The latest renewable energy news includes announcements on EEW, CS Energy, Princeton NuEnergy, Coreshell, and others.
EEW and CS Energy Join Supply Chain for 3.2 GW Jindo Offshore Wind Complex
EEW and CS Energy have signed agreements supporting local supply-chain development for the Jindo offshore wind complex in South Korea, a planned development of around 3.2 GW. The agreements are linked to Pacifico Energy’s large offshore wind pipeline and are intended to strengthen domestic manufacturing and project-delivery capability. Large Korean offshore wind projects require substantial volumes of foundations, steel structures, electrical equipment, port capacity and marine construction services, making local supplier participation a major part of project economics and government policy. At 3.2 GW, Jindo could become one of South Korea’s largest offshore wind clusters if fully built. The supply-chain agreements move the development closer toward an industrial delivery model while supporting Korea’s ambitions to establish a competitive domestic offshore wind manufacturing base.
Princeton NuEnergy Wins $50 Million DOE Grant for $110 Million Battery Recycling Plant
Princeton NuEnergy has been selected for negotiations on a $50 million U.S. Department of Energy grant supporting a $110 million battery-recycling project in Commerce, Georgia. PNE will contribute a $60 million cost share. The first-of-its-kind facility will process 3,000 tonnes annually of nickel-based lithium-ion manufacturing scrap using PNE’s low-temperature plasma-assisted separation technology. The project is expected to create 70 permanent manufacturing jobs and around 100 construction jobs. PNE says its process can return rejuvenated cathode material to battery production in approximately seven days at a cost roughly 45 percent below comparable virgin material. Following demonstration, PNE plans up to 10 additional lines, potentially reaching 30,000 tonnes per year by 2035.
Coreshell Gets $50 Million DOE Award for 2 GWh Silicon-Anode Battery Factory
Coreshell Technologies has been selected for a $50 million DOE award to expand U.S. battery manufacturing around metallurgical-silicon anodes that completely replace graphite. The project will establish approximately 2 GWh of electrode manufacturing capacity and 1.5 GWh of battery-cell assembly capacity, while creating more than 100 U.S. jobs. Coreshell is partnering with Ferroglobe, whose domestic operations already produce more than 100,000 tonnes of metallurgical silicon annually, and AM Batteries, which will contribute its solvent-free Powder-to-Electrode dry-coating process. Coreshell says more than 93 percent of global graphite supply is currently concentrated in China. The project is intended to create scalable domestically sourced batteries for electric-vehicle and defense applications while lowering manufacturing cost and supply-chain risk.
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