licensing strategy. Capacity expansion at the plant is supported in part by a $12.9-million award from the US Department of Defense announced in September 2024, while the design and construction of equipment are being supported in part by a C$2.8-million award from Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen).
“We are working collaboratively with Nano One on initial sales efforts while developing a detailed LFP CAM technology package for potential licensees,” said Laura Leonard, Worley Group President of Technology Solutions.
Source: Nano One
EVgo has just announced the closing of its $1.25 billion guaranteed loan facility from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). The financing will enable the construction of 7,500 public charge points across the USA.
Factorial Energy has scaled up the first of its Solstice solid-state battery cells developed with Mercedes-Benz to a capacity of 40 Ah. The US developer revealed the A-samples, characterized by their dry cathodes, in relevant sizes for electric cars.
The St. Gallen public transport company (VBSG) has announced that it is cancelling the supply contract signed with Ebusco in the spring for twelve electric buses and putting the procurement of the vehicles out to tender again. The dozen electric buses were actually due to hit the streets of St. Gallen from 2025.
The British-Australian mining group Rio Tinto is investing $2.5 billion in expanding its Rincon project in Argentina. The Rincon mine will supply up to 60,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year. Subject to approval, the expansion is scheduled to begin in mid-2025 and production in 2028.