The team uses 1,3-dimethyl imidazolium iodide (DMII) to enhance lithium-air batteries by improving charge transport and reducing overpotential.

Stardust Power (Nasdaq: SDST), a US battery-grade lithium product developer, has officially broken ground on its $1.2 billion lithium refinery in Oklahoma, which will be one of the largest in the US.

One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after damage or exposure to heat. The batteries are found in electric vehicles ...

A new solid-state electrolyte aluminum-ion battery is developed by the researchers to tackle the challenges faced in the renewable energy storage system by making it faster, more durable, and more ...

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When a massive fire erupted at one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it didn’t just send plumes of smoke over nearby communities — it cast a ...

To create the solid electrolyte, the researchers introduced an inert aluminum fluoride salt to the liquid electrolyte already containing aluminum ions.

They also revealed that the family’s land sat on the periphery of an area rich with lithium, the much-coveted metal found in phone and laptop batteries, which is – far more importantly – key to the ...

Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable ...

Those heeding that warning have been prioritizing wind, solar and geothermal projects — as well as lithium mines, which provide the key ingredient for the batteries required to store all that ...