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

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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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

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The demand for efficient energy storage systems is ever increasing, especially due to the recent emergence of intermittent renewable energy and the adoption of electric vehicles.

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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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GreenBiz

APRIL 14, 2020

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

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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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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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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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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

The electric revolution needs sustainable battery materials. To electrify many of the world's vehicles in the coming years, the EV industry will need to procure a massive amount of lithium-ion batteries. Want more great analysis of electric and sustainable transport? Electric Vehicles. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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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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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. Solid-state batteries differ from lithium-ion batteries in that the latter uses a liquid electrolyte.

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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

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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Charged

MARCH 31, 2025

US-based supplier of remanufactured battery packs for EVs, re/cell has introduced lithium-ion blocks using recycled cells from Tesla battery packs. “Weve launched our lithium-ion block architecture to meet the growing demand for lightweight electric vehicles, drones and energy storage systems.

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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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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

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

MAY 31, 2024

A research team has developed a core technology to ensure the charging/discharging stability and long-life of lithium-ion batteries under fast-charging conditions. Their findings were published in Advanced Functional Materials.

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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

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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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 actuality, it turns out that the reverse is true: the risk of an internal-combustion-engine vehicle fire is between 20 and 80 times greater.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 24, 2023

has found a way to prevent lithium plating in electric vehicle batteries, which could lead to faster charging times. A new study led by Dr. Xuekun Lu from Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with an international team of researchers from the UK and U.S.

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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. But of equal importance is all those other vehicles big and small that aren't carrying passengers on commutes or to the local Starbucks, but that are toiling behind the scenes.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 13, 2025

Reported locally, Cornish Lithium announced having received planning permission to develop the UKs first commercial geothermal lithium production facility at its Cross Lanes Lithium Projec t, marking a significant step in the countrys efforts to establish a domestic lithium supply.

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TechXplore

APRIL 5, 2025

Fast-charging lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous, powering everything from cellphones and laptops to electric vehicles. They're also notorious for overheating or catching fire.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A research team has advanced cathode materials, a key component of electric vehicle batteries. Their findings could usher in a new chapter in the development of high-capacity high-safety lithium-ion battery materials. Their paper is published in the journal ACS Nano.

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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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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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Green Living Guy

OCTOBER 20, 2024

For October 2024 witnessed an unprecedented surge in demand for lithium-ion batteries. These power sources fuel our smartphones, laptops, and a rapidly growing fleet of electric vehicles (EVs). Consequently, the mining industry scrambles to meet this insatiable appetite for “white gold” (lithium) and.

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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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TechXplore

JULY 18, 2024

Researchers at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have recently developed a new generation of solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) for lithium-metal batteries (LMBs), that can greatly improve safety and performance.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs). According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global sales of new electric vehicles (EV) grew from 3 million in 2020 to 6.6

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

These batteries will ultimately play a crucial role in the advancement of the electronics and energy sector, powering the wide range of portable devices on the market, as well as electric vehicles.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2023

The batteries used in cell phones, laptops and electric vehicles rely on cobalt, a hard-to-find metal that is largely drawn from poorly regulated African mines, and associated with considerable environmental destruction, exploitative labour practices and other problems in places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 2, 2021

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. Better batteries will get us to an electrified future. Mike De Socio.

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