Lithium News

Products made with Chilean-mined lithium – used for electric-vehicle batteries – will be eligible for U.S. tax benefits, the Andean country’s government said on Thursday. Chile, the world’s largest copper producer and second-largest lithium producer, will be eligible for tax breaks laid out in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which includes subsidies for electric […]

In a dusty plain in northern Argentina’s mountains, black tubes stretching two stories high fill a massive tank with salty brine sucked from deep below ground. The brine contains lithium, a silvery white metal essential for making electric vehicle batteries and in high demand as the world shifts to green energy. French miner Eramet (ERMT.PA), […]

ENTEK just got a conditional $1.2 billion loan from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office to build a lithium-ion battery separator factory in Terre Haute, Indiana. A battery separator plays an essential role in the performance and safety of a lithium-ion battery. A battery separator is a membrane sandwiched between a battery’s […]

Global EV battery maker SK On now has a joint development agreement with Sakuu, the “world’s first manufacturing platform for printing battery electrodes.” Sakuu 3D prints fully functional batteries in custom shapes and sizes with patterned openings for thermal management in a fully dry process that doesn’t use solvents. The San Jose-based company says its […]

South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery producer SK On has declared itself in crisis as its customers struggle with disappointing EV sales in Europe and the U.S., the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Chief Executive Lee Seok-hee announced a series of cost-cutting and working-practice measures on Monday, describing them as a state of “emergency management”, […]

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. Lithium metal batteries are among the most promising candidates for the next generation of high-energy batteries. They can store at least […]

France’s Eramet (ERMT.PA), opens new tab aims to start production at its new Centenario lithium plant in Argentina in November and ramp up to 24,000 metric tons of battery grade lithium by mid-2025, it said on Wednesday after starting the final test phase at the plant. The $870 million plant, a joint venture with Chinese […]

Eight years ago, Bill Gates and group of his closest billionaire acquaintances launched an incredibly well funded venture capital group. Its noble mission was funding and supporting transformative technologies aimed at mitigating climate change. Many of its investments are sound and if commercialized, would assist, at least a bit. However, a large percentage of its […]

Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry. The country, which is the region’s largest economy and home to the largest nickel reserve in the world, has been seeking to position itself as a key player […]

Electric vehicles, large-scale energy storage, polar research and deep space exploration all have placed higher demands on the energy density and low-temperature performance of energy storage batteries. 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. However, in […]