April 7, 2022

How charge, discharge cycles make li-ion batteries bleed to death

There is a link between cracks that form in batteries’ structure during charge-discharge cycles and the depletion of vital liquids that carry charge.

April 6, 2022

BHP’s Nickel West to be fully powered by renewables

The 12-year deal with Italy's Enel will supply BHP with 100% of the power needed at three of its major nickel mines in Western Australia.

April 5, 2022

Vulcan Energy inks 20-year geothermal energy supply deal with Germany’s MVV

Vulcan Energy will provide up to 350 gigawatt hours of energy per year - enough to supply around 25,000 households.

April 5, 2022

Sigma Lithium to start civil works at vast Brazilian project

Grota do Cirilo is the largest hard rock lithium project in the Americas, slated to produce 440,000 tonnes of concentrate per year by end of 2023.

April 5, 2022

IGO says Western Areas may nix $829 million buyout

IGO says its takeover of nickel producer Western Areas might fall through after an independent expert concluded the offer was "neither fair nor reasonable".

April 5, 2022

Biden’s battery metals boost could ease US dependence on China

Reducing the US’s dependence on China for battery materials is a uniquely bipartisan issue.

April 5, 2022

Canada to invest $1.6 billion on mineral strategy for EV battery supply chain

Canada last month announced financial support for building two facilities that will make battery materials for electric vehicles, and one battery gigafactory.

April 5, 2022

‘Salty’ freeze-thaw battery a step toward seasonal storage

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a ‘freeze-thaw battery’ that locks in energy for months without losing much storage capacity.

April 5, 2022

Albemarle, Mineral Resources to speed up Wodgina lithium mine restart

The partners now expect first production from the idled lithium mine in May, to respond to "unprecedented” demand for the battery metal.

April 4, 2022

Governments ignore mining in electrification push

The US and Canadian governments have been good about providing incentives for EV buyers and manufacturers, but when it comes to mining, little support has been offered.