Lithium News

Batteries power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, with their performance hinging on the critical interface between the electrode and electrolyte. Penn State and industry researchers have developed a method to observe this interface at a higher resolution, which could potentially reveal new ways to improve battery efficiency and lifespan. They published their results in the Journal of […]

Chinese lithium producers are flooding the global market with the critical metal and causing a “predatory” price drop as they seek to eliminate competing projects, a senior US official said on a visit to Portugal that has ample lithium reserves. Jose Fernandez, under secretary for economic growth, energy and the environment at the US Department […]

As the Battery StorageTech Bankability Ratings Report launches, providing insights and risk analysis on the leading global battery energy storage systems (BESS) suppliers, PV Tech Research market analyst Charlotte Gisbourne offers an exclusive preview. While the battery energy storage systems (BESS) market has seen incredible growth in recent years, it remains a challenge to fully understand the […]

Both the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 15 before it offer the option to limit charging to 80% rather than 100%. The thinking is that many people don’t need the full battery capacity of the device in a typical day, and it reduces wear on the battery, extending its life. But is the theory backed […]

Rio Tinto has been holding talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium, three sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said, a deal that would make Rio the third-largest producer of the electric vehicle battery metal. Arcadium shares surged 36% in extended trading on Friday. Talks have been ongoing and continued in London this week during the LME […]

A team of engineers and materials scientists at LG Chem, Korea’s largest chemical company, has developed a material that they claim could greatly reduce the risk of thermal runaway and resulting fires in batteries. In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the group describes how they developed the material and how well it […]

A team of engineers at Nanjing University, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of California, Berkeley, has developed a new way to extract lithium from briny water. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes the process they developed and the device they built and how it could be […]

Battery metal prices have struggled as a surge in new production overwhelmed demand, coinciding with a slowdown in electric vehicle adoption. As Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti details below, Lithium prices, for example, have plummeted nearly 90% since the late 2022 peak, leading to mine closures and impacting the price of lithium-ion batteries used in EVs. This graphic uses exclusive data […]

Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) and UK refinery developer Green Lithium are partnering to establish an end-to-end lithium supply chain aimed at supporting the UK and EU’s automotive and manufacturing industries. “By building our refineries, we will accelerate the adoption of EVs and sustainable energy storage through the increased supply of low-carbon, […]

Panasonic has announced it’s ready to begin mass production on its long-awaited 4680 lithium-ion battery cells, specifically designed to boost range, power, charging and efficiency in electric vehicles, while also reducing cost. Conventional EV packs are typically built around stacks of 2170 cells – 21 mm in diameter, 70 mm in length (0.83 x 2.8 […]