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The rapid electrification of the automotive industry has created an urgent demand for lightweight, high-strength battery enclosure systems, positioning composite materials—including sheet molding compound (SMC), bulk molding compound (BMC), carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), and glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP)—as the dominant solution over traditional metallic alternatives. As the foun…

Hitachi High-Tech Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Powrex Corp. (Itami, Japan) have completed a joint demonstration to investigate optimal coating conditions for the surfaces of cathode active materials used in all-solid-state battery manufacturing — a process designed to prevent output degradation and battery deterioration. The two companies will now accelerate collaborative efforts toward commercializa…

The UK Government has launched a £28M competition to accelerate the development of energy storage technologies capable of supplying electricity for 100 hours or more. The post £28M in grants for battery technologies with more than 100 hours capacity appeared first on New Civil Engineer .

Researchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have shown that deliberately introduced defects in a crystal lattice can activate a previously blocked transport pathway for lithium ions in the battery material lithium titanate.

Researchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have shown that deliberately introduced defects in a crystal lattice can activate a previously blocked transport pathway for lithium ions in the battery material lithium titanate.

CHANGWON, South Korea -- Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), led by President Chul-jin Choi, announced that a research team led by Principal Researcher Sung Mook Choi of the Energy & Environment Materials Research Division, in collaboration with research teams led by Professor Min Ho Seo of Pukyong National University and Professor Won Bae Kim of Pohang University of Science and Technolo…

The Australian Energy Regulator found batteries set NEM wholesale prices 16.3 per cent of the time in 2025, as fleet capacity nearly tripled to 6.1 GW. <p>The post Batteries set Australian wholesale power prices 16.3 per cent of the time, regulator finds first appeared on Winssolutions .</p>

Forge Nano Breaks Ground on a major expansion of its lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Morrisville, North Carolina, as part of its U.S. battery manufacturing platform and in partnership with Samsung SDI.

China has introduced the world's first national standards for automotive solid-state batteries, setting off market speculation that most of the country's more than 320 players may ultimately fail to meet the new bar. The rules tighten definitions, safety testing, and mass-production expectations, shifting competition from concept claims to engineering proof and industrial readiness.

The Electrochemical Society hosted “Changes in Structure and Ionic Resistance of Lithium-Ion Battery Graphite Electrodes,” a live webinar by Lennart The post ECS Webinar Q&A: “Changes in Structure and Ionic Resistance of Lithium-Ion Battery Graphite Electrodes” appeared first on ECS .

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Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan), a diversified global company, has developed a novel pre-doping technology for high-voltage lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with silicon-based anodes. This technology enables lithium carbonate to serve as an additional lithium source at lower voltages, reducing the permanent capacity loss that typically occurs in silicon-rich cells during the first charge–discharge c…

Illinois is the latest example of how a state can embrace virtual power plants and see results almost immediately. Today, Solrite Energy is announcing its entry into the Illinois market with a program that provides households with battery energy storage for $20 per month and makes the batteries available to support the local power grid. [&#8230;]

Nature Chemistry, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41557-026-02219-1 Gas evolution compromises the safety and commercial viability of high-energy lithium metal batteries. Now it has been shown that CH4 generated by ether-based electrolyte decomposition at the Li anode dominates gas evolution. A facile anode activation strategy suppresses CH4-forming interfacial reactions, dramatical…

Nature Chemistry, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41557-026-02239-x High-voltage batteries are limited by electrolyte oxidation. Now, a pathway-selective strategy limits electrolyte oxidation by replacing the susceptible α-hydrogens, moving beyond frontier orbital-based design and enabling stable operation at high voltage without fluorination.

Lithium titanate (LTO, Li4Ti5O12) is a well-established battery material that, in its pristine state, is a poor conductor of lithium ions. It develops high ionic conductivity only during charging, when additional lithium ions and electrons are incorporated into the material. Bernhard Gadermaier and ...

Old batteries have a way of piling up in junk drawers and storage bins, leaving many people unsure of the right next step. Tossing them in the trash creates serious environmental and safety risks, while battery recycling options can feel unnecessarily complicated. This guide cuts through the confusion with clear do’s and don’ts that make […] The post Do’s and Don’ts of Battery Recycling appeared …