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Battery Storage Technology Gains Ground in North America

November 13, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Nov. 13, 2025. By Chris Bonasia From Windsor to Denver and beyond, a new wave of battery breakthroughs show energy storage systems making headway in North [Read more]

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How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill

October 17, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Oct. 17, 2025. By Matt Simon Depending on whom you’re asking, renewable energy and electric vehicles will either destroy the grid or save it. The sun doesn’t always [Read more]

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CER: Energy storage in Canada may multiply by 2030

August 5, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on July 23, 2025. The installed capacity of energy storage larger than 1 MW—and connected to the grid—in Canada may increase from 552 MW at the end of [Read more]

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China dominates global trade of battery minerals

May 21, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 21, 2025. By Gavin Clark China has a major role at each stage of the global battery supply chain and dominates interregional trade [Read more]

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New battery recycling method could lower costs, cut pollution

March 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 20, 2025. By Chris Bonasia A new study suggests battery recyclers could reduce environmental impacts and costs by replacing harsh chemicals with a neutral solvent [Read more]

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U.S. battery storage capacity increased 66 per cent in 2024

March 13, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 12, 2025. By EIA staff In the United States, cumulative utility-scale battery storage capacity exceeded 26 gigawatts (GW) in 2024, according to our January [Read more]

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The battery industry has entered a new phase

March 6, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on March 5, 2025.  By Teo Lombardo, Transport Modeller Leonardo Paoli, Clean Transport Analyst Araceli Fernandez Pales, Head of Technology Innovation Unit Timur Gül, Chief Energy [Read more]

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Aluminum-ion battery design boosts safety, shows promise for energy storage

February 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 27, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Researchers have designed a new aluminum-ion battery that could improve the safety, sustainability, and affordability of large-scale energy storage—though more [Read more]

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Water-based batteries could be key in helping Canada achieve its net zero goals by 2050

February 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 27, 2025. By Meysam Maleki Canada has set an ambitious target to be net zero by 2050. Key to achieving this target will be decarbonizing the country’s [Read more]

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Opinion: Growing geopolitical tensions underscore the need for stronger action on critical minerals security

February 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Feb. 9, 2025. By Shobhan Dhir, Critical Minerals Analyst Eric Buisson, Critical Minerals Analyst Tae-Yoon Kim, Head of Energy Minerals Analysis Unit Current market dynamics [Read more]

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Canada’s EV sales defy slowdown narrative, but supply chain challenges loom

February 4, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 4, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Canada’s electric vehicle sales continue to climb despite reports of slowing growth in the sector, but supply chain bottlenecks could [Read more]

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Canada’s EV industry is facing existential threats — here’s how it can still flourish

January 30, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Jan. 30, 2025. By Charles Conteh and Tia Henstra The electric vehicle (EV) industry has been one of the most defining technological trends of the past decade, [Read more]

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Mercedes-Benz developing solar paint to extend EV range

December 10, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 11, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia German automaker Mercedes-Benz is researching ways to apply solar paint to electric vehicles to power their batteries and extend the [Read more]

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Stellantis to road test solid state batteries

November 8, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Nov. 8, 2024. By Tova Gaster Carmaker Stellantis plans to launch a test fleet of electric vehicles featuring solid state batteries, a much-anticipated technology with potential [Read more]

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Is Canada’s critical-minerals strategy a green shift or greenwashing?

August 15, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Aug. 14, 2024. By Thierry Rodon, Sophie Thériault Canada has followed the lead of many countries recently by adopting policies and measures to promote rapid development of its value chain [Read more]

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Can government partnerships support responsible and reliable critical mineral supply chains?

August 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Aug. 6, 2024. By Joyce Raboca, K.C. Michaels,Erica Westenberg, Susannah Fitzgerald Governments around the world are increasingly forging partnerships focused on critical mineral supplies As [Read more]

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Umicore pauses Ontario battery plant, rethinks plans as EV demand cools

August 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 1, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Global manufacturing company Umicore has paused construction of a battery plant in Ontario as the company rethinks its plans, part [Read more]

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California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations

July 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 18, 2024. By Alex Gorski, Katherine Antonio California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations, according to the latest preliminary data [Read more]

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Two battery recycling companies receive $10M federal boost

July 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 28, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Two Ontario-based companies are receiving C$10 million in federal research and development funding to develop processes for recycling critical minerals [Read more]

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Battery storage fire in California sparks widespread safety concerns

June 7, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 7, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia A nearly two-week-long fire at a battery energy storage facility in California highlighted the risks associated with emerging battery storage [Read more]

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“Cost and Carbon Competitiveness” was an Alberta rallying cry for years. What happened?

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Reducing methane emissions to zero is important for Canada’s competitiveness as global markets increasingly price carbon For all the noise surrounding climate policy, this is the rare file where ideology doesn’t change the physics, and [Read more]

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