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With the number of fires caused by lithium batteries soaring across the U.S., firefighters and other experts say the training needed to fight them effectively is lagging in many places.

NBC News

An exploding problem: Fires sparked by lithium batteries are confounding firefighters

Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois-Chicago, and Argonne National Labs, have succeeded in producing a practical demonstration of a lithium-air battery that achieves an energy density of 685 Wh/kg at room temperature.

CleanTechnica

Researchers Report Progress On A Solid-State Lithium-Air Battery With High Energy Density

In Chicago, a new lithium-air design is being developed by Illinois Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Mohammad Asadi in collaboration with researchers from Argonne National Lab and University of Illinois Chicago. The research was supported by the US Department of Energy.

Batteries News

New Lithium-air Battery Could be 4x Better Than Li-ion

Lithium-air batteries have scope to compete with gasoline in terms of energy density. However, in most systems, the reaction pathways either involve one- or two-electron transfer, leading to lithium peroxide (Li2O2) or lithium superoxide (LiO2), respectively.

Science.org

A room temperature rechargeable Li2O-based lithium-air battery enabled by a solid electrolyte

Scientists always knew lithium metal could revolutionize batteries, but they have one fatal flaw: they often short circuit.


Popular Mechanics

Scientists Find the Holy Grail: the Reason Why Lithium-Metal Batteries Fail

Engineers at Australia’s RMIT University are proposing the idea of incorporating a 2D material into lithium-ion batteries to extend their lifetime up to three times longer than today’s technology, that is, to about nine years. 

Mining Weekly

New tech may help lithium-ion batteries last for nine years

The polyethylene microplastic pollution commonly found in wastewater can be extracted to create electrodes for lithium-ion batteries



New Scientist

Microplastics can be recycled to make electrodes for lithium batteries

Engineers at Australia’s RMIT University are proposing the idea of incorporating a 2D material into lithium-ion batteries to extend their lifetime up to three times longer than today’s technology, that is, to about nine years. 



Mining.com

Michigan-based battery startup Our Next Energy (ONE) on Wednesday said it closed a $300 million Series B funding round that takes the three-year-old company’s valuation to $1.2 billion.

Reuters

EV battery maker ONE raises $300 million, now valued at $1.2 billion

Lithium batteries are at the heart of electric cars, phones, wearable electronics, energy storage, and so much more powering our increasingly digital and cord-free lives. It's no wonder they are big business. The batteries' tendency to catch fire when damaged, however, at least in several highly publicized instances, is a problem the industry has to fix if consumers are to regain confidence in major lithium-battery-powered products.



Forbes

Additive Manufacturing For Batteries Of The Future: Will 3D Printing Transform Battery Making?

China’s big lithium miners are set to reap record earnings after booming demand for the electric vehicle battery material sent prices surging to an all-time high last year. 



Bloomberg

Lithium’s Historic Rally Fuels Record Profits for China’s Miners

Lithium batteries are at the heart of electric cars, phones, wearable electronics, energy storage, and so much more powering our increasingly digital and cord-free lives. It's no wonder they are big business. 

Bullish new forecasts for lithium demand have coincided with setbacks to new supply projects. That’s ultimately good for prices, but not for the electric vehicle sector’s big ambitions.  

Australian Financial Review

Why bad news is good news for lithium stocks

The new battery technology is expected to improve the performance and lifespan of electric vehicles and other electronic devices.



Novel anode design set to improve battery performance for for EVs and laptops

As the world transitions to net zero, energy storage is becoming increasingly important for applications such as electric vehicles, mini-grids, and utility-scale grid stability. The growing demand for storage will constrain raw battery materials, reduce the availability of new batteries, and increase the rate of battery retirement. 

Nature

Second-life battery systems for affordable energy access in Kenyan primary schools

The EU can end its reliance on China for lithium-ion battery cells by 2027, Transport & Environment (T&E) has forecast. Europe is on track to produce enough Li-ion cells by then to fully meet domestic demand for electric vehicles and energy storage, according to the new analysis of battery-makers’ announcements.

Europe Could End Reliance on Chinese Li-ion Battery Cells by 2027 

Tesla, the world’s biggest producer of electric vehicles, is expanding its Nevada assembly plant with a major new investment to boost production of a new, larger type of battery cell and a dedicated factory to make its Semi truck.



Tesla Pouring $3.6 Billion Into Nevada Plant For EV Battery, Semi Production

Top metal producers called on the European Union to follow the White House’s lead in rolling out financial support to help the bloc keep control of raw materials critical to the green-energy transition.



EU Metals Industry Urges Aid to Rival US Green-Energy Package

The University of Warwick has struck a momentous deal for the lithium battery industry with the Bolivian Government that will position the country as a global leader in renewable energy technologies and electric vehicles (EVs).


Innovation News Network

Lithium battery partnership ignited between Warwick University and Bolivia

Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) and battery maker GS Yuasa Corp (6674.T) on Monday said they will collaborate in the high-capacity, high-output lithium-ion battery business, and plan to establish a joint venture by the end of this year.


Honda, GS Yuasa agree to collaborate in lithium-ion batteries

European battery electric vehicle (BEVs) sales might stutter a bit in 2023 but for the rest of the decade there will be seamless, accelerating growth, forecasters say.

Relentless European Electric Car Sales Success Will Include Chinese Disruption

The U.S. effort to wrest control of the supply chain for electric car batteries from China is playing out in African mines, where reports of child abuse and forced labor are rampant.

Politico

Biden turns to Africa to counter China

The lithium-ion battery is proving to be one of the most important innovations for the 21st century. This new technology is the cornerstone of e-mobility and digitalization.



DW News

The Lithium-Ion Story

The U.S. moved this week to counter China’s control over production of electric vehicle batteries at a time of widespread concerns over global shortages of key minerals and labor abuses in African mines.



Energy Wire

U.S. strikes at China with EV battery deal

US-based mineral exploration company Atlas Lithium and Japan’s Mitsui & Co. (Mitsui) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that gives the latter purchase rights for Atlas’ future lithium concentrate production.



Mining Technology

Atlas Lithium signs lithium concentrate MoU with Japan’s Mitsui

Hundreds of fires across Australia have been linked to lithium-ion batteries, which are used to power light electric vehicles like e-scooters and e-bikes.



ABC News Australia

Concerns over growing number of fires linked to lithium-ion batteries in e-scooters and e-bikes

Davos is under way and even from Manhattan’s noisy West Village, you can just about hear the sound of worthy corporate sloganeering. Here’s hoping that, over the canapés, delegates can fix the climate, Ukraine, pestilence, and — my current personal beef — New Jersey transit.

Financial Times

US lithium supplies stuck in neutral

For years, the United States has been falling behind in the clean energy race. 

Oil Price

U.S. Lithium Production Is Set To Explode

US battery manufacturer Yoshino Technology has developed solid-state lithium-ion batteries with outputs ranging from 330 W to 4,000 W. They are designed for home backup, off-grid applications, and powering small industrial machinery.

PV Magazine

US startup unveils portable solid-state lithium-ion battery for residential use

We walk down the runway of the Atlas flight test centre in Andalucía to take a closer look at the Phoenix, the vehicle made by Lilium, the German electric aircraft start-up of which Meiner is a co-founder. This could be aviation’s future: a craft to carry people high above congested roads, an electric Uber for the skies.




Inside the increasingly perilous quest to get battery-powered aircraft off the ground

New Zealand is set to get its first big battery by 2024, as Meridian Energy has chosen Saft to build the 100 MW / 200 MWh Ruakaka battery energy storage system on the country’s North Island.

Contract awarded for New Zealand’s first big battery

India’s oldest conglomerate, Tata Group, is planning to set up electric vehicle cell-manufacturing operations in Europe as it tries to accelerate its British marque unit’s shift to battery-powered cars.

Jaguar Owner to Make Electric-Vehicle Battery Cells in Europe

A researcher has developed technology that could prevent electric vehicle fires, like those caused by saltwater flooding from Hurricane Ian. The technology, an aqueous battery, replaces the volatile and highly flammable organic solvents found in electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries with saltwater to create a battery that is safer, faster charging, just as powerful and won't short circuit during flooding.


Science Daily

New battery could prevent post-hurricane electric vehicle fires

As France prepares to dig for lithium in its own backyard, part of the EU's broader push to create strategic reserves of key raw materials needed for the green transition, activists worry about the environmental impact of mining


The Parliament

Can mining ever be green?

Dutch startup MyGrid has developed a 1.5 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery storage system for residential applications. It is mainly designed for use in rented apartments and multi-family buildings, where residents often lack the resources or space to install large home batteries.

Startup unveils lithium iron phosphate battery for residential applications

In the past few years, FDNY has experienced a sharp increase in fires that involve lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries. Usually, the fires involved e-bikes, e-scooters, and other so-called micromobility devices. The devices’ rise in popularity creates several challenges for the department, given that they are stored, charged, sold, and/or repaired inside residential and commercial buildings.

Firehouse

First Due: Operational Considerations for Fires that Involve Lithium-ion Batteries

The shift to electric vehicles and renewable power is utterly reliant on metals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt.
So as China reopens and Joe Biden's bumper green spending package boosts EV demand in the US, the boom in metal prices should be a win-win for sustainable investors.

Investing in battery metals: 'It's a re-education'

Lithium is often dubbed as "white gold" for electric vehicles.
The lightweight metal plays a key role in the cathodes of all types of lithium-ion batteries that power EVs. Accordingly, the recent rise in EV adoption has sent lithium production to new highs.

Visualizing 25 Years Of Lithium Production

As a new year comes around, there has been a resurgence in focus on innovative, low-carbon technologies that may support the transition to green in the coming years. In addition to human urine as fertilizer and genetically engineered, nitrogen-absorbing plants, one product with major potential is the biobattery. Energy firms and governments worldwide are pumping billions into new lithium operations, in a bid to mine enough of the mineral to [...]

Is There A Future For Bio-Based Batteries?

The conversation around widespread electric vehicle adoption has been inherently linked with charging: Are the chargers plentiful? Will they charge my car fast enough? Are they plugged into a grid that’s not entirely run by coal?

TechCrunch

Ample’s founder explains what it takes to scale EV battery swapping

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory researchers reported a polymer-based electrolyte makes for batteries that keep working - and don't catch fire - when heated to over 140° F.


One Of The Biggest Challenges With Lithium Ion Batteries

Tech giant announces investment in Moxion Power, as it looks to ramp up deployment of start-up's battery technology instead of polluting diesel generators


Business Green

Batteries included: Amazon Studios powers up plan to replace diesel generators on set

Your electronics could soon be powered by an ultra cheap sea salt battery.
Researchers have built a new cheap battery with four times the energy storage capacity of lithium.


Euronews

Sea salt batteries could be a cheap, green alternative to lithium

China's leading lithium battery maker Sunwoda Electronic said Dec. 8 it will invest at least Yuan 16.5 billion ($2.4 billion) to build a 50,000 mt/year lithium carbonate project in the Yichun city of Jiangxi province, a move that would help it secure upstream resource supply and lower its production costs.

S&P Global

China's leading battery maker Sunwoda invests $2.4 bil in upstream lithium projects

Researchers have developed a new method for producing a key component of lithium-ion batteries. The result is a more affordable battery from a faster, less wasteful process that uses less toxic material.

New manufacturing process produces better, cheaper cathodes for lithium-ion batteries

Average lithium battery pack prices, with 2023 forecast and the US$100/kWh threshold forecast to be reached in 2026 on far right hand side.

Energy Storage News

Lithium battery pack prices go up for first time since BloombergNEF began annual survey

The EIB is providing a loan of €36.7 million to PBT's fully-owned subsidiary Königswarter & Ebell in Hagen.

European commission 

EIB invests in PBT's eco-friendly battery material production in Germany

The town of Tonopah, Nev., was born out of a silver rush. A frantic race to extract a natural resource created a town of more than 10,000 people — for a while.

NPR 

There's a lithium mining boom, but it's not a jobs bonanza

Lithium Power International highlights the global impact of the US’s recent investment into the lithium battery revolution.

US commits to global lithium battery revolution

Patent filings for Li-ion battery technology are plateauing while filings in solid-state innovation continue to rise rapidly, according to research from Appleyard Lees.

Energy Monitor

EV manufacturers increasingly turning to solid-state batteries

Battery | Li-ion Battery

Low-cost, Earth-abundant raw materials power a new grid energy storage solution

New sodium, aluminum battery aims to integrate renewables for grid resilie

For most people, the idea of “Green Energy” likely evokes images of solar panels and wind turbines. However, the movement toward renewable energy, and a more reliable and efficient power grid, involves many other forms of technology that may yet be unfamiliar to the average person. But as the push to expand Green Energy production grows, so too will the prevalence of the technologies needed to support the industry.

JD Supra

To BESS, or Not to BESS? The Emergence of Battery Storage Systems on Long Island

Demand for clean energy is at an all-time high. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), the world can expect more than 450 gigawatts of solar, wind and other renewabl

Utility Dive

How mobile energy storage keeps corporate clean energy goals on track

The cornerstone of a successful energy transition in southeastern Europe is the accelerated uptake of renewables and energy storage technologies, which should go hand in hand with the phase-out of coal and gas, write Toby D. Couture and Martin Vladimirov.

Euractiv

The time to scale-up energy storage in southeastern Europe is now

Battery storage is critical for electric vehicles and to connect solar, wind power to the grid, but raw materials such as lithium and cobalt are scarce and need to be imported, the Science Minister says.

The Hindu

Raw material shortage hinders battery-storage research in India

In the "smood—smart neighborhood" project, 16 companies, four research institutions and an association have been working together, with the scientific support of Fraunhofer, on the future of energy-related renovation measures over the past few years. 

Tech Xplore

Energy-efficient neighborhood redevelopment for affordable housing

 An empty field near Heide in a corner of Germany known more for its cabbage farming is the chosen site for a huge battery factory and potential pillar of the country's future green economy.



France24

US climate subsidies unsettle Europe's green industry plans

Scotland's new £900 million battery storage facilities will boost resilience during down periods, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport has said.

The Herald Scotland

Scotland's green energy storage to boost renewables boom

CMBlu Energy, the designer and maker of a proprietary organic flow battery, has won its first deal in the US since the company’s expansion into the market.

First US project for European long-duration organic flow battery maker CMBlu

China’s investment in the countries along the Belt and Road rose to the highest since 2019, with much of that increase due to a new battery plant for electric vehicles.

Chinese Investment in Belt and Road Nations Jumps on Tech Deals

The European Union’s Green Deal Industrial Plan has been welcomed by the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE), although more detailed pledges of support for energy storage included in a leaked draft seen by the industry group were absent from the final publication.

EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan: Energy storage left out but trade group EASE optimistic

An evolving regulatory environment, expanded tax credits, and moves for more reliability and resilience in the power space are impacting the growth of solar-plus-storage installations.

POWER Magazine

New Rules, Incentives Shaping Solar-Plus-Storage Market

Investors interest in funding development of new battery storage projects across the European Union and the UK is set to grow in 2023, market sources told ICIS.



ICIS

Investment appetite for battery storage set to grow in 2023

Uncertainty and opportunity in the Biden administration’s infrastructure and climate bill incentives challenge regulators and utilities to plan smarter.

The urgently needed ‘no regrets’ approach to big batteries, green hydrogen and grid reliability

rPlus Hydro, LLP, a developer of large-scale pumped storage hydro projects, announced the submission of its application for Final License to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its 900 MW Seminoe pumped storage project located in Carbon County, Wyoming. According to rPlus Hydro, this milestone has been achieved by only six pumped storage projects in the United States since 2000.

US developer moves toward licensing for 900 MW pumped storage project

The ARENHA project is working to overcome the technical challenges of using green ammonia for flexible, safe, and profitable energy storage.


Advanced materials and reactors for energy storage through ammonia

The world is set to add as much renewable power over 2022-2027 as it did in the past 20, according to the International Energy Agency.
This is making energy storage increasingly important, as renewable energy cannot provide steady and interrupted flows of electricity.
Here are four innovative ways we can store renewable energy without batteries.


World Economic Forum

4 ways to store renewable energy that don’t involve batteries

US-based tech startup Salgenx has unveiled a scalable saltwater flow battery for applications in renewable energy, telecommunication towers, oil well pumps, agriculture irrigation pumps, and greenhouse irrigation or lighting. The batteries are suitable for standalone storage or with solar or wind power.

US startup unveils saltwater flow battery for large-scale storage

In the summer of 2021, a flurry of R&D money was flying into new long-duration energy storage technologies. The influx aligned with the Biden administration's new Earthshot Initiative, which aimed to push down the cost of long-duration energy storage by 90 per cent by 2030.

Long-duration storage projects are taking shape

The UK is falling far behind in the global race to build batteries.



Britishvolt bankruptcy exposes Britain’s battery bluff

The EIB has revealed plans to provide €28.5 million of financing to Greek state-owned utility PPC. The EIB said the funds will reach a maximum of €35 million in the months ahead, which PPC Renewables, the renewables unit of the PPC, will spend on the construction of three solar farms, totaling 230 MW.

Greek utility reaches financial close on 230 MW of solar at former coal mine

Andrew Forrest, founder of Australian iron ore giant Fortescue, is to build a new plant in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, to make batteries for heavy goods vehicles. He says the batteries his company makes are going to be in "motorbikes, cars, trucks... even trains".

Sky News

Advanced battery plant in Oxfordshire to be opened later this year, creating up to 300 new jobs

Origami, an independent energy data platform, has confirmed the appointment of two senior hires as it eyes an expansion into the battery energy storage systems (BESS) space.

Current±

Origami adds two senior roles as its eyes BESS market expansion

An international team of researchers has developed a novel way to store energy by transporting sand into abandoned underground mines. The new technique, called Underground Gravity Energy Storage (UGES), proposes an effective long-term energy storage solution while also making use of now-defunct mining sites.

How abandoned mines can become clean energy storage systems

Texas’ ERCOT grid is facing some extreme swings in its ability to match supply with growing demand for electricity in the US state, presenting an economic opportunity for energy storage.



Battery storage can help solve Texas’ ‘Super Duck’ challenge of integrating renewable energy

Battery prices rose 7% in 2022 and will remain elevated. But overall, there are more positive than negative forces acting on the fast-growing industry. 



Even High Battery Prices Can’t Chill the Hot Energy Storage Sector

Researchers at KAUST in Saudi Arabia are exploring how ammonium-ion electrolytes could help create eco-friendly metal-free batteries for grid storage.



The Engineer

Metal-free batteries raise hope for eco-friendly grids

An US$18 million Series B funding round has been closed by H2 Inc, a South Korea-headquartered manufacturer of redox flow battery energy storage systems.

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