Minerals firm ICL To Invest $400 Million in Lithium Battery Materials Facility in US Updated On Fri, Oct 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Global minerals conglomerate ICL has announced that it plans to build a $400 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) manufacturing plant in St. Louis, USA. ICL held that this is expected to be the first large-scale LFP material manufacturing plant in the United States. ICL was awarded $197 million through the Bipartisan […] Read more
Lyten Acquires 6 GWh Dwa Battery ESS From Northvolt Updated On Tue, Jul 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy Lyten, a US-based lithium-sulfur battery innovator and supermaterials developer, has acquired Northvolt’s battery energy storage systems (BESS) operations in Gdansk, Poland. The transaction includes the 6 GWh Dwa ESS facility, one of Europe’s largest manufacturing sites for energy storage, spanning 25,000 square metres. This marks Lyten’s official entry into the European large-scale battery market. Europe’s […] Read more
BatX Gets DST Aid To Commercialise Battery Recycling Tech Updated On Wed, Jun 25th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science & Technology (DST) has extended financial support to Gurugram-based battery recycling firm BatX Energies for their “Technologies for generation of battery grade materials and value addition through closed loop” project. It focuses on the commercialisation of an indigenous, sustainable battery recycling process to extract battery-grade […] Read more
Global EV Battery Standards Tighten: What It Means for the Electric Mobility Updated On Thu, Apr 24th, 2025 by Saurenergy Electric vehicles (EVs) have shifted from niche to mainstream, and the EV batteries are becoming a critical influencer of their rate of adoption worldwide. In just the last couple of years, EV sales and boom in the related battery market have shattered records worldwide, led by markets like China, Europe, and the United States. This […] Read more
Battery Storage Era: 5 Reasons BESS Is Supercharging the RE Revolution Updated On Wed, Mar 19th, 2025 by Saurenergy Among many things, 2024 will probably remain a marker for the momentum it built up for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). So sharp has been the pick up here that even countries like the UK which had special focus on Pumped Hydro Storage (PSP) have changed rules in recent weeks to allow BESS projects to […] Read more
BatX Energies Starts New Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility In UP Updated On Mon, Dec 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy BatX Energies Pvt. Ltd, an Indian lithium-ion battery recycling company, has inaugurated its new Critical Minerals Extraction plant (HUB-1) in Uttar Pradesh. This marks a significant leap for the firm’s expertise in extracting vital materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese from used lithium-ion batteries, directly addressing the challenges of resource scarcity. These critical […] Read more
Will India’s Lithium Battery Makers Be Next In Line For Protection From China? Updated On Tue, Dec 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy Following the extended trend of protective measures for solar PV manufacturing, and more recently, solar glass, Li-Ion (or LFP ) battery manufacturing could emerge as the next sector to receive similar support from the Indian government. State policies are increasingly being used as a tool to shield domestic industries from the challenges posed by inexpensive […] Read more
The Emissions Impact of Repurposed EV Battery Packs in Residential Settings Updated On Tue, Nov 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy The popularity of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has taken off, thanks to better batteries, lower costs, and strong policy support. However, as electric mobility becomes more mainstream, a crucial question arises, what happens to these batteries when they are no longer usable? With 1.2 million electric vehicle batteries predicted to be decommissioned worldwide by 2030 […] Read more
IESA Backs Easier Visa Norms For Battery Professionals, Incentives for ACC Batteries Updated On Mon, Sep 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy Industry body, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has advocated for the ACC Battery industry and parity of policy between ACC-PLI bid winners and non-PLI companies for issuing business visas to foreign experts for the installation and commissioning of ACC Factories in India. IESA organized multiple stakeholder consultations to gather industry challenges faced by the Indian […] Read more
