Battery Metals

Robots based on soft materials are often better at replicating the appearance, movements and abilities of both humans and animals. While there are now countless soft robots, many of these are difficult to produce on a large-scale, due to the high cost of their components or their complex fabrication process. Researchers at University of Coimbra […]

With the rapid growth of the smart and wearable electronic devices market, smart next-generation energy storage systems that have energy storage functions as well as additional color-changing properties are receiving a great deal of attention. However, existing electrochromic devices have low electrical conductivity, leading to low efficiency in electron and ion mobility, and low storage […]

MARSHALL, MICH. – On a gusty morning in a quaint central Michigan town, the sun’s glow hits the brightly colored mural on the side of a brick building. It reads, in bold letters, “GREETINGS FROM MARSHALL.” The sidewalk is lined with attractive shops like Living MI, where owner Caryn Drenth arranges a stack of graphic […]

Hyundai Motor Group (005380.KS) and LG Energy Solution (373220.KS) will boost their joint investment in a Georgia battery manufacturing plant by $2 billion and add 400 additional jobs, the companies and the state said Thursday. The facility, a joint venture between the two companies, now includes a total investment of $4.3 billion and eventually will […]

Once again, ERCOT is calling on Texans to conserve electricity use Wednesday evening. While temperatures have dipped, the reason is an unexpected loss of generation from some power plants. The many calls to conserve electricity this month are reminders of the frailty of the Texas grid. An ERCOT Reliability and Markets Committee is working to […]

Scientists at Edith Cowan University in Australia found that zinc-air batteries could be a better alternative than lithium-ion batteries to power EVs. A zinc–air battery consists of a negative electrode made of zinc and a positive electrode made of air. Their major disadvantage has been limited power output due to poor performance of air electrodes […]

JLR has found a use for its second-life Jaguar I-Pace batteries. The automaker, formerly known as Jaguar Land Rover, is working with Wykes Engineering, a manufacturer of renewable energy products, to develop one of the largest energy storage systems in the U.K. to harness solar and wind power using old I-Pace batteries. JLR’s announcement is […]

Researchers at the University of Basel have developed chromium compounds that can replace the noble metals osmium and ruthenium—two elements that are almost as rare as gold or platinum—in luminescent materials and catalysts. In a paper in the journal Nature Chemistry, the team reports that the luminescent properties of the new chromium materials are nearly as good as […]

The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative deal Thursday to raise wages 25% at Ultium Cells, a company that makes batteries for General Motors’ electric vehicles. The union said the agreement will be retroactive to December 23, meaning that workers will get between $3,000 to $7,000 in total back pay, depending upon the hours […]

Ultium Cells LLC and the United Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement to give raises of more than 20% to workers at Ultium’s battery plant Warren, Ohio, according to a company statement. The agreement, which will have to be ratified by the UAW members at Ultium, would become effective Aug. 28. It comes as […]