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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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billion will go to 11 projects in the materials separation and processing segment of the supply chain. Anovion , Scaling the Domestic, US Owned and Operated Anode Supply Chain for Synthetic Graphite, $117,000,000. It will produce enough material to supply more than 250,000 electric vehicles annually. Of that, $1.6

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Frontier Supercomputer to Usher in Exascale Computing

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In 2018, a new supercomputer called Summit was installed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory , in Tennessee. But it’s a manageable amount, both in terms of what the grid there can supply and what the electricity bill will be. Why would Chinese engineers construct such a machine without telling anyone about it?

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Volkswagen Temporarily Cutting Production of European EVs

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According to Reuters , regional demand for both models has declined as Chinese EVs have started to become commonplace in Europe. 3 technically is a Chinese-made EV. 4 manufactured in Chattanooga, Tennessee (in addition to the ID.3 4 launched with a Chinese MSRP of 193,900 yuan (roughly $27,000 USD) in 2021. Both the ID.3

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Column: Pristine faces — and modern merchandise — get up up the provision chain

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The short-growing Chinese language EV battery vast CATL crashed this presen’s Govern 5, week firms similar to Samsung SDI that experience lengthy had an automobile presence noticed their place at the listing get up now that automakers are purchasing extra batteries. billion “Metaplant” in Georgia.

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The Top 10 EV Battery Makers

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Just six companies —BYD, CATL, LG Energy Solution, Panasonic, Samsung SDI, and SK Innovation—were responsible for supplying 87 percent of batteries and battery metals in passenger EVs in the second half of 2020. CATL), now the world's largest battery company, supplies LFP packs for Tesla's Model 3 Standard Range. Big Players Dominate.

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One Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion Could Take Out the Power Grid

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In July, Chinese researchers urged their government to increase the country's readiness for defending against a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. Over 1,000 miles away, the blast knocked out electricity supply in parts of Hawaii and disrupted telephone service for a period of time. conducted an atmospheric test of a 1.45

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Westwater Resources is building a facility in Alabama to process one of the largest graphite deposits in the US

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Q&A with Jon Jacobs of Westwater Resources Everyone in the EV industry is talking about the IRA and the BIL, two sets of federal regulations that include strong incentives for automakers to establish domestic supply chains for EV raw materials and components. Charged : Graphite’s a hot property these days. Tell us about Westwater’s plans.

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