On August 26, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order (No. 14420) declaring a national emergency to secure the United States bulk-power system. For the first time, battery energy [...]
LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced on August 18, 2026 it has officially commenced production at its new battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan, marking the company’s seventh [...]
Jiangsu Lopal Tech Co., Ltd. announced on August 6, 2026 that it has officially signed two framework agreements, one for sales and one for procurement, with global battery giant LG Energy [...]
Sinomine Resources announced on August 12 that its Zimbabwe-based subsidiary, Masvingo Lithium Technology (Pvt) Ltd, has officially received the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate [...]
The global AI “computing power arms race” has focused largely on breakthroughs in chip manufacturing processes, but the real bottleneck constraining computing capacity may well be [...]
On August 6, 2026, a new government decree officially banned the export of copper and cobalt concentrates from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while simultaneously introducing a [...]
The European Union has adopted an amendment postponing the application of supply chain due diligence obligations under the Battery and Waste Batteries Regulation from the original date of August [...]
On July 27, 2026, it is reported that Volkswagen Group is in advanced negotiations with its Chinese partner, Gotion High-Tech, over the acquisition of VW’s battery plant in Valencia, Spain. [...]
Production: In June, China’s combined production of power and energy storage batteries reached 206.0 GWh, marking a MoM increase of 7.5% and a significant YoY surge of 59.5%. From January [...]
On July 8, 2026, Peak Energy, a stationary energy storage startup, has announced plans to build the first sodium-ion battery storage system factory in the United States, located in California. [...]
