The energy storage industry walked a bumpy road in 2025, but eyes are turning toward 2026’s tech stack. While lithium-ion remains dominant, pressure is building for longer-duration storage, safer ...

Lithium. While it’s not quite “the Spice” of Dune, the silvery, reactive metal is an extraordinarily valuable means for storing electricity, meaning it’s a key tool for transitioning from ...

The growing demand for portable electronic devices and electric vehicles (EV) has increased the need for rechargeable batteries. Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are the current state of the art in this ...

A new sodium-ion battery offers a cheaper and safer alternative to conventional lithium-ion systems, scientists say, paving the way for more sustainable EVs. When you purchase through links on our ...

Cathodes play a dominant role in defining cell energy density, and also make up a significant proportion of cell costs, due to the use of high-cost metals such as cobalt, nickel and lithium. Standard ...

Anyone who cared to read my texts recently knows how worried I am about the durability of battery packs. After all, if they fail for any reason, the battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that they power ...

The dog "counter-surfed while his humans (a CHFD family) were away and got hold of a device with a lithium ion battery," the Chapel Hill Fire Department said Chapel Hill Fire Department/Facebook A dog ...

McALESTER, Okla. — The City of McAlester says it has reached an agreement with American Li-Ion, an American-based lithium-ion battery recycling company, to bring $164 million in investments and jobs ...

Thermal runway in personal devices represents a serious danger to aircraft A demonstration of thermal runaway in a laptop computer under controlled conditions shows the threat these ubiquitous devices ...

Lithium-ion batteries power phones, scooters and electric cars — but the increasingly common energy source can spark fires so intense that they challenge veteran firefighters. The fires burn hotter, ...

Chinese engineers at CATL have begun mass-producing sodium-ion cells at their new 30GWh facility in Fujian province. Chery and BYD will start using them in a few months. CATL’s first-gen sodium ...