Tag: Batteries
CBI launches technical roadmap to boost advanced lead battery design
The Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI) has unveiled its technical roadmap towards advanced lead battery design and manufacturing in Europe.
Scientists solve energy efficiency mystery of lithium-ion batteries
A team of international researchers have solved a long-standing mystery of poor energy efficiency in lithium-ion batteries.
Optimising light-powered battery and fuel cell design with ultraviolet light
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba are enhancing light-powered battery and fuel cell design by utilising ultraviolet light pulses to access ion conductor properties.
Metrology and standards for the UK energy storage industry
Dr Juyeon Park of the National Physical Laboratory discusses the development and commercialisation of high energy density batteries.
Achieving a net zero future for Greater Manchester and beyond
Amer Gaffar, Director of the Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre, discusses the challenges involved in creating a low-carbon economy.
The ReLiB project: optimising material management of lithium-ion batteries
Professor Paul Anderson and Dr Gavin Harper discuss how the ReLiB project will achieve sustainable management and recycling of lithium-ion batteries.
Addressing the threat of lithium battery fires in electrical waste
The Batteries Roundtable outline the key advice in their recent report aiming to reduce lithium battery fires and improve the environmental impact of electrical waste and its processing.
Janus graphene to facilitate sustainable sodium-ion batteries
Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology have developed a concept for high-performance, sustainable sodium-ion batteries using Janus graphene.
Preventing irreversible energy loss in batteries with novel technique
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed an innovative method for preventing irreversible energy loss in batteries.
£91m funding for green automotive technology innovation
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced government and industry funding of £91m for green automotive technology, including hydrogen engines and ultra-fast charging electric vehicle batteries.
Assessing the environmental impact of spodumene mining and processing
Dr John L Burba, CEO of International Battery Metals Inc, highlights the need to focus on the environmental impact of spodumene mining and the wider lithium production industry.
Greenland mine provides unique green opportunity for rare earth minerals
Eclipse Metals is uncovering the exceptional potential of the unique Ivittuut mine site in Greenland, which it acquired earlier this year.
Scientists develop a unique stretchable battery powered by sweat
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created an innovative soft and stretchable battery powered by human sweat.
Verkor: developing the biggest gigafactory in Europe
Benoit Lemaignan, CEO of Verkor, explains their approach in making Europe a key player in batteries, including the Verkor Innovation Centre and the construction of their first gigafactory.
Graphite and battery research on the road to net zero
Professor Magda Titirici, outlines the role of graphite in battery technology and how the latest research is helping to shape and achieve net zero targets.
Blencowe Resources: Driving the production of flake graphite
Blencowe will deliver a high quality, long-term supply source for flake graphite, one of the key input materials within the lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles.
Building next-generation batteries for electric vehicles
£10m funding has been announced for 17 projects to develop next-generation batteries for electric vehicles, making them safer, cheaper, faster-charging and more recyclable.
Lithium hydroxide for the European battery industry
How AMG Lithium will contribute to securing a sustainable supply of battery-grade lithium hydroxide for the emerging European battery industry
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.: Critical minerals for clean technology
President and CEO of Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., Donald Bubar, discusses the company’s strategy to sustainably produce critical minerals.
The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre has been opened this week
The £130m UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) – the innovative 18,500 square metre national battery manufacturing development facility – has been officially opened by the Prime Minister during a visit to Coventry.