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 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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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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Charged

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

US battery technology developer Microvast has advanced the development of its all-solid-state battery (ASSB) technology. This ensures high ionic conductivity, structural stability and long-term durability, addressing a critical technical challenge in solid-state battery technology. ” Source: Microvast

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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

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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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

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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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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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Vulcan Energy Resources Limited (Vulcan) has announced the start of lithium hydroxide production at the company’s Central Lithium Electrolysis Optimisation Plant (CLEOP) located at the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt-Höchst, Germany.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 8, 2020

may have fallen behind Asia and Europe in battery manufacturing, but a number of well-funded companies are looking to get the country back in the game with a technology that could supersede today’s lithium-ion chemistries. “Solid-state is a platform that allows things like metallic lithium as an anode,” he said.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Batteries have become an integral component of modern technology. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) can be found virtually everywhere, from handheld electronic devices and electric vehicles to the large power banks used in renewable energy generation systems.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Electric vehicles will now be able to go from zero battery power to an 80% charge thanks to researchers at the University of Waterloo who made a breakthrough in lithium-ion battery design to enable this extremely fast 15-minute charging.

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Charged

DECEMBER 20, 2024

billion to form a 50/50 joint venture that will build a large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Zaragoza, Spain. Stellantis is employing a dual-chemistry approachusing lithium-ion nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As the battery industry is projected to surpass $300 billion by 2030, driven by the rise of electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, manufacturers face the dual challenge of rapid innovation and stringent quality requirements. Sponsored by Lumafield.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2023

In response, the London Fire Brigade has started the #ChargeSafe campaign, to alert people to the potential dangers of the bikes’ lithium-ion batteries, if they are of a poor quality and safety measures are not taken. These dangers are also present in electric car batteries.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) has awarded the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2025 to EnBW Energie for its pioneering CASCADE project, an innovative approach to lithium extraction from geothermal brines.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The commonly held view that lithium-ion batteries are not being recycled is not true. China recycled around 67,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries last year, or 69 percent of all the stock available for recycling worldwide, according to Hans Eric Melin, founder of U.K.-based based Circular Energy Storage. Tailwind from EVs.

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Green Living Guy

MAY 27, 2022

(May 17, 2022) – BMW i Ventures announced today a lead investment in the Series A-1 financing round of Mangrove Lithium, a feedstock-flexible modular platform producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate to improve the sustainability profile of lithium. The company’s electrochemical […].

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The Sion will be powered by a 35-kilowatt-hour battery containing 192 prismatic lithium-ion cells with a nickel, manganese and cobalt ratio of 622. The Sion will include bidirectional charging technology so it can be used as a mobile energy storage device, and will also feature a novel moss-based dashboard air purifying system.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

South Korean chemical company LG Chem has published a paper in the scientific journal Nature Communications about the development of a temperature-responsive material capable of suppressing thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries. This is a tangible research breakthrough that can be applied to mass production in a short period.

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Charged

MARCH 3, 2025

Battery cathode active materials (CAM) startup ACT-ion Battery Technologies has raised $7.5 million round was led by BASF Venture Capital and included participation from Hunt Energy Enterprises, Mirae Asset Capital, Arosa Capital Management and LG Technology Ventures. Source: ACT-ion Battery Technologies

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study. Individual cells are formed into modules, which are then assembled into battery packs.

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POWER Magazine

MARCH 20, 2024

In the midst of the energy transformation taking place around the world, lithium-ion batteries stand as pivotal components for both electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems, demanding momentum in […] The post Advancing Lithium-Ion Battery Technology: The Role of Silane in Silicon-Based Anode Materials appeared first on POWER Magazine. (..)

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

- StoreDot's extreme fast charging (XFC) cell technology, utilizing Group14's high energy density lithium-silicon technology, demonstrates performance milestone: energy density of 300Wh/Kg with cycle life of over 700 and fast charging 0%-80% in 10 minutes, aligned with the expected availability of powerful fast-charging stations - Strategic partnership (..)

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Solar Power World

APRIL 6, 2021

By Ryan Brown, co-founder and CEO, Salient Energy Lithium-ion batteries are the leading battery technology for both electric vehicles (EVs) and the renewable energy industry. … The post Zinc-ion: A competitive alternative to lithium-ion for stationary energy storage appeared first on Solar Power World. .…

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Grist

MAY 24, 2022

In some ways, electric vehicles are everywhere these days: With gas prices soaring and climate warnings becoming more urgent, many drivers are searching online for EVs; major car companies like Ford have released electric versions of their classic models; and several states have introduced EV rebates. are electric.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

There are also more incentives for fleet managers to adopt these battery-powered vehicles, because in a growing amount of cases, electric vehicles can save companies money over using diesel power. . Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) will become increasingly popular for stationary energy storage applications, overtaking lithium-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC) within a decade, Wood Mackenzie shared in a new report. The rapid rise in demand for EVs since 2010 had driven down the cost of lithium-ion batteries by more than 85 percent.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We get the reaction from other BESS suppliers, consultancies, research firms, optimisers, investors and IPPs to BYD launching a BESS using sodium-ion battery cells, a technology many see as a potential competitor to lithium-ion.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Technology companies continued to curb their ambitions for manufacturing electric vehicles in 2019. At one point, Apple was reportedly planning to launch an electric vehicle by 2019 , but after much hype around its secretive initiative called Project Titan, the iPhone maker shifted gears on EVs several years ago.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 18, 2020

The battery sector is turning to artificial intelligence for clues on how to improve recharging rates without increasing the degradation of lithium-ion batteries. ” Independent of these efforts, a Canadian firm called GBatteries is using artificial intelligence in a bid to cut lithium-ion battery charging times down to five minutes.

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Charged

JULY 21, 2023

Imerys , a mineral solutions supplier, has bought an 80% share in British Lithium, a private firm that processes Cornish granite to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate. Imerys’s land has 161 million tons of inferred resources at 0.54% lithium oxide concentration, promising a mine life of over 30 years. Source: Imerys

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

David Deegan of Tetronics suggests a solution that’s based on plasma technology. Sometimes described as the fourth state of matter, it occurs naturally in the environment in lightning, sparks from static electricity and the aurora borealis. David Deegan is CTO at Tetronics.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2022

Achievement marks major step forward in ongoing push to build a homegrown supply of lithium for burgeoning electric vehicle market. The mining company yesterday announced it has produced commercial-grade lithium from mica minerals found in granite rock at its government-backed pilot plant near Roche.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Advancements and Partnerships in Hydrogen Technology BMW isn’t pursuing ventures in hydrogen in isolation. Zero-Emission Solutions Hydrogen technology has been integrated into BMW’s research for emission-free mobility alternatives, supporting a future framework that bridges passenger vehicles and logistics systems.

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GreenTech Gazette

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Fortunately, researchers and engineers are hard at work developing innovative new battery technologies that could revolutionize the way we store and use energy. This makes them safer and more stable than traditional lithium-ion batteries, which can be prone to overheating and catching fire.

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