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BASF begins production of black mass in Germany

BASF has successfully commissioned its black mass production plant in Schwarzheide, Brandenburg. The German plant is one of the largest commercial black mass plants in Europe, with an annual processing capacity of up to 15,000 tons of spent lithium-ion batteries and production scrap. This corresponds to around 40,000 electric car

DHL & Mercedes Benz use Hylane’s ‘pay-to-use’ model for electric trucks

  Logistics provider DHL Group, commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck and commercial emission-free vehicle rental company Hylane signed a cooperation agreement in the field of fully electric trucks at the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich. The partnership provides for DHL to operate 30 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks via

IEA report: Dimensions and trends of the global battery market

China dominates the market and supply chains, the increasingly popular LFP battery makes energy storage more affordable and the demand for electric trucks is becoming a factor in the battery market – these are some of the key messages to emerge from a new assessment by the International Energy Agency.

Western Australia expands home BESS rebate scheme

  This scheme will have a budget of AU$337 million. The government also confirmed that no-interest loans of up to AU$10,000 will be available for households with an income of less than AU$210,000 per annum. This has been developed in collaboration with the Australian government. It has been confirmed that

UK approves 6GWh of BESS in May

The 2,869MW/5,998MWh of grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) awarded planning consent by authorities in May brings the total approved capacity to 61,674MW/128,789MWh, up around 6% month-on-month. However, no new projects were commissioned last month, leaving the UK’s operational capacity unchanged at 6,424MW/9,160MWh. Major BESS projects that were approved in

Unlocking BESS revenues in Europe’s key markets

  Every edition includes ‘Storage & Smart Power’, a dedicated section contributed by the Energy-Storage.news team, and full access to upcoming issues as well as the 10-year back catalogue is included as part of a subscription to Energy-Storage.news Premium. The front-of-the-meter (FTM) energy storage industry in Europe is experiencing rapid growth. Projects

Telstra Unveils Starlink-Powered Satellite Text Messaging in Australia

  Australian telco Telstra has launched its Starlink-powered satellite text messaging service, a groundbreaking step in enhancing connectivity across the nation. Telstra x Starlink’s direct-to-device (D2D) service enables customers with Samsung Galaxy S25 devices to send and receive text messages in areas without mobile coverage, provided they have a clear

NREL & Crysalis Biosciences Collaborate To Scale Up Domestic Biomanufacturing Technologies

    公私合作推进将美国生物质转化为国家燃料、橡胶和电池材料来源的研究 Crysalis 扩大了 NREL 原有反应器的运行规模,用于生产生物基乙腈。左图为 NREL 的实验室规模反应器;右图为 Crysalis 工厂的中试规模反应器。照片由 NREL 的 Dennis Schroeder(左)和 NREL 的 Gregory Cooper(右)拍摄。 The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is known for its groundbreaking research in far-reaching bioenergy technologies and the invention of chemicals and materials with extraordinary performance.

BYD expands megawatt charging for cars in China

  BYD has announced new partnerships to significantly expand its network of megawatt charging stations for electric cars beyond the 4,000 planned to date. BYD will work with Xiaoju Charging to build 10,000 such megawatt charging stations and with LongShine for another 5,000. The increase in megawatt charging for BYD

Meeting demand for C&I battery storage with SINEXCEL

  The development of an energy storage system for the C&I sector in particular is notable, as this sector has long been a focus for the company, according to Dr. Xiang Huang, general manager of ESMS at SINEXCEL Europe, who spoke with Energy-Storage.news at the Intersolar event. Huang said that

Tesla Model Y charges to bring strongest month in Australia in 2025

Tesla shares are up nearly 20 percent in the past month, but that is not stopping the only trillion-dollar automaker from attracting all types of new potential sectors to disrupt, at least from an investor and analyst perspective. Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas is not one to shy away from some

Lidl Italia starts employing eActros 600

  Lidl is the first company in Italy to use the all-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 truck. The first vehicle is now supplying Lidl shops in Trentino-Alto Adige and the Lake Garda area. Logistics partner LC3 Trasporti has ordered a total of 30 units of the eActros 600. The German food

Elon Musk explains Tesla's domestic battery strategy

  Tesla shares are up nearly 20 percent in the past month, but that is not stopping the only trillion-dollar automaker from attracting all types of new potential sectors to disrupt, at least from an investor and analyst perspective. Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas is not one to shy away from

CATL considers salt content in lithium-metal batteries to be elementary

CATL reports progress in the development of lithium-metal batteries which, thanks to a new electrolyte, combine a high energy density with a long service life for this type of battery. Among other things, the Group is envisaging the future use of this battery technology in electric vehicles and aeroplanes. The