China is stepping up the protection of its rare earths. To this end, it is calling for proposals to control mining, processing and exports.
By Emily Kossak
With Chinese support, Tanzania and Burundi are building a 282-kilometer railroad line to transport metals such as nickel to the port of Dar es Salaam.
By Fabian Peltsch
According to industry figures, the growth of photovoltaics in the EU has slowed this year and needs further political support in order to safely achieve the European expansion targets. The Commission is dampening hopes for rapid legislative changes.
By Manuel Berkel
Bi-directional charging allows EV batteries to feed their electricity into the grid. The Chinese government sees this enormous storage potential as a building block for the country's energy transition. But there are obstacles.
By Christian Domke Seidel
Nowhere is the number of decentralized solar power grids growing as fast as south of the Sahara. A new report shows how rapidly access to electricity is reducing costs, opening up opportunities and improving people's lives. Problems include financing and the theft of infrastructure.
By Viktor Funk
The German government wants to prevent individual member states from being disadvantaged by new climate rules when setting up battery factories. The statement to the EU Commission is available exclusively to Table.Briefings. In it, Berlin also argues with competition from the USA and China.
By Manuel Berkel
China has embraced range extenders on a large scale, significantly driving the mobility transformation. Whether European manufacturers will follow suit remains unclear.
By Christian Domke Seidel
Within Europe, Germany plays a leading role in climate-friendly technology, according to a new database. A new focus is emerging for batteries.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Within Europe, Germany plays a leading role in climate-friendly technology, according to a new database. However, in the global comparison, China is pulling further ahead.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
In Schleswig-Holstein, politicians celebrated the groundbreaking of the Northvolt battery factory. However, whether the batteries can be transported in an environmentally friendly manner remains uncertain.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The e-car industry is booming, technologies are developing. Battery cells are needed everywhere. So it is not surprising that new batteries from China are desired. After all, China's largest battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) is the global number one in batteries. As a result, the dependence of the automotive and technology industries on Chinese battery suppliers is also growing. In addition, China has two-thirds of the deposits of critical raw materials such as antimony and barite and other rare earths that are elemental to drone, battery and robot production. As a result, China is also among the top three global suppliers, well ahead of the U.S. and Russia. However, even China does not have all the raw materials and supplies, so there was an increased shortage of computer chips, especially during the coronavirus crisis. This is because the Chinese battery industry could not keep up with the booming e-industry and supply shortages. And yet, the Chinese battery industry is growing steadily. For the Chinese battery manufacturer CATL wants to supply an alternative to lithium batteries with sodium-ion batteries. BYD, on the other hand, is working on its blade technology, which has a lower fire risk. This is because it contains a lithium-iron-phosphate battery. GAC, on the other hand, claims to have produced a square hard-shell cell with an energy density of 275 Wh per kilogram. The variety of battery cells demonstrates the Chinese industry's edge. From joint ventures of suppliers to supply bottlenecks to recycling and investment in and of batteries - news on new batteries from China from Table.Redaktion.
