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Northvolt, Europe’s Great EV Hope, Files for Bankruptcy After Failing to Reach Rescue Deal

Company once seen as the answer to domestic battery production Northvolt AB filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, bringing to an end a company that was once seen as the future of Europe’s battery production. The Swedish supplier for electric-vehicle manufacturers will see its business and its assets sold by a Swedish court-appointed trustee, according to …

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America’s Battery Industry Tries to Find Its Footing in Trump World

The sector is very much in limbo following a surge in activity during the Biden presidency. By Gabrielle Coppola ‘We Have Work to Do’ Last week, I attended the annual gathering of NaatBaat International, a trade group focused on building a homegrown battery industry in North America. The crowd of startup executives, scientists and consultants was about …

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Brookfield Makes $1.7 Billion Renewables Bet on Increasing AI, Data Power Needs

Announces deal to buy National Grid’s U.S. onshore renewables business including solar parks and onshore wind farms By Rachel Morison and William Mathis Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. agreed to spend US$1.7 billion in a deal to expand its U.S. onshore renewables business as the company bets there will be increasing demand for electricity from data …

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China’s Clean Energy Investments Nearing Scale of Global Fossil Investments, Researchers Find

BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) – China invested 6.8 trillion yuan ($940 billion) in clean energy in 2024, approaching the $1.12 trillion in global investment in fossil fuels, according to a new analysis for U.K.-based research organisation Carbon Brief. That was despite growth in China’s clean energy investments slowing to 7% from 40% in 2023 amid …

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Northvolt Threatens to Sue Creditors Over Seized Funds

The battery maker’s bankruptcy lawyer argued in a letter to creditors that Chapter 11 processes cover all countries Bloomberg News The steps to recover claims “violate United States federal law and an order from the U.S. Bankruptcy court,” Christopher T. Greco, a lawyer for Kirkland & Ellis LLP, wrote in the letter seen by newspaper …

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Burning Teslas Add to Toxic Pollution Delaying L.A. Return

The L.A. wildfires have taken at least 27 lives and destroyed thousands of homes As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles and home-battery storage systems. Lithium batteries from Tesla Inc., along with those from other carmakers, have …

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Giant Batteries Are Transforming the World’s Electrical Grids

Global energy storage capacity has tripled in recent years, thanks to an industry that barely existed a decade ago. Illustration: Jay Daniel Wright for Bloomberg Businessweek By David R Baker Inside an unmarked stucco building in a Silicon Valley office park, more than 1,000 black metal cabinets, each about the size of a fridge, line …

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Fire at Massive Battery Plant in California Forces Evacuations

As of late Thursday, a few dozen people were at a temporary evacuation centre This image from video shows flames rising after a major fire erupted Thursday afternoon at the Moss Landing Power Plant, located about about 124 kilometres south of San Francisco, Thursday, Jan.16, 2025. Photo by KSBW via AP MOSS LANDING, Calif. — …

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Texas Tops US States for Renewable Energy and Battery Capacity

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Texas is dominating the development of renewable energy generation and battery capacity within the United States, and is estimated to have installed nearly 80% more combined solar, wind and battery capacity than the next largest state. The Lone Star state has 42,000 megawatts (MW) of wind …

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Electric Dreams Turn into a Nightmare for Battery Metals

(Reuters) – It’s been a brutal year to be in the battery metals business. Prices of lithium, nickel and cobalt collapsed in 2023 and have continued grinding steadily lower over the course of 2024. A sector that was once racing to build new supply has been closing mines and deferring projects as low prices bite …

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