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A Deeper Look at Hidden Damage: Nano-CT Imaging Maps Internal Battery Degradation

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The minerals that power lithium-ion batteries—including lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite—are both highly valuable and difficult to come by. As battery storage capacity across the United States continues to grow, constraints on the mining, refining, and processing of key minerals leaves our energy systems vulnerable to the fluctuations of … [continued]

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NREL & Crysalis Biosciences Collaborate To Scale Up Domestic Biomanufacturing Technologies

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Public–Private Partnership Advances Research That Turns US Biomass Into National Sources of Fuel, Rubber, and Battery Materials The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is known for its groundbreaking research in impactful bioenergy technologies and invention of performance-advantaged chemicals and materials. But some of its most … [continued]

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China Dominates Global Trade of Battery Minerals

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China has a major role at each stage of the global battery supply chain and dominates interregional trade of minerals. China imported almost 12 million short tons of raw and processed battery minerals, accounting for 44% of interregional trade, and exported almost 11 million short tons of battery materials, packs, … [continued]

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