I'm not sure if Cen Rolfson's calculation are correct, because 9 million EV's would require a hell of a lot more anode than our currently proposed first production on 19k/t? Or is he?
A first anode produced in Luleå
Jan Tångring,03 march 2022
Batteries
Australian Talga has produced its very first test round of its battery anode Talnode-C in its pre-stage facility in Luleå.
The material was produced when
Talga started its large material furnace for the first time.
The pre-stage facility will be inaugurated on 1 April. Construction of the volume factory is proceeding according to Plan. It will be inaugurated in 2024.
The first annual production will be enough for perhaps nine million electric cars, subject to the fact that it is a quick calculation that Cen Rolfsson, Communications Manager at Talga, makes when asked by Elektroniktidningen.
–It is good that these figures change all the time and are then usually adjusted upwards. Some of it will probably go to consumer electronics as well.
Talga will produce graphite nodes for customers in Europe. Over 20 battery and vehicle manufacturers are waiting to receive materials for testing. Talga doesn't want to tell you who they are, but in Europe about three dozen giga factories are currently planned, so there are plenty of potential customers.
Talga will reportedly be the first company in Europe to produce anodes for lithium-ion batteries.
The Swedish clean electricity mix means that Talga's anodes will have a much smaller carbon footprint than an average Chinese anode –
a twenty-thirds, according to an analysis commissioned by Talga.
The raw material is sourced from
own mines in Vittangi.
The image: Boxes containing Talnode-C roll out from the large furnace at the Electric Vehicle Anode Qualification Plant (EVA) which is operated in Swerim's premises in Luleå.
A first anode produced in Luleå – Elektroniktidningen (etn.se)