One of China’s largest automotive manufacturers is backing the expansion of a lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia.
The Great Wall Motor Company has agreed a $28 million upfront equity subscription
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A new path to safer, solid batteries
Researchers have identified new solid materials that could lead to the manufacture of non-toxic lithium-ion batteries, according to a study recently published in the journal Science and Technology
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Why batteries have started catching fire so often
All our lives we have relied on batteries in everything from mobile phones and cars to hand torches, but confidence in the technology has deteriorated of late.
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Solid state batteries: a better class of Li-ion electrolytes?
Lithium-ion batteries have begun to show their limitations in terms of safety, performance, form factor, and cost.
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New method for increased energy density in Li-ion batteries
A professor from Columbia Engineering has built a trilayer structure for li-ion batteries that is stable in ambient air, which makes batteries both longer lasting and cheaper to manufacture.
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World’s largest lithium-ion battery storage project
In light of the Aliso Canyon gas leak last year (which is considered the most damaging gas leak in US history), the facility has closed and Tesla has instead been charged to provide an electric energy system for Los Angeles.
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New X-ray technique to view activity inside of batteries
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have created a new imaging technique that allows scientists to probe the internal makeup of a battery during charging and discharging using different X-ray energies while rotating the battery cell.
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Scientists develop battery that dissolves in 30 minutes
Scientists at Iowa State University have created a self-destructing battery for use in transient devices.
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Tesla’s Gigafactory to re-invent battery manufacturing process
Tesla has officially opened its Gigafactory, which (once complete) will be about 10 million square feet, making it one of the largest buildings in the world.
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Longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at the Swiss Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen and the ETH Zurich have developed a simple and cost-effective procedure to significantly enhance the performance of conventional Li-ion rechargeable batteries.
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