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Morrow Batteries is making a significant impact on the electricvehicle industry by opening Europe’s first major lithium-iron phosphate battery factory. With a 1.5 billion kroner ($140 million) government funding boost, the Arendal plant aims to produce 43 gigawatt-hours of batteries by 2029, amid a surge in demand for energy storage systems. Morrow Batteries CEO Lars Christian Bacher emphasizes the critical nature of this year to prove the factory’s capability to meet a rapidly expanding market. How will this new production capacity influence the race for dominance in the electric vehicle sector? Discover all the details in the full publication. Bloomberg

Regarding launch of 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗼𝗳-𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 #𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆-𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 #𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 delivered duty-paid (DDP) to the United States, S&P Global Commodity Insights' Adriana Carvalho notes: "We're pleased to offer these first daily domestic price assessments that will support market participants' growing needs for price transparency as the North American electric battery market develops further, bringing new insights to day-to-day decision-making." For more: https://okt.to/oY2Jx0

Regarding launch of 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗼𝗳-𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 #𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆-𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 #𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 delivered duty-paid (DDP) to the United States, S&P Global Commodity Insights' Adriana Carvalho notes: "We're pleased to offer these first daily domestic price assessments that will support market participants' growing needs for price transparency as the North American electric battery market develops further, bringing new insights to day-to-day decision-making." For more: https://okt.to/28qpvu

Don’t miss battery testing expert Chara Diaz’s upcoming webinar: Unveiling Trends in the Battery Industry: Insights from Third-Party Testing on Mar 27 at 10 am EDT. Third-party testing organizations like Element test new technologies from battery manufacturers around the world, giving us a unique perspective on emerging industry trends. If you’d like to learn more, register at the link below. If you can’t attend the live event, register to get a recording of the webinar emailed to you. #ElementInBatteryTesting #BatteryTesting #BatteryTechnology https://ow.ly/NrFj50QYM9T 

Colloquially dubbed the “new oil,” lithium-ion batteries are key to the #energytransition and dominate today’s storage and EV markets. A growing need for diverse battery applications, however, is leading developers to explore new chemistries, opening opportunities that could transform the battery landscape of the future. https://buff.ly/3uWp7MT

ReElement executes MOU for offtake of LFP black mass with Duesenfeld. Our partnership with Duesenfeld will include regular deliveries of high quality LFP black mass to our facilities in Noblesville and Marion to refine and recover back to battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide. "We believe this relationship can grow both domestically as well in Germany as EV adoption grows and LFP-based energy storage solutions, which is already the world’s most popular lithium-based battery, continues to grow. We couldn’t be more thankful for the hard work of the ReElement and Duesenfeld teams to move efficiently to address and lead in solving supply chain and sustainability challenges for battery grade lithium.”  - Chris Moorman, Chief Commercial Officer, ReElement Technologies. ReElement will receive Duesenfeld's high quality LFP black mass that will be refined to 99.99%+ pure lithium that can feed directly back into the battery supply chain. The companies will continue to work together to expand operations and output of high purity lithium products, while also working together to expand into other battery chemistries.

Third-party testing organizations have a unique insight into battery industry trends. Our experts work with battery manufacturers and buyers of all sizes who serve different markets and produce vastly different products. If you’re curious about what testing experts are seeing in the industry, attend Chara Diaz’s upcoming webinar: Unveiling Trends in the Battery Industry: Insights from Third-Party Testing on Mar 27 at 10 am EDT. If you can’t attend the live webinar, register to have a recording sent to you via email. #ElementInBatteryTesting #BatteryTesting #BatteryTechnology https://ow.ly/tyhM50QP5rE 

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Meet my colleagues Aurélie André and Benjamin Jung at the Fast Market Conference in Amsterdam to talk about your Evaporation and Crystallization projects for battery materials and battery recycling!

#BESS market appears to be entering a new era of energy-dense "zero degradation" batteries. Last week CATL and Rept announced new impressive products that pack >6 MWh in a standard 20-ft container and promise 5 years / 1800 cycles of operation without capacity loss. - CATL announced 6.25 MWh Tener / Tianheng product, 15 000 cycles lifetime. Zero degradation in first 5 years. - Rept Battero announced 6.9MWh WENDING storage system saying "Our next-gen technology employs decay inhibition and active lithium regeneration techniques, delivering a remarkable 1800-cycle zero-degradation performance." Thushan Pathirana commented that "zero degradation" can be achieved through a process called Pre-Lithiation where additives gradually release extra lithium in the first operational cycles of a cell which results in increased capacity. See the chart below. I'd be very interested to hear more about this! Dr. Simon Engelke, Arthur Claire, BatteryMBA or any other expert on LinkedIn, can you comment?