The vast majority of our portable electronic gadgets, and the new wave of electric transportation, are powered by lithium batteries. Texas-based startup Group1 has developed a more sustainable alternative, and has now launched the world’s first 18650 potassium-ion battery. Group1 was co-founded in 2021 by battery tech veterans, including Leigang Xue who currently serves as […]
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Adding thin layer of tin prevents short-circuiting in lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries have a lot of advantages. They charge quickly, have a high energy density, and can be repeatedly charged and discharged. They do have one significant shortcoming, however: they’re prone to short-circuiting. This occurs when a connection forms between the two electrodes inside the cell. A short circuit can result in a sudden loss […]
How often should you change your car battery? Depends where you live
You may think it’s just an old wives’ tale, but it’s actually true: Temperature impacts the life of your car battery. Extreme temperatures — something we know a bit about here in the South — are particularly cruel to our car batteries. While an average car battery can live about 5 years in more northern […]
World’s largest sodium battery unit capable of powering 12,000 homes a day goes operational: ‘Unmatched by other batteries’
About 12,000 Chinese households can now be powered by salt. In truth, the “world’s largest” sodium-ion battery system in Qianjiang is proof that the unique power pack chemistry can store a hoard of renewable energy, reliably putting it on the grid, according to PV Magazine and Interesting Engineering. The system was put online in June […]
Samsung’s EV battery breakthrough: 600-mile charge in 9 mins, 20 year lifespan
Samsung recently made a splash in the industry by showcasing its recent advancements in battery technology, especially related to solid-state batteries. At the SNE Battery Day 2024 expo in Seoul, South Korea, the company revealed that its pilot solid-state battery production line is now fully operational. “We built a pilot line last year to mass-produce […]
Tumbling lithium prices push Albemarle to fresh round of cost cuts
Albemarle, the world’s largest lithium producer, said on Wednesday it would slash costs for the second time this year and that everything but its dividend could be on the chopping block. The aggressive move was caused by tumbling prices for the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries after the company swung to a second-quarter […]
Microwave technique recovers 87% of batteries’ lithium in 15 minutes
Lithium is a finite resource, and the more we lock inside rechargeable batteries, the less we have to use. A new speedy method to free the element from such sources could be a game changer in terms of the material’s availability. Thanks to our modern day way of purchasing rechargeable everything – including cars – […]
Scientists finds faster, cleaner way to extract lithium from battery waste
The “white gold” of clean energy, lithium is a key ingredient in batteries large and small, from those powering phones and laptops to grid-scale energy storage systems. Though relatively abundant, the silvery-white metal could soon be in short supply due to a complex sourcing landscape impacted by the electric vehicle (EV) boom, net-zero goals and […]
Tektronix launches high-power EA BTS 10300 battery testing system
Power supply specialist EA Elektro-Automatik, a business unit of Tektronix, has launched an enhanced version of its EA BTS 10300 Battery Test System. The EA BTS 10300 is “specifically designed to meet the rapidly evolving demands for higher power battery technologies in the EV industry and beyond.” It features a compact design with high power […]
Experts warn against hype for deriving green hydrogen from direct seawater electrolysis
At first glance, the plan sounds compelling: invent and develop future electrolyzers capable of producing hydrogen directly from unpurified seawater. But a closer look reveals that such direct seawater electrolyzers would require years of high-end research. Furthermore, DSE electrolyzers are not even necessary—a simple desalination process is sufficient to prepare seawater for conventional electrolyzers. In […]
