⭕ INDUSTRY & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
- 🔋 Gotion, Volkswagen Plan €3.22 Billion Battery Projects – Gotion and Volkswagen’s PowerCo plan three joint ventures in Spain, Slovakia and Morocco, with about €3.22 billion earmarked for 37.5 GWh of annual cell capacity and 100,000 metric tons of cathode materials. Read more
- 🔋 Ultium Plans $1B Spring Hill Battery Plant Upgrade – Ultium Cells will upgrade its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant to mass-produce prismatic LMR cells for future GM electric vehicles. The project is expected to create 500 jobs, with modifications scheduled through 2028. Read more
- 🔋 Europe’s Electric Truck Charging Demand May Reach 200 TWh – A Fraunhofer ISI and ICCT study projects European electric truck charging demand of 100 TWh by 2035 and 200 TWh by 2045, with depot charging dominant and demand concentrated at a limited number of logistics hotspots. Read more
- 🔋 Geely to Take 30% Stake in Nio Power in Asset Deal – Geely plans to acquire 30% of Nio Power by contributing its Yiyi Power battery swap business and 640 million yuan in cash. Nio China retains control as the companies also coordinate charging assets and networks. Read more
- 🔋 Europe’s Battery Cell Capacity Seen at 306 GWh by 2032 – An ACEA-commissioned study finds European battery cell supply may reach 306 GWh by 2032 but still trail demand under proposed IAA localization rules, potentially leaving around 3 million cars ineligible for incentives. Read more
- 🔋 Amprius Secures Up to $75 Million for U.S. Battery Line – Amprius received a grant of up to $75 million to convert a U.S. EV battery line into production of high-energy-density drone cells. The $100 million project targets annual capacity of 12 million cells by early 2028. Read more
- 🔋 Global Electric Truck Sales Reach 158,000 in H1 2026 – Global sales of medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks rose 75% to 158,000 vehicles in the first half of 2026, led by China. Charging infrastructure and new financing models are developing as deployment expands. Read more
- 🔋 Stellantis to Halt Four French Plants for Up to 15 Days – Stellantis will pause production at four French plants for five to 15 days in October. The Sochaux shutdown is tied to limited battery availability for long-range EVs, while Poissy will adjust output to demand. Read more
- 🔋 LG Energy Solution, indiGOtech Plan 46-Series Supply – The companies signed a non-binding MoU covering potential 46-series NCM cylindrical cell supply from 2027 to 2030, plus work on vehicle integration, driving range, charging times and performance verification. Read more
- 🔋 T&E Projects EU Cell Output Can Meet EV Demand by 2030 – Transport & Environment says EU battery cell production could meet corporate EV demand by 2027 and demand from eligible corporate and private vehicles by 2030, while warning that canceled projects and weak midstream capacity remain risks. Read more
- 🔋 T&E Says EU Battery Cells Could Meet IAA Demand by 2030 – T&E says planned EU cell projects could supply all EU-made battery-electric vehicles covered by the Industrial Accelerator Act by 2030 if medium-confidence projects materialize, naming cathode materials as the main bottleneck. Read more
- 🔋 Stryten Completes C&D Technologies and Trojan Acquisition – Stryten Energy has closed its acquisition of C&D Technologies and Trojan Battery, creating a company with 18 manufacturing and component facilities and about 4,800 employees across the United States, Mexico and China. Read more
- 🔋 Global EV Battery Usage Reaches 844.2 GWh Through August – Global EV battery usage reached 844.2 GWh in January-August 2026, up 19.7% year over year, according to SNE Research. Seven Chinese suppliers lifted their combined share to 73.3%, while North American usage fell 23.7%. Read more
⭕ BATTERY TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
- 🔋 Gotion Targets 400 Wh/kg for Solid-State Batteries – Gotion says its sulfide-based solid-state cells are targeting 400 Wh/kg and $150/kWh. The company also reported puncture and high-temperature tests without smoke or flames as it prepares the technology for commercialization. Read more
- 🔋 Echion, ETS Target 50,000 Cycles for XNO Batteries – Echion and Energy Tech Solution signed an MoU to develop and manufacture cells using XNO niobium-based anode material. ETS aims to demonstrate cylindrical, pouch and prismatic batteries rated for up to 50,000 cycles. Read more
- 🔋 CIC energiGUNE Details Materials Acceleration Platform – CIC energiGUNE outlined how its MAITENA platform combines automated synthesis, high-throughput testing, characterization, modeling and machine learning to reduce uncertainty as energy materials move from laboratory discovery toward scale-up. Read more
- 🔋 Arkema Plans €10 Million Battery R&D Center Expansion – Arkema will invest €10 million to triple the footprint of its Battery Center of Excellence in France, modernize research infrastructure and increase digitalization to support materials development for next-generation batteries. Read more
- 🔋 Toyota Opens 30,000-Square-Foot Michigan Battery Center – Toyota has opened a 30,000-square-foot battery development and evaluation center in Saline, Michigan. The site will support testing of technologies for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, hydrogen and fully electric vehicles. Read more
⭕ MINING & BATTERY MATERIALS
- 🔋 POSCO Future M Signs KRW 1.1 Trillion SK On LFP Deal – POSCO Future M signed a three-year, KRW 1.1 trillion agreement to supply LFP cathode materials to SK On from 2027 through 2029. The deal can be extended by two years and is its first cathode supply contract with SK On. Read more
- 🔋 GEL Plans £43 Million Cornwall Lithium Extraction Plant – Geothermal Engineering Limited plans to invest around £43 million in a Cornwall lithium extraction facility. Commercial production is scheduled for 2029, with annual output projected at about 1,500 tonnes of lithium carbonate. Read more
- 🔋 Talga, EAS Target Five-Year Graphite Anode Supply Deal – Talga and EAS Batteries have signed a nonbinding letter of intent for European graphite anode supply. The companies aim to agree a five-year deal in 2027 after product qualification and supply-chain due diligence. Read more
- 🔋 Vianode Seeks Partner to Fund Ontario Graphite Plant – Vianode is seeking an industrial or financial partner to support its next expansion phase and fund completion of an Ontario synthetic graphite plant designed to supply material for about 2 million electric vehicles annually. Read more
⭕ POLICY & REGULATION
- 🔋 China Targets Solid-State Battery Scale-Up by 2030 – China’s new battery industry plan targets initial large-scale use of all-solid-state batteries by 2030, alongside 15,000-cycle lithium batteries, improved sodium-ion performance, tighter recycling rules and industry consolidation. Read more
- 🔋 EU Urges UK to Raise Tariffs on Chinese EV Imports – The EU is pressing Britain to raise tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and bring its trade policy closer to the bloc’s, linking treatment of major UK exports to concerns that Chinese goods could bypass EU duties by entering through Britain. Read more
- 🔋 IEA Says 35% Electrification Goal Could Be Within Reach – The IEA and the COP31 Presidency convened a senior dialogue on accelerating global electrification. Countries are considering a goal for electricity to supply 35% of final energy consumption by 2035, alongside expanded grids and storage. Read more
⭕ BATTERY RECYCLING & SUSTAINABILITY
- 🔋 Vianode and FAAM Scale Closed-Loop Graphite Recycling – Vianode and FAAM have converted graphite recovered from anode production scrap into recycled anode-grade material with performance comparable to virgin graphite, and now plan to scale the process for industrial deployment. Read more
- 🔋 Refinyx Acquires Northvolt’s Portfolio of 134 Patents – Refinyx has launched with a 134-patent portfolio and a 13,000-square-foot pilot and laboratory facility formerly owned by Northvolt. The company will provide recovery technology and engineering for commercial-scale plants. Read more
- 🔋 PNE and SKBA Plan Closed-Loop Battery Scrap Recycling – Princeton NuEnergy and SK Battery America are developing a closed-loop route for battery manufacturing scrap in Georgia, with plans to recover and rejuvenate cathode active material for reuse in battery production. Read more
⭕ ENERGY STORAGE & GRID
- 🔋 AB Energy USA Secures 2 GW for Five Data Centers – AB Energy USA has secured about 2 GW of generation capacity for five on-site data centers in Texas and Oklahoma. The modular projects use gas engines, with battery storage and absorption cooling planned at some sites. Read more
- 🔋 ZincFive Expands Nickel-Zinc Power Solutions for Data Centers – ZincFive is adding in-rack battery backup units and power modules to its nickel-zinc portfolio. The systems are intended to support conventional backup needs and short, recurring power spikes in data centers. Read more
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💼 Jobs in Europe (all jobs can be atributed to Europe as region):
- Battery System Design Engineer ESS / BESS (m/f/d) – Gotion Inc., Germany – View details
- Sales Director (EV) – Gotion Inc., Germany – View details
- Service Technician (m/f/d) for Styria / Carinthia – EnerSys, Austria – View details
- Warehouse Operator – CATL Debrecen, Hungary – View details
- Production Engineer Cell Assembly (m/f/x) – Skeleton Technologies, Germany – View details
- Patent Attorney – CATL, Germany – View details
- Sales Specialist – LG Chem Europe GmbH, Germany – View details
- Strategic Advisor CDO (m/w/d) – Vulcan Energy Germany, Germany – View details
💼 Jobs in North America (all jobs can be atributed to North America as region):
- Senior Legal Counsel – NextStar Energy, Canada – View details
- Manager, Site Reliability Engineering – Form Energy, United States – View details
- Corporate Strategy Manager – Samsung SDI America Inc., United States – View details
- Staff Software Engineer – Redwood Materials, United States – View details
- FP&A Manager – Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc., United States – View details
- Director, Engagement & Workforce Risk – Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America, United States – View details
- Packaging Process Engineer – NextStar Energy, Canada – View details
- People Operations Manager III – EnerSys, United States – View details
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