Lithium News

Fire officials are warning people to take precautions after yet another lithium-ion battery started a fire Thursday night in D.C. They’re in scooters, skateboards, bicycles and cars, and we’re seeing more cases of lithium-ion batteries igniting. “We find that most incidents involving these batteries take place when they are being charged,” said DC Fire and […]

Pilbara Minerals said on Thursday it saw signs the lithium market was stabilizing as Australia’s top producers reported a slump in earnings and took steps to ride out slowing demand for the raw material of electric vehicle batteries. Lithium prices have fallen around 70% over the past year as EV sales growth slowed, but capacity […]

Individually, each battery cell is small and seemingly insignificant. However, when hundreds of these cells are connected in series and parallel, they comprise the principal component of an electric car’s powertrain. That’s why finding a cell chemistry that maximizes energy density and longevity is essential for powering the EVs of tomorrow. One possible next-gen chemistry […]

Low lithium prices are “unsustainable” and will have to rise in order to trigger the supply investments needed to meet long-term demand growth, according to Albemarle Corp., the world’s biggest producer. Lithium suppliers around the world are reining in spending and, in some cases, production after demand for the key component in electric-vehicle batteries slowed […]

Physicists at Paderborn University have used complex computer simulations to develop a new design for significantly more efficient solar cells than previously available. A thin layer of organic material, known as tetracene, is responsible for the increase in efficiency. The results have now been published in Physical Review Letters. “The annual energy of solar radiation […]

Battery swapping for electric motorbikes isn’t new technology, but its adoption rate has proven to be remarkably inconsistent around the world. One of the biggest surprises recently has been one of the places where such technology has grown rapidly: Africa. Electric motorbike battery-swapping often takes hold in areas where car usage is outnumbered by motorbikes, […]

The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office is raising concerns about potential fires linked to lithium-ion batteries, which are widely used in products like smart phones, laptops and e-scooters. A report released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found 208 fire incidents occurred in the past two years, resulting in 19 deaths linked to lithium-ion […]

A significant advancement in lithium extraction has emerged from recent research, which has the potential to further the global energy landscape. The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) unveiled its latest breakthrough by showcasing a study that achieved a threefold increase in lithium extraction efficiency compared to conventional methods. Spearheaded by its team of researchers, […]

The price of lithium may have fallen and Albemarle may consider them to be “unsustainable”, but Exxon isn’t giving up on its lithium expansion plans, Exxon’s lithium global business manager said in a Bloomberg interview. Lithium suppliers have been reining in spending and even production as a slowing of EV demand collided with new lithium […]

Albemarle, the world’s largest lithium producer, posted a better-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit on Wednesday as aggressive cost cuts helped offset plunging prices for the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries. The slowing pace of EV adoption globally, combined with lithium overproduction in China, has dragged down lithium prices and financially dented Albemarle and its […]