VanadiumCorp selects Quebec for flow battery electrolyte test facility

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March 30, 2023: VanadiumCorp Resource, the Canadian mining and technology company, has chosen Quebec to build an initial test facility for the production of vanadium electrolytes for VRFB batteries, the…

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No recovery plan for sunken ‘EV battery fire’ ship

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March 30, 2023: A vessel carrying 4,000 vehicles that sank in the Atlantic last year after a suspected EV battery fire will likely never be recovered and the cause of…

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Freyr launches battery cells demo plant

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March 30, 2023: Freyr Battery held an inaugural ceremony on March 29 for its battery cells customer qualification plant in the north of Norway. The CQP in Mo i Rana…

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US contest to find battery leaders of the future

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March 30, 2023: A three-year engineering competition to find the next generation of battery industry specialists has been launched by the US Department of Energy and auto firm Stellantis. Called…

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EU urged to form battery raw materials club with US

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March 30, 2023: Transport industry leaders have urged the EU to form a ‘raw materials club’ with the US to ensure a stable battery supply chain. The European Automobile Manufacturers’…

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Tesla’s Baglino receives Shep Wolsky award

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March 30, 2023: Drew Baglino, Tesla’s senior vice president for powertrain and energy engineering, was presented with the Shep Wolsky Battery Innovator award for 2023 during the International Battery Seminar…

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Spearmint picks up Texas BESS portfolio

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March 23, 2023: Spearmint Energy said on March 21 it had acquired the 900MW/2,000MWh ‘Nomadic’ portfolio of BESS assets for an undisclosed sum — in a move that makes the…

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EU clears Romania state-aid plan to boost energy storage

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March 23, 2023: Romania’s plans for a €103 million ($112 million) package of aid to expand energy storage in the country have been approved by the European Commission. The Commission’s…

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