US potash producer Intrepid, water and process technology provider Aquatech and French lithium extraction firm Adionics have completed test work to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate from by-product brine at Intrepid’s Wendover, Utah potash facility. The test results demonstrate the ability to convert Intrepid’s Wendover brine and achieve a lithium extraction rate of 92.9% to produce… Read more »
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Volt Carbon reports second US patent and new lithium battery test results
Canadian lithium battery developer Volt Carbon Technologies has received a second United States patent for its dry-separation graphite platform and reported new technical results from its lithium battery development program. Volt Carbon has received its patent titled “Method and System for Aerodynamic Air Classification” from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, issued as USPTO… Read more »
Flux Power secures $3.6 million in lithium-ion pack orders for electric aviation ground support equipment
Flux Power has received more than $3.6 million in new purchase orders to provide its lithium-ion battery packs to a major North American airline. The company says that these orders further extend its presence in aviation energy systems, specifically supporting ground support equipment deployments. The additional orders will enable the ongoing supply of Flux Power’s… Read more »
NewGenium unveils SuperSynth brine-to-LFP battery technology to streamline domestic lithium cathode production
NewGenium, a technology company based in Pasadena, California, has announced its SuperSynth process, a direct brine-to-lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) manufacturing technology. According to NewGenium, SuperSynth reduces the cost and complexity of LFP production by enabling extraction of lithium directly from brine, consolidating extraction and synthesis steps and eliminating the need for offshore processing. The company reports that… Read more »
Lithium-ion battery cell performance testing with integrated EIS measurement solution
Sponsored by Chroma Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) shows great promise for analyzing degradation mechanisms and evaluating the performance of lithium-ion battery cells. However, its practical implementation still faces several challenges. These include the complexity and error risks associated with traditional station-based testing processes, difficulties in ensuring stability and reproducibility in low-impedance measurements, and the high… Read more »
Vulcan Energy secures €1 billion in financing for lithium production in Germany
The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) has granted an export loan of €100 million to Vulcan Energy for its Phase One Lionheart Project, bringing the total debt package for the project to approximately €1 billion. Located in the Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field (URVBF) in southwestern Germany, the Lionheart Project aims to establish… Read more »
Nano One pre-qualifies lithium from Rio Tinto for LFP cathode production
Canada-based Nano One Materials has pre-qualified high-volume battery‑grade raw material inputs from global mining giant Rio Tinto for its One-Pot lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) production process. Rio Tinto has strategically located lithium assets across key regions and intends to increase the capacity of its Tier 1 lithium assets to over 200,000… Read more »
Lilac unveils fifth-generation lithium extraction technology
Direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology provider Lilac Solutions has released its fifth-generation ion exchange (IX) technology, which delivers improvements in performance and cost. Gen 5 Lilac IX increases IX productivity and durability, enhances eluate quality and simplifies brine pretreatment, according to the company. The IX system allows the passage of 70x larger particles, enabling the… Read more »
Asahi Kasei licenses high-conductivity electrolyte to EAS Batteries for ultra-high power lithium-ion cells
Asahi Kasei has signed a license agreement allowing EAS Batteries to use its acetonitrile-containing electrolyte technology in a new ultra-high power lithium-ion cell. EAS Batteries plans to launch its cylindrical UHP601300 LFP 22 cell, utilizing a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode and the novel electrolyte, by March 2026. Asahi Kasei says its electrolyte offers high… Read more »
Piersica launches PIRION polymer to boost lithium-ion battery performance and safety
Piersica has launched a patented polymer, PIRION, that offers enhanced performance for lithium-ion battery applications. The company claims that PIRION improves conductivity, voltage stability, thermal resilience and mechanical durability, and is fully compatible with existing lithium-ion technology. PIRION features an amorphous molecular structure that increases lithium salt solubility and ion mobility, providing higher conductivity. The… Read more »