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X-rays, Cobalt-free Cathode Production Enhance Battery Performance

X-rays, Cobalt-free Cathode Production Enhance Battery Performance

Researchers have developed new methods to enhance lithium-ion and lithium-metal technologies to improve electric vehicle battery performance.


Excess Lithium Salts Could Result in Fireproof Batteries

Excess Lithium Salts Could Result in Fireproof Batteries

Adding an excess amount of lithium salts to a semi-solid electrolyte results in a lithium-ion battery that is less likely to burst into flames.


United Airlines Invests in Battery Developer to Cut Ground Emissions

United Airlines Invests in Battery Developer to Cut Ground Emissions

United Airlines has invested in a company developing sodium-ion batteries, an alternative to lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries. The move supports…


Using Fiber Optics to Monitor Batteries, Improve Performance

Using Fiber Optics to Monitor Batteries, Improve Performance

A collaborative team of researchers from universities across France has developed a fiber-optics-based technique for observing and monitoring…


5 Hot Sustainable-tech Trends of 2022

5 Hot Sustainable-tech Trends of 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at the year’s top sustainable technology innovations. Here are five of the top trends.


California Power Projects Held Back by Lithium Prices

California Power Projects Held Back by Lithium Prices

The dramatic increase in lithium commodity pricing has made grid-scale battery storage more expensive.


Seaweed Could be Used for Jet Fuel, Battery Materials

Seaweed Could be Used for Jet Fuel, Battery Materials

Warming oceans are causing massive seaweed blooms to foul beaches—researchers are finding ways to turn it into aviation fuel and graphite for…


X-ray Tomography Can Improve Solid-state Battery Properties

X-ray Tomography Can Improve Solid-state Battery Properties

Researchers use X-ray tomography to monitor the behavior of solid-state battery materials during charging and discharging.


Turning Waste Paper Into Battery Anode Materials

Turning Waste Paper Into Battery Anode Materials

Using high temperatures, researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have found a way to turn paper and cardboard into…


Merging X-Rays, Machine Learning to Observe Battery Processes

Merging X-Rays, Machine Learning to Observe Battery Processes

Argonne National Laboratory researchers have developed a technique combining X-ray technology and advanced computing to understand material…


Researchers Boost Lifetime of Lithium-Ion Battery Packs for EVs

Researchers Boost Lifetime of Lithium-Ion Battery Packs for EVs

Researchers from Stanford University found that charging lithium-ion batteries at different rates prolongs the lifetime of battery packs for…


Geothermal Plants Plus Mineral Extraction Equals Cheaper Energy

Geothermal Plants Plus Mineral Extraction Equals Cheaper Energy

New research from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) combines geothermal plants with mineral extraction to ensure lower energy production…


Myth vs. Reality: Dousing Fears About Electric Vehicle Fires

Myth vs. Reality: Dousing Fears About Electric Vehicle Fires

To allay any unfounded concerns of electric vehicle operators, here is an examination of how commonplace EV fires are versus gas-fueled vehicle…


tech insights Nov 18, 2022 by Jay Miller
Canadian Lithium Mine Partners With Global Battery Maker for NA Lithium Supply Chain

Canadian Lithium Mine Partners With Global Battery Maker for NA Lithium Supply Chain

Snow Lake Lithium and LG Energy Solution will work together on a North American source for battery-grade lithium.


With Lithium Prices up 900% in Two Years, can North America Compete?

With Lithium Prices up 900% in Two Years, can North America Compete?

Powerful factors are aligning to push lithium mining, processing, and refining away from China’s grasp.


Developing Next Generation Energy Management: An Interview with Huw Davies of Trameto

Developing Next Generation Energy Management: An Interview with Huw Davies of Trameto

In this interview, Trameto CEO Huw Davies spoke with EE Power Editor Hailey Stewart about working with Silicon Catalyst as a young company in the…


Fast High Energy Discharge in Xenon Flashing Beacons

Fast High Energy Discharge in Xenon Flashing Beacons

Xenon flashing beacons manufactured by WERMA Signaltechnik GmbH use special discharge capacitors from FTCAP (part of the Mersen Group).


Book Review Electric PowertrainEnergy Systems Power Electronics and Drives for Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehiclesquot

Book Review Electric PowertrainEnergy Systems Power Electronics and Drives for Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehiclesquot

My over-arching comment, having thoroughly read this amazing book, is that I cannot improve on the authors' own assessment, but I will offer…


2020 Vision: Key Trends in Power and Energy Management

2020 Vision: Key Trends in Power and Energy Management

This article discusses the key trends in power and energy management and offers a vision into 2020.


My Continuing Enthusiasm About 2D Material

My Continuing Enthusiasm About 2D Material

Besides being curious and inquisitive journalists must also be enthusiastic about revolutionary new technologies. Thus, about ten years ago, I was…