Batteries

Chile

Grenergy Buys 2.6 GWh BYD Batteries For Chile Projects & More

Spanish renewable energy company Grenergy has signed an agreement with BYD Energy Storage to procure 2.6 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for its Ce…

United States

GM, LG Energy Solution to repurpose Tennessee EV battery plant for energy storage

General Motors and battery partner LG Energy Solution announced on Tuesday that they are transforming an electric vehicle battery factory in Tennessee to produc…

Solar Panels and Heat Pumps to Be More Expensive in 2026

Workers install solar panels on the rooftop of a home in Poway, California.The elimination of US tax credits for residential heat pumps, solar panels and batter…

Battery

Sinopec and LG Chem Sign Agreement to Jointly Develop Sodium-Ion Battery Materials

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and LG Chem announced a joint development agreement on key materials for sodium-ion batteries, aiming to advanc…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Samsung SDI in Talks With Tesla to Supply Energy Storage Batteries, Shares Soar

South Korea’s Samsung SDI announced on Tuesday that it is in discussions with Tesla to supply energy storage batteries, in a deal estimated by local media…

Energy Storage Project

Energy Storage Could Cut Brazil’s Electricity System Costs 16% in 2029

A recent study highlights that implementing energy storage technologies, such as lithium-ion batteries and pumped hydro, could lower Brazil’s electricity …

South Korea

SK on Completes New Pilot Plant for All-Solid-State Batteries

SK On, part of South Korea’s SK Group, completed its all-solid-state battery (ASSB) pilot plant on September 15 at the SK On Institute of Future Technolog…

Battery

SK On to Supply LFP Batteries to Flatiron Energy

SK On, a South Korean battery manufacturer, has signed a supply agreement with Flatiron Energy Development, a U.S.-based company, to provide lithium iron phosph…

Metal

CATL Suspends Production at China Lithium Mine

On August 10, 2025, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), a leading global manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries, announced a temporary suspensi…

Belgium

Syensqo and Cylib Successfully Produce High-Purity LiOH From Spent EV Batteries

Syensqo, based in Brussels, Belgium, and cylib, headquartered in Aachen, Germany, have reached a significant milestone in sustainable battery materials processi…

Electric Vehicles

GM Gears up to Build Low-Cost LFP EV Batteries in Tennessee After Announcing New Upgrades

General Motors (GM), through its joint venture Ultium Cells with LG Energy Solution, announced on Monday plans to upgrade its battery manufacturing facility in …

Energy Storage Project

Tesla to Build Grid-Side Energy Storage Station in Shanghai

U.S. car manufacturer Tesla has signed an agreement with Chinese partners to develop a grid-side energy storage station in Shanghai. The project will utilize Te…

Finland

Metso to Launch PCAM Pilot and Demo Production Plants

Metso Corporation, based in Espoo, Finland, has announced the launch of pilot and demonstration plants to advance the development and production of precursor ca…

Metal

Chile’s SQM Misses Profit Estimates as Lithium Prices Remain Under Pressure

On Wednesday, SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium producer based in Chile, reported that its first-quarter profit for 2025 fell short of expectations …

Electric Vehicles

CATL’s First 100-Second Swappable EV Batteries Debut, Proving How Far Ahead China Is

On May 25, Changan Automobile began delivering the first electric vehicles equipped with CATL’s new Choco-SEB swappable battery technology in China. The v…