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Low Material Cost and Environmentally Friendly; What are Additional Challenges for Commercialization of Zinc-Ion Batteries?

published: 2023-05-15 9:30
Zinc-ion batteries come with many advantages, such as an abundance of zinc crust, affordance price tag, matured recycling technology, ability to store a mass amount of power, as well as the use of water-based electrolytes instead of the highly flammable organic solvents. However, there is still a long way ahead for the particular technology to attain commercialization, and now Swiss scientists could possibly take the first step in such direction. ...  more

Tesla Begins Construction of Lithium Refinery in US

published: 2023-05-15 9:30
In April of last year, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk announced via an online post that his company was planning to make a full-scale entry into mining and refining lithium. Now, over a year later, Tesla has started to take concrete steps towards this goal. On May 8 of this year, Elon Musk held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new lithium refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. Among the attendees of the event was Texas Governor Greg Abbott. ...  more

Gotion Hi-Tech’s LFP Batteries to Be Adopted for Volkswagen’s Vehicles Sold Outside China

published: 2023-05-12 9:30
On May 10, the major Chinese battery supplier Gotion Hi-Tech announced that its subsidiary, Hefei Gotion, has received a procurement confirmation letter from Volkswagenwerk AG (Volkswagen). According to the letter, Gotion Hi-Tech will supply LFP battery cells for Volkswagen’s vehicles sold outside of China. Subsequently, a comprehensive adoption by Volkswagen for its various model series could take place. ...  more

Microsoft Signs PPA with Nuclear Fusion Company Helion Energy

published: 2023-05-12 9:30
Microsoft announced on May 10th that they have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with nuclear fusion company Helion Energy. The latter plans to initiate operation for the first nuclear fusion power plant before 2028 at a targeted power generation of 50MW. ...  more