The European Union’s new Critical Raw Materials Act is a bold step forward in securing the region’s clean energy supply chains. Here, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence looks at how the Act’s…
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is delighted to announce its first Battery Gigafactories Asia Pacific – where the region’s government, industry and finance will meet to chart a course for the region’s lithium…
Growing demand for batteries means that significant volumes of batteries deployed to transport, portable and energy storage system applications will reach their end-of-life in the coming decades, posing the question:…
The passing of the US Inflation Reduction Act puts US automakers under pressure to localise their battery raw material supply in North America or secure supply from countries such as…
Project Blue looks at the evolving role of lithium in energy transition, and the opportunities and challenges that make lithium this decade’s key critical raw material This month we…
The three-day event is organized by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and will take place at the premises of KIT, Campus Nord in Karlsruhe/Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen. To register, please visit: https://www.storiesproject.eu/event-details/energy-conversion-and-storage-days…
Global natural resources Glencore, a major producer, recycler, and marketer of key battery metals, has announced an intention to partner, jointly with FCC Ámbito and Iberdrola, on establishing a lithium-ion…
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution has transformed the outlook for a host of minor metals, none more so than lithium. There are a wide range of opinions and projections as…
A first-of-its-kind copper and graphite combination discovered in basic energy research at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory could have implications for improving the energy efficiency of lithium-ion batteries,…
In this article for The Crucible, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence looks at the market for the secondary battery material mix known as “black mass”, the fundamentals and forecasts that underpin its…