CATL and Stellantis break ground on €4.1 billion LFP battery plant in Spain

CATL and Stellantis break ground on €4.1 billion LFP battery plant in Spain

China’s CATL and Dutch-based Stellantis have broken ground on a €4.1 billion ($4.75 billion) lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Spain’s Aragon region, one of the largest Chinese investment projects in the country. The facility will run entirely on renewable energy and is scheduled to start production by the end of 2026. The joint venture plans annual capacity of up to 50 GWh, supplying LFP batteries for electric vehicles and aiming to achieve full carbon neutrality in its operat...
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Global Medical Lithium Battery Market Forecast 2025–2035: Growth Outlook, Trends, and Key Drivers

The global medical lithium battery market was valued at USD 1.72 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 1.84 billion in 2025, eventually growing to approximately USD 3.45 billion by 2035, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5% from 2025 to 2035. This growth is primarily driven by the rising prevalence of chronic diseases that require implantable and portable medical devices, increasing adoption of cardiac rhythm management devices and neurostimulators, expanding demand fo...
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Concerns SA’s ‘best agricultural land’ being taken up by battery projects

Concerns SA’s ‘best agricultural land’ being taken up by battery projects

A South Australian council has raised concerns about a big battery project taking up prime agricultural land, but the developer says it is the most affordable way to bring renewable energy to the area. Portugal-based TagEnergy wants to build a 600-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) on 11 hectares of land just west of Naracoorte, near an existing substation and a large power line. The Kincraig BESS would be among the largest battery projects in Australia if approved, and the same...
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Redwood Materials reportedly cuts 5% of staff after $350M raise

Redwood Materials reportedly cuts 5% of staff after $350M raise

In Brief Posted: 12:14 PM PST · November 26, 2025 Image Credits:Redwood Materials Fresh off a $350 million raise, battery recycler and cathode-maker Redwood Materials is reportedly cutting around 5% of its workforce, according to Bloomberg News. Nevada-based Redwood employees around 1,200 employees, so the cuts affect a few dozen workers. The company, founded in 2017 by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, initially focused on recycling scrap from battery cell production, consumer electronics, and use...
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Stakeholders Reaffirm Commitment To Fuel Transition At Autogas Conference

Stakeholders Reaffirm Commitment To Fuel Transition At Autogas Conference

Stakeholders driving the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Nigeria have restated their unwavering commitment to ensuring a seamless national transition from petrol to cleaner gas alternatives. Speaking at the second edition of the Autogas Nigeria Annual Conference, held in commemoration of the World Sustainable Transport Day, participants emphasised that a full-scale shift to CNG would improve citizens’ welfare, lower transportation costs, and significantly reduce harmful emissions a...
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Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Stacked

Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Stacked

Monika Luabeya Nov 26, 2025 In this Oct. 20, 2025, photo, NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day mission around the Moon and back in early 2026. Follow along with the mission on the NAS...
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The Most Expensive Vehicles Made in America: 2025

The Most Expensive Vehicles Made in America: 2025

American auto manufacturing may not be what it once was, but there are still quite a few luxury vehicles, both domestic and foreign, that call this country their physical birthplace. We thought it’d be interesting to hunt down and rank the priciest ones. The list ranges from a halo General Motors product built to embarrass Europe’s best, to a California super EV that can hit 60 miles per hour in under two seconds. There are even a few special variants of German SUVs that just so happen to be...
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Electric vehicle owners face new pay-per-mile tax – what could be the environmental costs?

Electric vehicle owners face new pay-per-mile tax – what could be the environmental costs?

Modern electric vehicles are transforming the roads with low noise, rapid acceleration and zero exhaust emissions. However, drivers of electric vehicles in the UK will now face a new 3p per mile charge and drivers of hybrid vehicles a 1.5p per mile charge. In her speech, chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves said: “All cars contribute to the wear and tear on our roads, drivers will taxed on how much they drive not just on the type of car they own.” This new EV tax would add up to an extr...
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Mexico advances new wave of large-scale solar and storage projects

The Mexican authorities have reported a growing number of PV projects submitted for approval since the publication of a new decree regulating private investments in the energy sector in mid-October. The new rules require future private investment contracts in the electricity sector to align with the federal regulatory framework, including the engineering and construction oversight phases outlined in the official document. The instrument aims to provide greater certainty regarding timelines and i...
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Uganda’s GOGO Electric Raises $1 Million to Expand its Battery-swap Network

Uganda’s GOGO Electric Raises $1 Million to Expand its Battery-swap Network

Uganda’s GOGO Electric has received $1 million to expand its battery-swap infrastructure, giving electric riders better access to clean, reliable energy and accelerating Uganda’s transition to e-mobility. The $1 million is a re-investing $1 million from EDFI ElectriFI, the EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative. The investment announcement took place in Uganda during the EU Green Diplomacy Week at the GOGO Electric Factory, in Kampala, Uganda. According to Parth Shah (GOGO CFO), ...
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