Are we running out of lithium-ion battery materials?
20 October, 2017US researchers have sent out their assurance that the key materials that make up lithium-ion batteries are likely to have sufficient supply to meet the anticipated long-term demand — so long as we start planning now.
'Air-breathing' sulfur battery provides low-cost energy storage
18 October, 2017US scientists have created what they describe as an 'air-breathing battery' — powered by sulfur, air, water and salt — that can store twice as much energy as a lead-acid battery.
Lithium-ion batteries created at QUT
21 September, 2017Queensland University of Technology has established a facility capable of manufacturing rechargeable lithium-ion batteries — the first in Australia at a commercial scale, according to QUT Professor Peter Talbot.
Just add water: lithium-ion batteries without explosive risks
15 September, 2017US researchers have developed a lithium-ion battery that uses a water-salt solution as its electrolyte, without the fire and explosive risks associated with some commercially available non-aqueous lithium-ion batteries.
LG Chem RESU series lithium-ion batteries
04 September, 2017LG Chem has introduced the RESU series to the Australian market, offering users high- and low-voltage battery options that give home owners the ability to self-consume solar-generated energy throughout peak electricity times after sunset.
Creating electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries
22 August, 2017Researchers have solved what is said to be one of the biggest stumbling blocks preventing zinc-air batteries from overtaking conventional lithium-ion batteries as the power source of choice in electronic devices.
Bendable batteries in the human body
14 August, 2017Researchers from Fudan University have engineered bendable batteries, suitable for implantation in the human body, which can run on body-inspired liquids such as a normal IV saline solution and a cell-culture medium.
Natural molecule could speed up battery recharging
01 August, 2017German researchers have found that the porphyrin molecule, on which chlorophyll, blood and vitamin B12 are based, can be used as an electrode material that speeds up the charging process of rechargeable batteries.
How to make batteries that last (almost) forever
27 July, 2017 by Raja Jurdak, CSIRO and Brano Kusy, CSIROWhen a battery runs low it usually needs to be manually recharged, but new approaches are being developed to help this energy source last indefinitely.
Tesla to supply world's largest Li-ion battery to SA wind farm
10 July, 2017 by Lauren DavisThe world's largest lithium-ion battery will be housed at the Hornsdale Wind Farm near Jamestown, SA, where it will provide stability services for renewable energy and emergency back-up power if a shortfall in energy is predicted.
Premier Batteries jumpstart powerbank
07 July, 2017Premier Batteries' jumpstart powerbank will start a car wherever it is. This means there is no needs to look for jumper leads and another vehicle to help, just simply connect to the battery and start.
Screen-printed batteries for portable devices
30 June, 2017Technology from battery energy storage firm Printed Energy could result in the realisation of ultrathin, flexible, screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy.
Building batteries from scrap metal
16 June, 2017Chinese scientists have transformed rusty stainless steel mesh into electrodes with outstanding electrochemical properties that make them ideal for potassium-ion batteries.
Quartz power for lithium-sulfur batteries
05 June, 2017Swiss electrochemistry researchers have developed a method that could enable a breakthrough for the lithium-sulfur battery — a promising candidate for future energy storage devices.
Could sodium and magnesium replace lithium in batteries?
02 June, 2017Swiss scientists are on a quest to find new materials which can be used in rechargeable batteries and eventually provide alternatives to lithium batteries.
