Chinese researchers have designed a groundbreaking smart gel polymer electrolyte that enhances both the safety and durability ...

However, current lithium-ion batteries are expensive and depend on rare raw materials ... (DST), has developed a new type of sodium-ion battery (SIB). This battery can charge up to 80% in six ...

In fall 2012, an employee conducting a routine inspection at Talvivaara Mining Company’s nickel mine in a forested part of central Finland discovered that the site’s 60 hectare wastewater pond ...

In a recent BBC article titled "How electric scooters are driving China's salt battery push," the spotlight was cast on the ...

The Department of Energy will spend $50 million during the next five years to develop sodium-ion battery compositions. Sodium-ion batteries hold the promise of inexpensive raw materials but offer ...

Building indigenous capacities to produce raw materials for electric car's lithium-ion batteries will be crucial for ...

Sodium Battery Technology Powers Green Mobility ... in cost and environmental sustainability due to the abundance of raw materials. Unlike lithium batteries, which rely heavily on rare metals ...

the cost of sodium hydroxide, a key raw material, is far lower than lithium-hydroxide. (Although battery companies have reached better economies of scale with lithium-ions.) Extreme heat and ...

Its battery chemistry presents zero strain ... mainly due to their cost-effectiveness and abundance of raw materials. Sodium is more readily available and less expensive than lithium, making ...

Battery production is at the heart of industrial and climate policy worldwide. Indeed, the demand for energy storage systems for electromobility and stationary applications is growing globally as ...

In a battery, ions move between electrodes during ... to their lithium-ion counterparts, thanks to their raw materials. Sodium, iron and manganese are all abundant elements on the planet, so ...