Lithium

Photo: Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Great news for EVs: Lithium Nevada got the green light for a $2.26 billion loan from the US Department of Energy to finance a lithium carbonate processing plant. Once the Thacker Pass mine and processing plant in Humboldt County are online, they will become North America’s largest source of lithium for EV batteries. The Thacker Pass processing plant will produce around 40,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate annually for the use of EV…

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Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, says Nigeria has comprehensive data on its Lithium reserves, available at the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency for investors to peruse. The minister made the disclosure in Doha, Qatar on Saturday, at a meeting with Qatari businessmen on the sidelines of the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Arab country. In a statement by his Special Adviser, Kehinde Bamigbetan, Mr Alake said that mineral exploration initiated by the Federal Government identified…

Researchers at Stanford University have discovered that allowing lithium metal batteries to rest in a discharged state can significantly restore their capacity and extend their cycle life. This method, which is both low-cost and straightforward to implement, could double the range of electric vehicles without requiring new manufacturing techniques or materials. Credit: SciTechDaily.comStanford’s breakthrough in lithium metal battery technology promises to extend EV ranges and battery life through a simple resting…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Next-generation electric vehicles could run on lithium metal batteries that go 500 to 700 miles on a single charge, twice the range of conventional lithium-ion batteries in EVs today.…

High-density lithium batteries hold vast amounts of energy – and when they drop their guts, they can do so in absolutely spectacular destructive fashion. So researchers have built fire extinguishing capabilities right into the cells themselves.The lithium battery has been an enormous leap forward for mankind. Smartphones, multirotor drones, long-distance electric cars, ebikes, all-day laptops, electric monowheels and skateboards – we owe them all to lithium. They don't go into thermal runaway and let go often,…

Cornell University’s new lithium battery, capable of charging in less than five minutes, marks a significant advance in electric vehicle technology. Utilizing indium for the battery anode, this innovation promises to reduce range anxiety and stimulate broader adoption of electric vehicles, despite challenges in finding lighter alternative materials.Engineers at Cornell University have developed a novel lithium battery capable of charging in less than five minutes – faster than any such battery on the market – while…

Chinese lithium producers’ shares fell following forecasts for sharp profit declines in 2023, indicating that slower demand growth extended into the year’s final quarter. Chinese lithium producers’ shares fell following forecasts for sharp profit declines in 2023, indicating that slower demand growth extended into the year’s final quarter. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the…

Credit: Energy Storage Materials (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2023.103135 Lithium-ion batteries are a widely used class of rechargeable batteries in today's world. One of the processes that can hamper the functioning of these batteries is an internal short circuit caused by direct contact between the cathode and anode (the conductors that complete the circuit within a battery).…

I’m finally convinced: California’s Imperial Valley will be a major player in the clean energy transition.After a dozen years of engineering, permitting and financing, the Australian firm Controlled Thermal Resources is ready to start building a lithium extraction and geothermal power plant at the southern end of the Salton Sea, more than 150 miles southeast of Los Angeles. A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for Friday near the shore of the shrinking desert lake.John Podesta, who once served as President Clinton’s…