In the midst of pondering on how to enhance the safety of lithium-ion batteries, and reduce the possibility of explosion caused by battery overheating, a large number of scientists must first resolve the challenging issue of “dendrites” that are formed during charge and discharge of batteries, for which University of California, San Diego (UCSD), has effectively prevented uncontrollable reactions through the concept of “spillway”. ...  more

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are the solution of choice for most energy storage applications, including smartphones, electric vehicles, and battery energy storage systems. ...  more

China's SVOLT Energy has reportedly pocketed a huge 7GWh lithium-battery order from a European automaker, which will vault its status on the global market. ...  more

According to the energy consulting firm Wood Mackenzie., the output of China-made lithium batteries is expected to plunge by 10%, or 26 GWh, from the originally expected level of 237 GWh this year on the impact of the outbreak of the new coronavirus COVID-19.  ...  more

A research team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of I) has developed a new type of solid electrolyte that can boost the overall durability and conductivity of lithium batteries and solve the battery's overheating problems. ...  more

SK Innovation (SKI) of South Korea is reportedly planning to invest a total of US$1.05 billion in an electric-vehicle battery plant in Yancheng City of China’s Jiangsu Province. The new battery plant will be its second plant in China, following the first one, which is based in Changzhou. ...  more

Group14 Technologies (https://www.group14technologies.com) has announced $18 million in new financing from Amperex Technologies Limited (ATL), Showa Denko (SDK), Cabot Corporation, BASF Venture Capital, and OVP Venture Partners. The new funds will be used to scale up manufacturing of a next generation anode material and advance into commercial production. ...  more

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino for their work in developing lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. The sharing of the prestigious prize among the three scientists has also reignited the market’s interest in Li-ion batteries, an energy storage technology that is now indispensable in people’s everyday lives. ...  more