Monthly Archives: August 2024

New Li-Bridge Initiative on Tracking and Tracing Lithium Batteries

2024-08-30T14:19:02-04:00

On August 29, I had the pleasure of participating in the fifth government-industry forum of the Li-Bridge project at Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago.  The forum sought to collect information and opinions from leading private companies and government agencies on various schemes that have been proposed to track and trace the contents and performance attributes of high capacity lithium-based batteries over their lifetime use in commerce.  The best known of those schemes, which the forum discussed extensively, was the EU’s Battery Passport. Representatives from more than 50 companies and government agencies participated in the forum.  The participants represented the entire breadth [...]

New Li-Bridge Initiative on Tracking and Tracing Lithium Batteries2024-08-30T14:19:02-04:00

We Need a New Approach to China

2024-08-02T17:25:00-04:00

Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of extending an invitation to Robin Zeng Yuqun, the Chairman of CATL, to attend a meeting of the Board of Directors of NAATBatt International in Detroit next October.  CATL is a longtime NAATBatt member and the largest manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries in the world.  This week I was informed that Mr. Zeng would be unable to attend because of geopolitical issues. NAATBatt’s core mission is to promote the development, commercialization and manufacture of advanced battery technology in North America.  No organization has been more concerned about the growing concentration of lithium battery supplies and [...]

We Need a New Approach to China2024-08-02T17:25:00-04:00
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