Lithium News

Material used in organic solar cells can also be used as light sensors in electronics. This has been shown by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, who have developed a type of sensor able to detect circularly polarized red light. Their study, published in Nature Photonics, paves the way for more reliable self-driving vehicles and other […]

Rechargeable batteries have an important role to play in the fight against climate change, especially when it comes to lowering greenhouse gas emissions through the transition to electric vehicles. It’s one reason the rechargeable battery market is expected to grow to over $180 billion by 2030. But the transition minerals that go into those batteries […]

The world is expected to experience a surge in battery demand as it moves to renewable energy sources. And, with the development of sustainable energy technologies, there will be a subsequent increase in the demand for precious metals used in batteries. Many of the materials used in such batteries, like lithium-ion batteries, are not available […]

A new environmentally-friendly technique that uses arrays of strings to extract lithium from brine, and potentially even seawater, could help meet growing global demand for the metal, which is needed for electric vehicle batteries and grid storage as the world moves towards electrification and zero-carbon energy. At present, lithium mining requires a lot of energy, […]

In the cradle of France’s atomic program, researchers are using their nuclear know-how for a key project in the country’s energy transition: recycling the raw materials in old electric car batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. The European Union has made building up its recycling capacity a key part of its strategy to become less […]

A Texas company is proposing to build what would be the state’s largest utility-scale battery storage system on Milwaukee’s northwest side. Austin-based Black Mountain Energy Storage wants to build the 300-megawatt lithium-ion battery system on about 10 acres of a vacant 32-acre site on the 6100 block of North 84th Street. The battery energy storage system, or […]

Researchers have found how to convert cost free forest waste, like pine cones, into carbon materials useful for energy storage. The method allows for easy and environmentally friendly dispersion of carbon in water, even when it is not water-soluble. The blend can then be sprayed onto a surface to produce electrodes for supercapacitors. Supercapacitors are energy […]

Lithium-ion battery prices dropped 10% in August, which could help lower the cost of the electric vehicles they power enough to put them on par with gas-powered automobiles. EVs have traditionally had higher upfront costs, with the price of the battery a chief factor. But the average price for batteries fell to $98.20 per kilowatt-hour […]

Electric cars are supposed to supplant internal combustion-powered vehicles over the next 10–20 years. And while the sales of electric cars are growing, they remain a small fraction of the U.S. market due to their higher costs and limited charging stations. These problems should be resolved over the next few years, with likely breakthroughs in […]

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have developed a method for the real-time visualization of the current distribution inside a fuel cell through non-destructive diagnostics using magnetic sensors. The researchers have clarified that, in contrast to voltage, the current distribution has a recovery delay. In addition, the researchers have realized a control system that enables […]