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OCSiAl contributes nanotubes to EU project on aircraft battery cells
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OCSiAl contributes nanotubes to EU project on aircraft battery cells

OCSiAl is contributing its TUBALL single-wall carbon nanotubes to ELEVATE, a Horizon Europe project that aims to develop aviation-grade battery cells exceeding 400 Wh/kg in specific energy—a level that is widely considered essential for commercially viable electric regional aircraft. OCSiAl is one of 11 partners in ELEVATE. The consortium is combining silicon-rich anodes and dry-coated…

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Purpose-built containers changed how one company ships damaged batteries
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Purpose-built containers changed how one company ships damaged batteries

Sponsored by Labelmaster. Damaged, defective or recalled (DDR) batteries are classified as dangerous goods, and shipping them safely usually means one battery per container. For Renewance, a company managing end-of-life EV and energy storage batteries at scale, that requirement increases both cost and handling time. Renewance found a better packaging option in Obexion AG—a reusable,…

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Electrified Materials signs letter of intent to acquire battery lifecycle firm Blackion
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Electrified Materials signs letter of intent to acquire battery lifecycle firm Blackion

Electrified Materials (EMCO), the majority-owned recycling subsidiary of American Resources, has signed a binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire all of the equity in Blackion, a lithium-ion battery lifecycle and critical materials company. The all-stock deal values Blackion at about $13.2 million, based on an agreed $275 million pre-money valuation of EMCO. Blackion handles…

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Dacia is preparing the most affordable electric car
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Dacia is preparing the most affordable electric car

The Romanian brand Dacia, owned by the French conglomerate Renault, has chosen its production site for its unique new vehicle. The mass production of this ultra-budget urban electric car, based on the Dacia Hipster concept, will begin next year at a factory in China’s Xi’an city. Previously, this assembly line produced the previous generation of the Spring electric car, but after the shift to the new model…

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