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It is developing a second similar facility in Luxembourg.",{"type":649,"attrs":762,"content":763},{"level":651,"textAlign":49},[764],{"text":765,"type":589},"What is the state of the lithium metal anode industry?",{"type":584,"attrs":767,"content":768},{"textAlign":49},[769,771,776],{"text":770,"type":589},"Unlike the traditional lithium ion battery industry, a ",{"text":772,"type":589,"marks":773},"dominant region for lithium metal batteries",[774],{"type":599,"attrs":775},{"href":601,"uuid":49,"anchor":49,"target":49,"linktype":602},{"text":777,"type":589}," is yet to emerge.",{"type":584,"attrs":779,"content":780},{"textAlign":49},[781],{"type":782,"attrs":783},"image",{"id":49,"alt":784,"src":785,"title":49,"source":49,"copyright":49,"meta_data":786},"North America is ahead in the lithium metal capacity race","https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/a062cabd12/bm-lithium-metal-to-2035-capacity.png",{},{"type":584,"attrs":788,"content":789},{"textAlign":49},[790],{"text":791,"type":589},"“The emerging battery technology space is really heating up in North America,” McNulty said. “This announcement is one of many that show the great ambition of North American innovators to be the pioneers of next-generation battery materials.”","Lithium-sulphur battery developer Lyten plans to invest $1 billion to build a gigafactory in Reno, Nevada, with the first phase of operation due to begin in 2027. The Stellantis-backed company’s next-generation battery pairs a graphene-sulphur conversion cathode with a lithium metal anode. This has the potential to significantly increase the energy density compared to traditional […]",[794],{"slug":572,"name":573,"content":795},{"job_title":575,"image":796,"bio":578,"linkedin":579},{"filename":577},"\u003C!--#storyblok#{\"name\": \"article\", \"space\": \"\", \"uid\": \"c66c93d0-cba7-44ba-b9ad-d4a9bbbce11b\", \"id\": \"\"}-->","article",[800,803],{"slug":801,"name":802},"batteries","Batteries",{"slug":804,"name":805},"battery-technology","Battery Technology","private",{"id":49,"alt":808,"name":808,"focus":808,"title":808,"source":808,"filename":809,"copyright":808,"fieldtype":810,"meta_data":811,"is_external_url":51},"","https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/0486f76b56/bm-lyten-headquarters1.jpg","asset",{"alt":808,"title":808,"source":808,"copyright":808},"Oct 17, 2024","17th October 2024",[],[],1783529641631]