Alsym and ERITY to develop sodium-ion energy storage systems for the mining sector

Alsym Energy and ERITY have signed a 9 GWh Strategic Relationship Agreement (SRA) to jointly deploy battery energy storage systems (BESS) for the mining sector. Alsym develops sodium-ion batteries it says are non-flammable and low-cost, and ERITY is an integrated services organization that supports the mining, resources and energy sectors.

Alsym’s Na-Series sodium-ion batteries are slated for deployment in existing operations and new projects run by Volt Resources and Resource Minerals International in Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Finland and the US, as well as BESS projects for unaffiliated mining companies. ERITY operates on six continents and has major operations in Australia, Africa and the Middle East.

Mining operations are often far from any grid connection, and typically run on diesel generators. Alsym says the sector burns roughly 125 billion liters of diesel a year, accounting for 30 to 50% of a mine’s operating costs. BESS paired with renewables offers a more cost-effective alternative for remote sites.

The 9 GWh agreement covers several applications: round-the-clock micro-grid power for mining operations, including the ventilation systems that are a major cost in subsurface mines; power for critical mineral extraction and processing; onsite data centers that process geologic data in real time; electrified mining and hauling equipment; and mobile BESS that can be moved to wherever power is needed.

Alsym says its Na-Series cells can be safely stored and transported at 0% state of charge, which suits the mobile use case. The company also says its Na-Series chemistry eliminates thermal runaway and operates across a wide temperature range, avoiding the need for HVAC systems for safety or performance.

“This collaboration allows us to address the pressing energy challenges faced by the mining industry, where energy demands are significant and operations are often located in remote areas with limited access to traditional power infrastructure,” said Manny Claassens, COO (Energy) at ERITY. “By integrating Alsym Energy’s thermally stable, high-performance storage solutions into mining operations, we have an opportunity to help reduce operational costs, enhance energy resilience, and support improved safety and sustainability outcomes.”

Source: Alsym Energy

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Flux Power’s SkyEMS 3.0 adds battery-health analytics and customizable dashboards

Flux Power has released SkyEMS 3.0, the latest version of its fleet energy-management platform for lithium-ion battery packs. The update centers on customizable dashboards, AI-driven analytics and battery-health monitoring, all of which is designed to give operators a configurable view of how their batteries are charging, working and aging.

Flux Power’s packs run mainly in material handling equipment such as forklifts and in airport ground support equipment (GSE), applications in which unplanned battery downtime stalls operations.

The dashboard is the core of the redesign. Drag-and-drop widgets let each user choose the metrics that matter to them: state of charge, charging activity, fleet utilization, runtime performance and battery health trends. Teams can configure alerts around specific operational thresholds so the right people are notified when a battery crosses a limit. A new mobile interface extends that visibility to phones and tablets, and an enterprise API and role-based user management feature handle larger deployments.

SkyEMS 3.0 also adds pack-level State of Health (SOH) diagnostics, lifecycle tracking and end-of-life forecasting. A new feature Flux Power calls Work Profile Classification automatically analyzes how each battery is used and feeds those patterns into its SOH model, which the company says improves the accuracy of its remaining-life estimates. More accurate SOH forecasting helps operators plan replacements more confidently and reduce unplanned downtime.

The platform’s AI analytics engine studies fleet-wide activity to flag anomalies and surface recommendations. Flux Power says the combination can cut the time operators take to become aware of battery issues by 15% to 40% and improve fleet uptime by 10% to 30%. SkyEMS 3.0 is available to Flux Power customers.

“Fleet managers don’t need more data. They need the right data,” said Krishna Vanka, Flux Power’s CEO.

Source: Flux Power

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Momentum Technologies chooses Aquatech process for battery material refining

Critical mineral processing and industrial water technology provider Aquatech has formed a strategic partnership with Momentum Technologies to support US production of high-purity battery materials and rare earth elements).

Momentum will pair its Membrane Solvent Extraction (MSX) technology with Aquatech’s PEARL process licensing technology platform. Aquatech’s platform supports over 100,000 tons per year of lithium and critical minerals processing capacity. The company also brings experience in design, delivery and operation of large-scale facilities.

Momentum’s MSX technology produces high-purity refined products from primary and secondary feedstocks, including mined rare earth materials, lithium-ion battery black mass, magnet swarf, industrial waste streams and mining byproducts. Customers have validated the battery-grade nickel, cobalt and lithium compounds produced at its demonstration plant.

The PEARL technology platform is an end-to-end approach to lithium processing, combining full flowsheet optimization, modular delivery and lifecycle performance management. PEARL enables a reduction of at least 20% in total capital and operating costs relative to conventional methods, according to the company, while providing cost and schedule certainty and long-term operational reliability.

The platform is a modular architecture that spans the full project lifecycle. It consists of five core services:

• PEARL Origin: An assessment of resources to accelerate investment-grade feasibility.
• PEARL Core: A fully integrated lithium processing flowsheet including critical equipment and direct lithium extraction (DLE) media, backed by license and guarantees.
• PEARL Train: Factory-manufactured lithium processing modules, supporting compressed project schedules and reducing installation cost.
• PEARL Pure: Continuous operational support, including media, membranes and consumables supply supporting product purity and lithium recovery over the life of the facility.
• PEARL Vision: Continuous operational intelligence using advanced sensing and AI-based digital twins to improve recovery, uptime and lifecycle efficiency.

“After listening to our customers and other stakeholders, it was clear to us that developers and resource owners need a toolkit to get from brine to battery-grade lithium,” said Venkee Sharma, Executive Chairman at Aquatech. “We created the PEARL platform to address the core challenges of high cost, technology performance risk, and cost and schedule certainty.”

“Building resilient domestic supply chains requires integrated, bankable processing technology and delivery at industrial scale,” said Ravi Chidambaran, President and Chief Technology Officer at Aquatech. “Momentum’s MSX technology brings differentiated separation capability, and when combined with Aquatech’s expansive technology platform for lithium and critical mineral processing, enables a single, accountable solution from feedstock through finished product.”

Source: Aquatech

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WattEV’s new heavy-duty electric truck charging depot in Fresno is its seventh in California

WattEV has opened its seventh heavy-duty electric truck charging depot in California, creating a link between the ports of Oakland and Stockton and inland freight hubs in the northern San Joaquin Valley.

The Fresno public charging depot features seven MCS chargers, along with 15 single 240 kW CCS chargers. It is supported by Pacific Gas & Electric’s Flex Connect program.

The Fresno charging site, located on Highway 99, is the first of four sites planned to support electric freight transport in Northern California. This summer, WattEV plans to break ground on another charging depot across Interstate 5 from Sacramento International Airport.

“We’re excited to see the Northern California portion of our network coming together just in time for the arrival of [our new] Tesla trucks,” said Salim Youssefzadeh, CEO and co-founder of WattEV. “Northern California is now poised to benefit from the expansion of electrified freight hauling we’ve helped build up in Southern California. Fresno is within easy reach of both the Port of Oakland and our solar-powered Bakersfield depot, which is the gateway to our Southern California network.”

“By using innovative tools like Flex Connect and our distributed energy resource management system, we can support this site with up to 3.6 megawatts during most hours of the year—well ahead of traditional timelines—while longer-term upgrades are underway,” said Josh Simes, Regional Vice President, Central Valley PG&E. “This approach helps accelerate freight electrification, reduce emissions in communities across the San Joaquin Valley, and make better use of available grid capacity.”

Source: WattEV

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CarbonScape secures a powerful partner to industrialize its sustainable graphite battery materials

New Zealand-founded CarbonScape has developed a proprietary process that converts forestry by-products into battery-grade graphite, potentially creating a sustainable domestic source for a critical battery material. Today, more than 75% of the graphite used in batteries comes from oil-based feedstocks. (Read our in-depth interview with CarbonScape Chief Commercial Officer Vincent Ledoux Pedailles.)

Now Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest battery manufacturer, has entered into a strategic investment partnership with CarbonScape. The collaboration combines CarbonScape’s innovative biographite technology with CATL’s extensive experience in industrialization, manufacturing and large-scale deployment.

CATL, along with Lochpine Capital, is now a strategic shareholder in CarbonScape, and will have representation on CarbonScape’s board. The companies will validate the technology at demonstration scale at CATL facilities, and refine the process in preparation for full-scale commercial plants.

The partnership structure includes equity-based incentives aligned with the successful commercial deployment of CarbonScape’s technology.

“This partnership is about far more than capital,” said Ivan Williams, CEO of CarbonScape. “It provides access to CATL’s unparalleled expertise in scaling and mass production, world-class facilities, global market reach, and a clear pathway to gigafactory-scale deployment. It validates the strategic importance of biographite in the future of electrification. Together, we aim to bring commercial biographite production online by the end of the decade.”

“CarbonScape’s technology introduces a novel method for producing battery-grade graphite from renewable resources, embodying a true breakthrough in material science,” said CATL Executive President Oscar Luo. “This is not just about scaling a process—it’s about catalysing a shift toward fundamentally cleaner and smarter energy solutions.”

“Graphite is the forgotten giant of the battery supply chain—the single largest material in every EV battery by volume—yet the majority of that supply is oil-based,” said Vincent Ledoux-Pedailles. “What we have built at CarbonScape is the only proven pathway to produce battery-grade graphite from forestry residues, at target cost parity with conventional graphite and with a carbon-negative footprint. CATL’s investment is the most powerful validation this technology could receive.”

Source: CarbonScape

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Heliox’s new H60D dual DC fast EV charger is designed for flexibility

When it comes to EV charging hardware, one size definitely does not fit all. Choosing a charger with the right form factor and power level for the intended application is the key to a cost-effective deployment.

Heliox, a Siemens business, has introduced a new compact DC fast charger with 60 kW of output power. The H60D delivers up to 150 amps of DC current, and boasts peak efficiency of more than 96%.

The H60D features dynamic power allocation between two CCS1 outlets. Both outlets can operate simultaneously and share power dynamically, delivering up to 60 kW to one vehicle or distributing power between two vehicles as charging demand changes.

The charger can be wall- or pedestal-mounted, and can be deployed in either networked or standalone configurations. RFID capability enables driver authentication for fleet operations. A NEMA 3R-rated enclosure supports indoor and outdoor installation. Operating temperature range is from -22° to 131° F.

Communication based on OCPP 1.6J and OCPP 2.0.1 supports vehicle-to-charger connectivity and smart charging capabilities.

The H60D is engineered and manufactured in the US. It comes with a standard 24-month warranty and optional preventive maintenance programs.

Source: Heliox

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EVelution’s solar-powered Arizona plant will produce battery-grade cobalt sulfate

EVelution Energy is building a commercial-scale, solar-powered plant to make cobalt metal and EV battery-grade cobalt sulfate, in Yuma County, Arizona.

Once operational, the facility is expected to process about 24,000 metric tons of cobalt hydroxide feedstock per year. EVelution says it will produce up to 20,000 metric tons of EV battery-grade cobalt sulfate annually, containing roughly 4,000 metric tons of cobalt, along with up to 3,000 metric tons of alloy-grade cobalt metal. The company says that the plant’s output could supply up to about 40% of projected US cobalt demand.

Once complete, EVelution Energy says the array should generate enough electricity to power the processing plant entirely on solar energy. Excess electricity will be stored in on-site battery systems or supplied to the local grid. The company has committed to using 100% American-made steel across the solar, battery storage and cobalt processing structures.

Aquila Energy is the project’s solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor . M3 Engineering & Technology is providing engineering and project integration support.

Evelution has begun construction of the 28 MW solar array that will power the plant, driving the first permanent steel piles at the 150-acre site. The company expects the cobalt processing plant to reach commercial operation by the end of 2029.

“The piles going into the ground mark the beginning of the renewable energy system that will power the first cobalt metal and cobalt sulfate processing facility in the United States,” said Navaid Alam, President and CEO of EVelution Energy.

Source: EVelution Energy

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