Most rechargeable batteries are lithium-ion batteries made from relatively scarce elements including precious metals like cobalt. Worldwide lithium reserves themselves are [...]
Adding polymers and fireproofing to a battery’s current collectors makes it lighter, safer and about 20% more efficient. In an entirely new approach to making lithium-ion [...]
Most of us have probably not thought about cracking the code of “traffic management” inside a lithium ion battery. But a team of researchers at Brookhaven [...]
By Bianca Nogrady, freelance science journalist September 27, 2019 — For all their many virtues, wind and solar power have one major flaw: at some point, even in the [...]
There may be a future for the rechargeable lithium metal battery – a potential battery powerhouse relegated for decades to the laboratory by its short life expectancy and [...]
By Dr. Peter Harrop, Chairman at IDTechEx Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies and trends. Expect seven-times [...]
[Image source: CBS News] As green energy becomes an increasingly hot topic in our modern world, a few vital questions have emerged that deserve our attention: What are the [...]
Lithium ion batteries have become the go-to energy storage medium for everything from EVs to renewable energy reservoirs at the substation level. While flow batteries and [...]