Albemarle once focused on paper. Now it’s poised to capitalize on the electrification of the motor vehicle industry and continuing growth of the cellphone industry thanks to its bet years ago on lithium. Check out this detailed report from The Wall Street Journal.
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Moving to capitalizer on growing demand for lithium batteries to power electric vehicles, Charlotte-based Cirba Solutions says it will build a recycling plant near Columbia, S.C.
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The effort to satisfy a vast demand for lithium for electric vehicle batteries moved one step forward with a $375 million loan from the Department of Energy to Li-Cycle, a battery recycling company, to build a lithium-ion battery recovery plant near Rochester, New York.
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A new North Carolina State University study shows that extremely short pulses from a high-powered laser can cause tiny defects in lithium-ion battery materials – defects that can enhance battery performance.
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North Carolina’s growing lithium battery and energy sector is going to gain 205 jobs at an average wage of more than $94,000.
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Two lithium battery-focused projects with strong North Carolina ties will receive nearly $300 million in federal funding as part of new Department of Energy Grants.
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Honda says it will build a $3.5 billion joint-venture battery factory in rural southern Ohio and hire 2,200 people to staff it as the company starts to turn the state into its North American electric vehicle hub.
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General Motors is starting its own energy storage business using its Ultium battery packs to power homes and charge cars as well as to feed power back into the grid when needed.
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