Reliably monitoring the amount of lithium (Li) present in rechargeable batteries, specifically in the so-called cathode active material (CAM), is key to understanding the condition of batteries from the time when it is fabricated to the end of its operation. However, a reliable methodology to directly track the active Li in batteries without damaging them […]
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On lithium’s frontier, miners are betting on a greener second act
Against the arid, red dirt of the Australian Outback, the Mount Holland lithium mine emerges to approaching visitors as a colossal grey-tinged crater, with trucks the size of houses edging along its steep inclines. An expanding site at the heart of the world’s top lithium-producing region, the A$2.6 billion ($1.7 billion) operation is emblematic of […]
Modern EV Batteries Rarely Fail: Study
Plug-in electric vehicle’s lithium-ion batteries have become less prone to failures in recent years. According to Recurrent’s study entitled New Study: How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last?, recently highlighted by the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office, significant progress has been made after the first several years of series EV production. The data from about 15,000 […]
An ultralow-concentration electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries
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. Cells using these electrolytes and conventional electrodes have been demonstrated to have high performance, as reported by a research team in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. In addition, the […]
NSW battery materials company plans U.S. manufacturing plant
Wollongong-based Sicona Battery Technologies, which is developing a silicon composite material that improves the performance of batteries used for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy grids, announced it is moving forward with the development of a production plant in the southeast of the United States to take advantage of the booming battery and EV market. It […]
New sodium battery that can be charged in seconds developed
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a high-power hybrid sodium-ion battery that can be charged in seconds. Sodium is considered nearly 1000 times more abundant than lithium. Therefore, sodium-ion electrochemical energy storage devices are more appealing than traditional lithium-ion electrochemical energy storage. Led by Professor Jeung Ku Kang […]
Redwood Materials makes strides in sustainable battery production
Redwood Materials achieved notable progress in its efforts to create a closed-loop battery materials supply chain at its Nevada campus. Over the past year, Redwood ramped its hydrometallurgical operations, commissioned a large-scale recycling rotary calciner, and began production of battery anode copper foil. These advancements mark a major step forward in Redwood’s goal of establishing […]
Redwood Materials makes strides in sustainable battery production
Redwood Materials achieved notable progress in its efforts to create a closed-loop battery materials supply chain at its Nevada campus. Over the past year, Redwood ramped its hydrometallurgical operations, commissioned a large-scale recycling rotary calciner, and began production of battery anode copper foil. These advancements mark a major step forward in Redwood’s goal of establishing […]
Japan’s Nissan bets on solid-state batteries, gigacasting for next-gen EVs
YOKOHAMA, Japan, April 16 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nissan Motor (7201.T), opens new tab will begin to produce solid-state batteries for electric vehicles at scale by early 2029 and use huge casting machines as it seeks to raise efficiency and drive down costs on future models, the automaker said on Tuesday. Nissan is betting on technological advancements to […]
Magnesium Battery Breakthrough Could Challenge Lithium-Ion Dominance
Tohoku University researchers have made a groundbreaking advancement in battery technology, developing a novel cathode material for rechargeable magnesium batteries that enables efficient charging and discharging even at low temperatures. Details of the findings were published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A. This innovative material, leveraging an enhanced rock-salt structure, promises to usher in […]