On Tuesday, January 4, Panasonic introduced that Redwood Supplies would begin supplying copper foil to its battery manufacturing facility in Giga Nevada. The Japanese tech big introduced the information in the course of the 2022 CES tech commerce present.
“Our work collectively to ascertain a home round provide chain for batteries is a vital step in realizing the complete alternative that EVs need to form a way more sustainable world,” mentioned Allan Swan, the President of Panasonic Power of North America, on the newest CES tech commerce present.
Redwood Supplies, which former Tesla CTO JB Straubel based, will probably be supplying Panasonic with copper foil comprised of recycled supplies. The corporate recycles scripts from discarded electronics like cellular phone batteries, laptops, energy instruments, and even scooters and electrical bicycles. Redwood extracts supplies like cobalt, nickel, and lithium, that are often mined, from discarded electronics.
As for battery cell manufacturing, copper foil is a vital part to the anode or destructive facet of batteries. The anode is often made from copper foil and coated with graphite. In September 2021, Redwood Supplies introduced plans to provide sustainable battery supplies, particularly anode copper foil and cathode energetic supplies. The cathode can be the constructive facet of batteries.
In accordance with Tech Crunch, Redwood revealed that it had just lately bought 100 acres of land close to Gigafactory Nevada. Straubel’s firm plans to construct a $2 billion manufacturing facility. Redwood goals to provide 100GWh per yr of cathode energetic supplies and anode foils for a million electrical autos by 2025. The cope with Panasonic means that Tesla automobiles will probably be among the many first to make use of Redwood’s cathode and anode supplies, together with Ford, which solid a partnership with Straubel’s firm on September 22, 2021.
Redwood will begin producing copper foil by the primary half of the yr and can start supplying Panasonic with the anode materials by the tip of 2022.
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