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The first electric school bus in Poland will carry children to classes in Godzianów near ?ód?. Solaris will supply the electric bus to the Municipality of Godzianów in October this year. The purchase of the electric school bus was subsidized by NFO?iGW iGW (the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management).
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €125-million loan with Umicore, the Belgian-based global materials technology and recycling group, to finance part of the greenfield production facility for cathode materials in Poland. ska, EIB Vice-President overseeing operations in Poland. —Teresa Czerwi?ska,
Mercedes-Benz Cars will build a battery factory at the site in Jawor, Poland, and thus extend its global battery production network to nine factories. We will produce batteries on our own, what we consider a significant success factor in the era of electric mobility. Global battery production network.
awy, Poland. This plant will be supplied with rare earth carbonate originating from Mkango’s Songwe Hill primary deposit of rare earth elements in Malawi, Africa. The plant will also be able to process other materials supplied by third-party providers thus acting as a future European Hub for rare earth elements separation.
CATL will supply lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries equipped with novel Cell-to-Pack (CTP) technology to Solaris to power its bus models in a bid to facilitate bus electrification. CATL’s LFP battery system features exceptionally long battery life and high thermal stability.
The battery-electric buses will be propelled by a 160 kW central traction motor. The energy needed to drive the vehicle will be stored in Solaris High Energy batteries with a total capacity of 160 kWh and it will be supplemented via a plug-in connector. awiec is the 28 th Polish city where the battery buses of Solaris will be in use.
Europe has become the fastest growing region for new electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion battery capacity outside of China, according to Benchmark Minerals. Benchmark will explore this topic at its upcoming Battery Megafactories Europe 2022 , 22-23 March, Berlin, Germany.). million EVs. Samsung SDI (Hungary): 20 GWh.
Ballard Power Systems will supply Solaris Bus and Coach with two zero emission fuel cell power modules to be used in buses planned for deployment in Hamburg, Germany. Ballard’s fuel cell power modules will be utilized as range extenders for batteries in Solaris electric bus platforms. —Günter Elste, CEO of Hamburger Hochbahn AG.
SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplyingbattery separators. SKIET plans to supply separators produced at its Changzhou factory in China to Sunwoda.
Following a detailed review and ahead of reaching a number of critical investment milestones, the company has concluded that the potential returns from the Battery Materials business will not be adequate to justify further investment. JM intended to supply eLNO to customers in Europe from two new production facilities.
Northvolt will develop the site into a manufacturing plant for active material and battery cells, reusing and refurbishing much of the existing facilities and site infrastructure. Since Northvolt’s founding, we have focused on circular battery production, but this is the first time we will reuse an entire production site.
Solaris Bus & Coach has signed a deal for the supply of eight zero-emission electric buses of the Urbino 12 electric type with the city of Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland and the operator Miejski Zak?ad ad Komunikacji in Gorzów Wielkopolski. These will be the first electric buses to be deployed in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Umicore and LG Chem have concluded a multi-year strategic supply agreement for NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) cathode materials to serve LG Chem’s needs out of Umicore plants in Poland, Korea and China. The supply agreement takes effect in 2020 and covers a total volume of 125,000 metric tonnes to be delivered over several years.
and TAURON Polska Energia will implement a project titled “Second Life ESS” with the aim to create a prototype system to store electric energy based on retired electric bus batteries. The project is being co-financed by the National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR) in Poland.
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Poland and Solaris Bus & Coach signed a contract for the delivery of 21 electric buses: 15 articulated and 6 standard length. based carrier will be fitted with Solaris High Power batteries. In the case of the 12-meter Urbinos, the batteries will feature a capacity of 116 kWh; the articulated units, 174 kWh. oty (US$18.5
The city of Gdynia in Poland has signed a contract with Solaris for the delivery of 30 trolleybuses worth more than 95 million PLN (US$28 million) in total. an electric drive powered by overhead wires—the Solaris vehicles commissioned by Gdynia will be fitted with additional batteries which enable driving off the traction line.
The number of battery-electric buses ordered in Europe more than doubled in 2017 compared to 2016, reaching 1,031 vehicles, according to a new analysis by environmental NGO Transport & Environment. The Netherlands, UK, France, Poland and Germany account for more than half the total number of electric buses in Europe (including orders).
(TME) announced the expansion of their existing partnership with an agreement for a new large-size commercial van, including a battery electric version. Stellantis will supply TME with the new large-size commercial van for sale in Europe under the Toyota brand.
biorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej (PKM) in Katowice, Poland, has signed a contract for five Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses to be supplied in the second quarter of 2021. At the beginning of the year, Solaris supplied five articulated Urbino 18 electric buses to the PKM operator. Transport operator Przedsi?biorstwo
Johnson Matthey (JM) has accomplished two major strategic developments in the commercialization of eLNO, its portfolio of market-leading ultra-high energy battery cathode materials ( earlier post ): Site in Poland secured for construction of commercial plant, with room for significant expansion. Nemaska Lithium.
biorstwo Komunikacji (MPK) in Radom, Poland has ordered 9 additional Solaris Urbino 12 electric with the pertinent charging infrastructure. The carrier has chosen Solaris High Power batteries with a total capacity of more than 120 kWh. Worth nearly 28.5 million PLN (US$7.7 million), the contract will be carried out by mid-July 2021.
Cracow, Poland public transport operator Miejskie Przedsi?biorstwo The vehicles are to be supplied to Cracow within a year from the contract signing. The electric buses supplied to Cracow by Solaris will be propelled by electric axes with integrated electric motors. biorstwo Komunikacyjne S.A.
Axeon Group, Europe’s largest independent Lithium-ion battery systems supplier, recently was acquired by international specialty chemicals company Johnson Matthey. Axeon suppliesbattery systems for the automotive industry, as well as for high performance non-automotive applications such as cordless power tools and e-bikes.
Mercedes-Benz has opened its new battery plant in Bibb County, Alabama, a few months ahead of the start of production of all-electric Mercedes-EQ vehicles in the United States. The battery factory in Bibb County will provide batteries for the new EQS SUV and the EQE SUV. Earlier post.)
The articulated Urbino 18 electrics will be delivered to the capital of Poland in 2020. The 130 articulated electric Urbinos for MZA will be fitted with Solaris High Power batteries with a capacity of 150 kWh, for which the producer grants a seven-year warranty, as per requirement of the awarding authority. ady Autobusowe.
Hanwha Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) will invest in building battery production facilities in the United States. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul for comprehensive battery business cooperation for ESS (energy storage systems) and other clean-tech energy solutions.
Umicore and Automotive Cells Company (ACC)—a joint company between Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz and TotalEnergies together with its subsidiary Saft—have signed a long-term strategic supply agreement for EV cathode materials in Europe. —Yann Vincent, CEO of ACC.
The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Another one located in Poland will create an end-to-end carbon capture and storage chain starting from CO? capture and liquefaction at a cement plant to storage in offshore sites.
The first full-size lithium-ion battery cells featuring Johnson Matthey’s advanced eLNO cathode technology ( earlier post ) are being installed in a high performance race car. eLNO is a family of nickel-rich cathode materials that safely enables batteries to perform better and charge more quickly while retaining exceptional battery lifetime.
Umicore officially inaugurated its carbon neutral production facility for cathode active materials for electric vehicles in Nysa, Poland. This makes Umicore the first company in Europe with a complete circular and sustainable battery materials value chain.
for the supply of low-carbon, sustainable high-grade nickel sulfate. Terraframe produces nickel and cobalt sulfates, which are used as battery chemicals. In January, Terraframe signed a nickel sulfate supply agreement with Stellantis. Umicore has signed a long-term agreement with Finland-based Terrafame Ltd. Earlier post.)
The partners will use Nano One’s patented One-Pot process and coated nanocrystal technology for the low-cost, low-carbon footprint production of high-performance lithium-ion battery cathode materials. —Christian Gunther, Chief Executive, Battery Materials at Johnson Matthey. Source: Johnson Matthey.
Poland-based battery systems maker Impact Clean Power Technology unveiled a visualization of GigafactoryX—a large-scale battery factory for electric vehicles and energy storage which will be launched in the city of Pruszków, near Warsaw. Its construction will increase Impact’s production capacity to 1.2
Johnson Matthey also has signed a term sheet for the supply of nickel and cobalt from Russia-based Nornickel, and an agreement for the supply of lithium hydroxide from SQM—both agreements supporting a long-term sustainable supply of critical raw materials for battery materials production.
LG Chem will form two joint ventures with China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt to secure supplies of cobalt for Li-ion batteries. The 40,000-ton capacity is enough to manufacture about 400,000 battery packs for EVs with about 320 km range (~200 miles). LG Chem will invest KRW 239.4 s subsidiary GS EM.
Frost & Sullivan projects that the global Li-ion battery materials market will reach $51.60 The advancements in battery chemistries and technologies, upsurge in electric vehicle (EV) sales, evolving regulatory scenario, and increasing consumer preferences toward EVs are expediting market growth worldwide. billion by 2027 from $18.75
LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Ford signed a batterysupply deal. Part of the agreement between Ford and the South Korean battery supplier includes moving LGES’ battery production for the Mustang Mach-E from Europe to the United States. The contract will start in 2026 and last between four to six years.
Lithium developer Vulcan Energy Resources has signed a binding lithium hydroxide offtake agreement with Umicore, a leader in cathode materials production used in lithium-ion batteries for electrified transportation, as part of Vulcan’s Zero Carbon Lithium Project. In Nysa, Poland, Umicore has built the first cathode materials plant in Europe.
This will be made possible, among other things, by the consistent avoidance and reduction of CO 2 emissions in the supply chain. Volkswagen is achieving major CO 2 improvements in the production of battery cells, one of the hotspots in the supply chain. LG Chem is supplying the cells for the ID.,
The majority of the projects are targeted at making copper foil for lithium-ion batteries to meet demand from EVs. Copper foil is the most commonly used anode current collector in Li-ion batteries; it not only lets electric current flow but also dissipates the heat generated by the battery.
Daimler Buses and battery systems expert BMZ Poland, a key entity in the BMZ Holding group, have entered into a strategic partnership for the development and supply of the next generation of electric bus batteries.
In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. With a CO2-neutral energy supply of the plants, we are consistently pursuing this approach and are actively driving sustainability in production.
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