Europe – EU has rolled out comprehensive regulations aimed at fostering greener and safer battery technologies. The new rules, announced by the European Commission, are poised to reshape the battery landscape by emphasizing recycling efficiency and enabling consumer empowerment.
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Germany – Fortum Battery Recycling is considering the establishment of a production facility for sustainable secondary battery materials in Artern, Thuringia, Germany.
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Germany/South Korea – NGK has recently partnered with BASF Stationary Energy Storage (BSES), a subsidiary of BASF SE, to deliver and operate a NAS battery system for G-Philos, a South Korean electric power systems manufacturer.
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United States – Researchers at the University of Maryland found that a component found in crustaceans called chitin can be used to create environmentally friendly batteries.
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Sweden – Northvolt and Stora Enso have signed a letter of intent to purchase the Kvarnsveden Mill in surrounding industrial area of Borlänge, Sweden.
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Norway – Honeywell and FREYR Battery have signed an agreement under which FREYR will use Honeywell’s leading technology offerings in their manufacturing process, subject to viability.
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United Kingdom – Reliance New Energy Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has signed definitive agreements to purchase Faradion Limited’s entire shareholding for GBP 100 million.
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Sweden – The first battery cell has been assembled at Northvolt Ett gigafactory in northern Sweden.
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Norway – One of the world’s leading publicly traded manufacturers and suppliers of energy storage systems has agreed to purchase at least 31 GWh of FREYR Battery’s low-carbon battery cells (ESS).
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Australia – A research collaboration between electromaterials researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW) and a private next-generation battery material company, Sicona Battery Technologies (Sicona), may be the game-changer the sector has been waiting for, to create cheaper and more efficient Li-ion batteries in the future, by improving the battery materials that go into the anode as well as the cathode.
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