Minerals firm ICL To Invest $400 Million in Lithium Battery Materials Facility in US Updated On Fri, Oct 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Global minerals conglomerate ICL has announced that it plans to build a $400 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) manufacturing plant in St. Louis, USA. ICL held that this is expected to be the first large-scale LFP material manufacturing plant in the United States. ICL was awarded $197 million through the Bipartisan […] Read more
DOE Awards $100 Million to Group14 Technologies for Battery Production Updated On Thu, Oct 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Group14 Technologies announced that it has been selected as a recipient of the first set of projects funded by US President Joe Biden’s ‘Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’ to expand domestic battery manufacturing for electric vehicles and the electrical grid. Group14 held that it will receive $100 million for battery materials processing and battery manufacturing to support […] Read more
ACC & ProLogium Partner to Accelerate Solid-State Battery Development Updated On Tue, Oct 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy To step-up cooperation in the development of electric vehicle (EV) solid-state battery, Automotive Cells Company (ACC) and ProLogium Technology have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The official statement held that under the agreement, ACC and ProLogium will focus their joint efforts on the collaboration for the development solid-state EV battery development. […] Read more
WBSEDCL Floats Tender 205 EV Charging, Battery Swapping Stations Updated On Tue, Oct 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy A public-private partnership (PPP) is being sought by the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (WBSEDCL) to build EV charging stations to increase e-mobility in the region, an official announced recently. According to him, 205 charging or battery-swapping stations for various car types are being built by the state-run utility, which is looking for […] Read more
Battery-Swapping Firm Chargeup Hosts EV Mela in Delhi Updated On Mon, Oct 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Recently in Delhi, battery-swapping company Chargeup held its first-ever EV Mela in Uttam Nagar, West Delhi. NBFCs, EV OEMs, e-commerce and food commerce businesses like Hero Electric, Lohia Auto, Shema Electric, GEM, PaisaLo, Zomato, Blinkit, Vahan, Rapido, and Uber were among the stakeholders that gathered at the special event. This was the first time a […] Read more
The Contra View: 5 Arguments Against Battery Swapping Updated On Mon, Oct 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy A lot has been written about the advantages of Battery Swapping to make a shift to renewable energy for mobility. The value of Battery Swapping lies in the fact that separating the price of the electric car from the battery, its costliest part, will make it attractive to the customer. However, in the interest of […] Read more
Renew Power to Invest INR 30,000 Cr in Solar, Wind Energy By 2025 Updated On Mon, Oct 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Renewable energy conglomerate ReNew Power hopes to invest INR 30,000 crore in the coming two years in solar and wind energy capacities according to reports. ReNew Power Chairman Sumant Sinha has said that ReNew has 5,000 MW of projects which it is building presently as it has won auctions and has Power Purchase Agreements. The […] Read more
Ascend Elements, EcoPro Group Collaborate for Supply of Recycled Battery Materials Updated On Fri, Oct 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Massachusetts-based battery recycling company, Ascend Elements and South Korea-based battery materials company EcoPro Group, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in the development, qualification, and integration of recycled battery materials into cathode products of EcoPro. The official statement mentioned that EcoPro is a cathode active material (CAM) supplier to some of the […] Read more
US Residential Solar Systems See Growth in Size, Decline in Price Updated On Tue, Oct 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy An annual solar report released by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LNBL), Tracking the Sun, has made key observations about the residential solar systems in the US. The report records the trends in the US market for close to 2.5 million systems installed in 2021 year-end, along with the preliminary data for the first half of […] Read more
