CATL and Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota, have signed an MoU to increase strategic cooperation on battery supply and battery technologies. Vulcan Energy has developed and demonstrated its own in-house lithium extraction technology – VULSORB – for use in its Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field and the Zero Carbon Lithium Project. The company claims superior performance relative to industry standards from existing brine extraction technologies. Blackrock has acquired US battery storage developer Jupiter Power, bringing an 11,000MW pipeline under Blackrock’s Diversified Infrastructure business, including 655MWh within the ERCOT market, making it the largest player in Texas. Canada has introduced refundable tax credits for energy storage developments. Announced as part of the country’s autumn economic statement the country will introduce refundable…