Cobalt: leading producers?
Our global decarbonization models effectively burn through the world’s entirely terrestrial cobalt resources (data file here), mostly in EV batteries, making it one of the most crucial materials for an…
Nickel, manganese, cobalt: sufficient reserves for the rise of EVs?
This data-file models whether there will be sufficient materials to build EV batteries. Specifically, will there be enough nickel, manganese and cobalt to build the batteries behind the vast rise of…
Commodity prices: metals, materials and chemicals?
…are: Acrylonitrile prices, Adhesives prices, Aggregates prices, Aluminium prices, Ammonia prices, Battery Graphite prices, Benzene prices, Butadiene prices, Carbon Fiber prices, Cement prices, Cobalt prices, Cobalt Oxide prices, Cold Rolled…
Battery cathode active materials and manufacturing?
Lithium ion batteries famously have cathodes containing lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt, aluminium and/or iron phosphate. But how are these cathode active materials manufactured? This data-file gathers specific details from technical…
Lithium ion batteries: breakdown of materials?
…in a battery cathode can vary from 0-70 grams/cell. Cobalt can vary from 0-30 grams/cell. Expect thrifting. Manufacturing-costs-of-lithium-ion-batteries-by-step LFP battery chemistries are a contender that can eliminate the use of…
Neodymium market: our top ten facts?
…crust is 38mg/kg (38ppm). And this is actually “high” (chart below). For contrast, copper is 66pm, cobalt is 25ppm, lithium is 20ppm, uranium is 2pm, platinum is 0.004ppm and gold…
Market concentration by industry in the energy transition?
…US E&P, US refining, Western coal, LNG shipping. Mining sectors covered include aluminium, copper, cobalt, lithium, nickel, uranium, silica and silver. Correlation between market concentration and operating margins in energy…
Energy storage: top conclusions into batteries?
…fluorinated polymers and battery-grade nickel; then graphite and copper. We are less worried about cobalt. Our best data-file into materials used in a lithium ion battery, and their costs, is…
Battery degradation: causes, effects & implications?
…cobalt, due to the degradation rates of different battery chemistries, which does seem to favor LFP. Data and details on what causes battery degradation are in the note, alongside a…
Electrowinning: costs and energy economics?
…consumption of 2-3 MWH/ton. Although this will vary metal by metal. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Electrowinning is used to purify metals, such as zinc, copper, tin, nickel, cobalt, magnesium,…