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Battery Boom: American Battery Technology Surges on Recycling Deal & $900M Lithium Loan

Battery Boom: American Battery Technology Surges on Recycling Deal & $900M Lithium Loan

Company Profile & Strategy American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT, ticker often ABAT) is a Reno, Nevada-based “critical battery materials” company globenewswire.com globenewswire.com. It pioneers a full lifecycle approach to lithium-ion batteries: mining domestic mineral deposits (like Tonopah Flats) and recycling spent batteries for lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc. ABTC’s mission statement emphasizes innovation in “first-of-kind technologies” to produce and recycle battery metals domestically, reducing US reliance on foreign sources globenewswire.com. Key to this is ABTC’s proprietary processing: for example its Tonopah Flats project will use a selective leach extraction (SLE) method to turn claystone directly into battery-grade lithium hydroxide, which
13 October 2025
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QuantumScape 2025: Latest News, Solid-State Battery Breakthroughs, Financials & Outlook (June 27th, 2025)

QuantumScape Shares Soar on Corning Deal – Is Solid-State Battery Tech Finally Taking Off?

Stock Performance and Recent Price Action QuantumScape’s stock has been on a tear in 2025. It traded near $3.40 a year ago and hit its recent high of $15.03 reuters.com. On Oct 1, 2025 the stock opened around $12.30 and jumped as high as ~$14.63 intraday tokenist.com tokenist.com. By mid-morning trading it was ~$14.36 (about +16.6% on the day) tokenist.com, and it ultimately closed at $13.91 on heavy volume marketbeat.com. Reuters reports a mid-day price of $14.23 (a 15.5% gain) as of Oct 1 reuters.com, reflecting this surge. For context, QS’s 52-week low was $3.40 and 52-week high $15.03 reuters.com. Year-to-date the
1 October 2025
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Georgia Power’s 500MW Battery Bombshell – What You Need to Know

Georgia Power’s 500MW Battery Bombshell – What You Need to Know

RFP Details and Requirements Georgia Power’s Energy Storage System RFP (announced Sept. 23, 2025) calls for 500 MW of utility-scale battery energy storage prnewswire.com pv-magazine-usa.com. Per the RFP, each project must be capable of discharging at least two hours (so each has ≥1 GWh of capacity per 500 MW) prnewswire.com. Bidders can propose standalone batteries with grid charging, or batteries co-located with solar or other renewables (new or existing) prnewswire.com renewablesnow.com. All sites must interconnect to Southern Company’s transmission grid (Georgia Power’s parent system) utilitydive.com powersystems.technology. The draft RFP (via independent evaluator Ascend Analytics) targets projects online between 2028 and 2031, with
27 September 2025
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SWIT’s PowerCell Batteries Charge Ahead: New IBC 2025 Power Packs Take on Anton/Bauer & More

SWIT’s PowerCell Batteries Charge Ahead: New IBC 2025 Power Packs Take on Anton/Bauer & More

At IBC 2025, SWIT unveiled its new PowerCell series of camera batteries, aiming to deliver top-tier reliability at a fraction of OEM prices cined.com cined.com. These batteries – built for popular Sony, Canon, Nikon, and Fujifilm cameras – pack premium Panasonic cells, USB-C charging, and LED power gauges. Early reactions from filmmakers have been enthusiastic, seeing PowerCells as a long-awaited dependable third-party alternative to expensive original packs. In this report, we’ll break down what makes SWIT’s PowerCells innovative, how they stack up against industry mainstays like Anton/Bauer, Core SWX, and IDX, and what this launch says about broader battery tech
18 September 2025
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Beyond Lithium-Ion: Sodium-Ion vs. Solid-State vs. Lithium-Sulfur – Who Wins the Next Battery Race?

Beyond Lithium-Ion: Sodium-Ion vs. Solid-State vs. Lithium-Sulfur – Who Wins the Next Battery Race?

CATL unveiled the world’s first mass-produced sodium-ion EV battery, named Naxtra, in 2023 and began deploying it in cars by late 2023. Sodium-ion cells typically deliver 140–160 Wh/kg, with CATL’s best prototypes around 175 Wh/kg and a second-generation cell expected to exceed 200 Wh/kg. All-solid-state lithium batteries are projected to store 50% to 100% more energy than today’s Li-ion, with Toyota claiming a 20% initial range boost for its solid-state packs due in 2027–28. Solid-state designs could enable 600–1000+ miles per charge, according to industry projections and Toyota’s statements. Lithium-sulfur cells have a theoretical energy density of 600–800 Wh/kg, Fraunhofer’s
5 August 2025
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Beyond Lithium-Ion: How Solid-State, Lithium-Sulfur, Sodium-Ion & Graphene Batteries Will Revolutionize EVs, Gadgets and Grid Storage

Beyond Lithium-Ion: How Solid-State, Lithium-Sulfur, Sodium-Ion & Graphene Batteries Will Revolutionize EVs, Gadgets and Grid Storage

Solid-state batteries use a solid electrolyte and lithium-metal anodes, offering 50–100% higher energy density than today’s Li‑ion and 1,000+ cycles with about 95% capacity retention, with Toyota targeting 750 miles per charge and 10-minute charging by 2027–2028. Lithium-sulfur batteries have a theoretical energy density above 500 Wh/kg, and a recent all-solid-state Li‑S cell demonstrated around 25,000 cycles with 80% capacity retention, though energy density still needs improvement. Sodium-ion batteries today run around 160–175 Wh/kg, CATL claims 175 Wh/kg with over 10,000 cycles and operation from −40°C to +70°C, and Chery launched the first Na‑ion EV in 2023 with mass production
16 June 2025
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