Lithium News

Starting in 2035, the European Union (EU) will prohibit the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles powered by gasoline or diesel, except for newly manufactured cars that utilize electrofuels (e-fuels, manufactured using green hydrogen obtained through electrolysis using renewable energy with carbon dioxide captured from the air). Considered as “clean fuels,” electrofuels are expected to […]

The design of battery technologies with increasingly longer lifespans could help to meet the growing needs of the electronics and automotive industry. Lithium (Li) batteries are the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide. Thus, devising strategies that can increase their longevity could be far easier than designing entirely new batteries. Li-metal batteries, batteries with a […]

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have established new, scalable methods of developing battery- and solar-powered fibers, making it theoretically possible for electrical energy to be harvested from, and stored in, the clothing people wear. These fibers could power high-performance wearable electronics that breathe, stretch and wash just like […]

Did your grandmother also do the laundry when a sunny day was forecast? Now that so many households have solar panels and the electricity network is experiencing problems due to overload at peak times, it would also be better if households with solar panels run appliances such as the washing machine on sunny days. The […]

Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in new energy vehicles due to their low self-discharge rate and long cycle life. Currently, the anode material of commercial lithium-ion batteries mainly adopts graphite, with a theoretical capacity of only 372 mAh g-1—which has gradually failed to meet the increasing demand for energy density. Silicon has been widely studied […]

One of EV owners’ biggest fears is replacing the battery at a cost of $20,000 or more. Although the battery is the single most expensive component in the vehicle, a recent study suggests that this shouldn’t really be a concern if your EV was built after 2015. Recurrent Auto has looked at over 20,000 EVs […]

A battery energy storage system (BESS) backed by Tesla Megapacks was proposed on Mount Sinai in New York this week, though some people from the local community have expressed opposition to the proposal. Earlier this month, New Leaf Energy proposed an 80 MWh battery project in Mount Sinai to the Mount Sinai Civic Association, featuring […]

Batteries based on the wave-like nature of charged particles could revolutionize energy storage, potentially cramming in more power at a faster rate than conventional electrochemical cells could ever hope to manage. A new protocol developed by a team of physicists from National Cheng Kung University could transform the basic principles of a fast-charging quantum battery […]

There’s a movement in Washington, D.C. to prevent lithium-ion battery fires as a bill to set standards for the batteries is advancing to the Senate. One of its biggest supporters is FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh. We’ve been talking and learning about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries for years, specifically uncertified devices as they can create […]

China has developed a revolutionary car battery that can charge in just 10 minutes and power a car for hundreds of miles before it needs to be plugged in. A report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has hailed “remarkable” developments in chemistry that have allowed China to develop new batteries that pack far more […]