TechXplore

APRIL 22, 2024

Lithium salts make batteries powerful but expensive. An ultralow-concentration electrolyte based on the lithium salt LiDFOB may be a more economical and more sustainable alternative.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A research team led by scientists from Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, has used the Australian Synchrotron in developing a novel strategy for the scalable production of high-performance, thin, and free-standing lithium anodes for lithium-ion batteries with enhanced cycling stability and electrochemical properties.

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Charged

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS) say they have located high concentrations of lithium brine in the Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas. million metric tons) of lithium in Smackover Formation brine in southern Arkansas. Most of the world’s lithium is currently produced in Australia and South America.

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TechXplore

MARCH 19, 2025

A recent study evaluating garnet-type solid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries finds that their expected energy density advantages may be overstated.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 24, 2024

A research team has developed a strategy to enhance the durability of lithium-rich layered oxide (LLO) material, a next-generation cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This breakthrough, which significantly extends battery lifespan, was published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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TechXplore

JULY 2, 2024

In recent years, lithium metal batteries with a high specific capacity of lithium metal anode have become one of the most promising high energy density batteries.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Lithium metal, a next-generation anode material, has been highlighted for overcoming the performance limitations of commercial batteries. However, issues inherent to lithium metal have caused shortened battery lifespans and increased fire risks.

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TechXplore

MAY 10, 2024

Most batteries used in technology like smartwatches and electric cars are made with lithium that travels across the world before even getting to manufacturers. But what if nearly half of the lithium used in the U.S. could come from Pennsylvania wastewater?

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Charged

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

General Motors (GM) has entered into a new investment agreement with Lithium Americas to establish a joint venture (JV) to fund, develop, construct and operate the Thacker Pass lithium carbonate project in Humboldt County, Nevada. Sourcing critical EV raw materials, like lithium, from suppliers in the U.S.,

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Charged

DECEMBER 27, 2024

San Jose-headquartered Lyten , a manufacturer of advanced materials and sulfur-lithium batteries, plans to acquire manufacturing assets from San Leandro-headquartered Cuberg, including its lithium-metal battery manufacturing facility and cell-making equipment.

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TechXplore

MARCH 6, 2025

In two new studies published in ACS Energy Letters and Energy & Environmental Science, scientists in Saudi Arabia have made a breakthrough that could increase the power and lower the cost of lithium-metal batteries by incorporating nylon into the design.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 8, 2025

Lithium titanium phosphate is one such substance and could provide a solution to the problem of steeply declining performance of lithium-ion batteries in cold environments. Most solids expand as temperatures increase and shrink as they cool. Some materials do the opposite, expanding in the cold.

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Charged

JANUARY 7, 2025

US battery materials manufacturer Ascend Elements is commissioning a new lithium carbonate recovery line at its battery recycling facility in Covington, Georgia in 2025 to start producing 99% pure lithium carbonate (LiCO) recovered from used lithium-ion batteries.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover their critical metals has significantly lower environmental impacts than mining virgin metals, according to a new Stanford University lifecycle analysis published in Nature Communications.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 8, 2025

Lithium-sulfur batteries have a number of advantages over conventional lithium batteries: they use the abundant raw material sulfur, do not require the critical elements cobalt or nickel, and can achieve extremely high specific energy densities.

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A team of engineers at Nanjing University, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of California, Berkeley, has developed a new way to extract lithium from briny water.

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BloombergNEF

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour, according to analysis by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). New York, December 10, 2024 Battery prices saw their biggest annual drop since 2017.

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TechXplore

MARCH 13, 2025

In a megascience-scale collaboration with French researchers from College de France and the University of Montpellier, Skoltech scientists have shown a much-publicized problem with next-generation lithium-ion batteries to have been induced by the very experiments that sought to investigate it.

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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

MARCH 12, 2025

Demand for lithium is rising due to its use in batteries for mobile devices, cars and clean energy storage. Securing access to natural deposits of the mineral is now a matter of strategic importance, but lithium can be found elsewhere in nature.

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TechXplore

MARCH 21, 2025

Researchers have developed new technology to detect dangerous gas leaks in lithium-ion batteries

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TechXplore

JANUARY 20, 2025

An international team of engineers and materials scientists has developed a lithium-sulfur battery capable of retaining 80% of its charge capacity after 25,000 cycles. Their paper is published in the journal Nature.

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TechXplore

MAY 24, 2024

Lithium (Li) batteries are the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide. The design of battery technologies with increasingly longer lifespans could help to meet the growing needs of the electronics and automotive industry.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Lithium-metal batteries, which contain anodes based on metallic lithium, are promising rechargeable batteries that could help to meet the growing demands of the electronics industry. These batteries have various advantages, including high energy density and fast charging times.

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TechXplore

MARCH 5, 2025

While average ranges have steadily increased over time, drivers' expectations still outpace what current lithium-ion batteries can deliver. But a recent global survey has found that some EV ownersabout 46% in the U.S.have considered switching back to a gasoline car. The top reason: charging.

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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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Charged

JANUARY 29, 2025

US mining company Piedmont Lithium and Australian lithium exploration and development company Sayona Mining have announced an all-stock merger. The merger is intended to create a leading North American hard rock lithium producer, MergeCo, with geographically advantaged spodumene resources of global scale.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

For decades, scientists have sought ways to counter our dependence on lithium-ion batteries. But raw lithium is expensive and is often sourced through fragile geopolitical networks. These traditional, rechargeable batteries energize today's most ubiquitous consumer electronicsfrom laptops to cell phones to electric cars.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Amid the global pursuit of next-generation secondary battery solutions to replace current lithium-ion technology, Korean researchers have pioneered a lithium composite material that dramatically enhances both safety and lifespan, achieving over three times longer durability compared to existing materials.

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Energy Storage News

JULY 5, 2024

The US federal Department of Energy (DOE) will offer up to US$100 million for pilot-scale long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects utilising non-lithium technologies.

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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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Energy Storage News

JULY 1, 2024

US utility company Salt River Project (SRP) has launched a request for proposals for non-lithium, long-duration energy storage (LDES) demonstration projects, targeting wider deployment during the early 2030s.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 10, 2024

The UK government has launched its consultation on its proposals for kickstarting investment into long-duration energy storage (LDES), which includes a cap-and-floor mechanism and excluding lithium-ion from being eligible.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 17, 2024

A team of AI researchers at Microsoft working with colleagues from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has used AI to develop a battery that uses less lithium. Together, they have published a paper describing their work on the arXiv preprint server.

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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. The research is published in the journal Small.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 21, 2024

A new technology can extract lithium from brines at an estimated cost of under 40% that of today's dominant extraction method, and at just a fourth of lithium's current market price.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A succession of fires in recent years has sharpened people’s awareness of the need to handle lithium-ion batteries correctly. Fireproofing formulas With lithium-ion batteries, we’re only just becoming aware of the dangers of storing these items, he says.

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