TechXplore

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The safe use of lithium-ion batteries, such as those used in electric vehicles and stationary energy storage systems, critically depends on condition monitoring and early fault detection. Failures in individual battery cells can lead to serious issues, including fires.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Next-generation electric vehicles could run on lithium metal batteries that go 500 to 700 miles on a single charge, twice the range of conventional lithium-ion batteries in EVs today.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The need has emerged for solutions that allow energy to be stored in sufficient quantity to sustain a constant electricity supply and avoid the risk of power cuts. For example, batteries capable of very high capacity energy storage have a vital part to play in the UK’s future energy infrastructure.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A research team has developed a lithium metal battery using a triple-layer solid polymer electrolyte that offers greatly enhanced fire safety and an extended lifespan. This research holds promise for diverse applications, including in electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage systems.

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Charged

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Researchers at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Texas have found a way to expand the lifespan of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. That means it can preserve a much higher amount of electrical energy. Source: Southern Methodist University

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TechXplore

AUGUST 26, 2024

Lithium-ion (or Li-ion) batteries are heavy hitters when it comes to the world of rechargeable batteries.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 9, 2025

But the technology powering thisrechargeable lithium-ion batteriesheralded a genuine technological revolution when these batteries first appeared on the commercial scene in the 1990s, and they earned their developers the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 21, 2024

Lithium iron phosphate is one of the most important materials for batteries in electric cars, stationary energy storage systems and tools. However, experts are still puzzled as to why lithium iron phosphate batteries undercut their theoretical electricity storage capacity by up to 25% in practice.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Global average lithium-ion battery prices have fallen 20% to US$115 per kWh this year, going below US$100 for electric vehicles (EVs), BloombergNEF said.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Tesla's co-founder is pioneering a circular system for electric vehicle batteries. This week, I've been thinking a lot about electric vehicle batteries and the massive potential for battery recycling and reuse. Lithium-ion batteries are clearly a candidate for such innovative circular thinking. .

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

Team Portables, a consortium for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) recycling incentivization, has received Phase II funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize. The Battery Passport can be accessed by IOT identifiers as part of the labeling for each LIB. How does it work?

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GreenBiz

JUNE 7, 2023

Chile plans to nationalize its vast reserves of lithium, an element essential for development of batteries and electric vehicles. That could force new public-private partnerships for leading suppliers Albemarle and SQM.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Lithium-ion batteries powered the device on which these words appear. From phones and laptops to electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries are critical to the technology of the modern world—but they can also explode.

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TechXplore

MAY 23, 2024

What if a common element, rather than scarce expensive ones, was a key component in electric car batteries?

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

Brine pools for lithium mining. The lithium battery economy, driven largely by the growing electrical vehicle market, presents opportunities for water and wastewater businesses across the value chain, according to a new report from BlueTech Research. Water reduction. Recycling growth.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 2, 2025

Within a decade, Australia could become a globally competitive battery maker just as demand for energy storage grows As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australias grid, we will need ways to store it for later. We can also use flow batteries. These are a lesser-known cross between a conventional battery and a fuel cell.

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TechXplore

JULY 5, 2024

A new electrolyte design for lithium metal batteries could significantly boost the range of electric vehicles. Researchers at ETH Zurich have radically reduced the amount of environmentally harmful fluorine required to stabilize these batteries.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 27, 2024

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, in cell phones, computers, electric vehicles, and even toys, to name only a few places. They have become an integral part of our everyday lives.

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TechXplore

MARCH 1, 2025

In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithiuma critical component in batteries for electric vehiclesa team of researchers from Rice University's Elimelech lab has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method that could reshape the industry.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 2, 2021

Better batteries will get us to an electrified future. The mass adoption of electric vehicles — and, well, electric everything — will rely heavily on cheap, dependable batteries. While the cost of lithium-ion batteries has dropped dramatically , the technology still leaves something to be desired.

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Charged

MARCH 3, 2025

Norway-based Corvus Energy , which supplies batteries for the offshore and marine industry, will deliver a 25 MWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery system for an electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV) that will be constructed by Armon shipyard in Spain for UK-based shipowner Bibby Marine.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 2, 2022

This whitepaper provides S&P Global Commodity Insights' analysis of the global lithium deficit, threatening EV sales and could put the brakes on the energy transition. Lithium prices shot up by more than 500% in the past year due to the short global supply.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 20, 2024

While lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to technology for everything from smartphones and laptops to electric cars, there are growing concerns about the future because lithium is relatively scarce, expensive and difficult to source, and may soon be at risk due to geopolitical considerations.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 14, 2022

New projects in California's Salton Sea could extract the metal — needed for electric vehicle batteries — at scale.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 26, 2024

For the past decade, disordered rock salt has been studied as a potential breakthrough cathode material for use in lithium-ion batteries and a key to creating low-cost, high-energy storage for everything from cell phones to electric vehicles to renewable energy storage.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the realm of electric vehicles, powered by stored electric energy, the key lies in rechargeable batteries capable of enduring multiple charge cycles. Lithium-ion batteries have been the poster child for this application.

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Researchers at McGill University have made a significant advance in the development of all-solid-state lithium batteries, which are being pursued as the next step in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 14, 2020

One huge potential benefit: reduced production costs for electric vehicle batteries.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 30, 2025

With an electric current and hydrogen peroxide, researchers at Penn State have developed a more efficient way to extract lithium, a key component in the batteries used in electric vehicles and portable electric devices, directly from ore found in the common mineral spodumene. The process could facilitate a 35.6%

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with a new first-of-its-kind prototype already being tested by expert researchers.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It’s not uncommon to see blazing headlines in newspapers and magazines, not to mention on the local evening news, reporting yet another electric vehicle fire. In the case of the EV9, which had a 77 kWh battery charged to approximately 95%, a team of firefighters ignited the vehicle by puncturing the battery from the back seat.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 29, 2025

Researchers at The George Washington University, in collaboration with other institutions, have developed an innovative method to directly extract and purify lithium from geothermal brines that can be used to make batteries found in electric cars.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 13, 2025

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are an integral part of society, from cellphones and laptops to electric vehicles. While Li-ion batteries have been a major success to date, scientists worldwide are racing to design even better "beyond Li-ion" batteries in the shift toward a more electrified world.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

A wave of electric workhorses is coming. When most folks think of the electrification of transportation, they naturally think about electric cars. Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way. But not when they're battery-powered. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In recent years, engineers and material scientists have been trying to create increasingly advanced battery technologies that are charged faster, last longer, and can store more energy.

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Green Living Guy

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Revolutionizing Electric Vehicle Power Scientists at Drexel University have achieved a breakthrough in lithium-sulfur battery EV technology. For this innovation promises to transform the electric vehicle (EV) landscape. Consequently, we may soon see EVs with seriously longer ranges and faster charging times.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A seemingly simple shift in lithium-ion battery manufacturing could pay big dividends, improving electric vehicles' (EV) ability to store more energy per charge and to withstand more charging cycles, according to new research led by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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