Scientists at the US Department of Energy‘s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have recently discovered that the sublimation of lithium oxide, when mixed with nickel-rich cathode precursors, creates a single-crystal structure that could be used in longer-lasting batteries. In a new finding published in Nature Energy, the PNNL-led team showed that vapor from lithium oxide… Read more »
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Barrell Energy opens Series A funding round to accelerate lithium project expansion in Texas
US energy firm Barrell Energy has launched a Series A funding round for its portfolio company, Barrell Lithium, to finance the expansion of the company’s strategic acreage position within the Smackover lithium brine project in East Texas. The round follows seed funding that the company closed in November 2024. The primary objective of the Series… Read more »
Green Watt Power introduces 2.4 kW charger for EVs with 36-120 V lithium-ion batteries
Green Watt Power, a division of Powerland Technology, has added four new base models to its Diamond Series of ruggedized, fully potted AC chargers, to support charging of lithium-ion batteries in EV applications such as material handling, motorcycles, scooters, forklifts, golf and e-carts and recreational vehicles. The EVC2400 Diamond Series has universal AC input and… Read more »
Clarios produces one-millionth 12 V lithium-ion battery
US-based low-voltage battery manufacturer Clarios has produced its one-millionth 12 V lithium-ion battery for EVs. Clarios manufactures lithium titanate oxide (LTO) cells in Michigan and assembles systems in Europe, close to its customers. It also produces low-voltage lithium-ion batteries in Hanover, Germany. The company has also produced six million 10 Ah LTO prismatic power cells… Read more »
re/cell launches lithium-ion blocks using recycled cells from Tesla battery packs
US-based supplier of remanufactured battery packs for EVs, re/cell has introduced lithium-ion blocks using recycled cells from Tesla battery packs. Smart battery features built on re/cell’s block architecture include an LED fuel gauge, current detection, charge warning and safety protection, built-in cell balancing with real-time pack status using CAN/SMBus communication and integrated crossflow cooling. The… Read more »
Coreshell raises $24 million to fund commercialization of domestically sourced lithium-ion battery anode material
Battery technology company Coreshell has raised $24 million in funding to scale the production of its 60 Ah battery cells made with domestically-sourced metallurgical silicon. The funding round was led by Ferroglobe, a London-based producer of silicon and ferroalloys, and California-based venture capital firm Zeon Ventures. Other investors included Lane Ventures, Entrada Ventures, Foothill Ventures,… Read more »
Pure Lithium receives funding from the US Department of Energy to scale recycled lithium metals
US battery technology company Pure Lithium has been awarded funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Vehicle Technology Office to scale production of lithium metal anodes from recycled lithium metal, in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). Pure Lithium will work with ANL to recover lithium metal from waste streams. It will demonstrate and… Read more »
Lithium Americas receives $250 million investment from Orion Resource Partners for Thacker Pass lithium project
Lithium Americas has received a strategic investment of $250 million from funds managed by Orion Resource Partners, a global investment firm focused on metal and materials projects, for the development and construction of Phase 1 of the Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt County, Nevada. The target for completion of Thacker Pass Phase 1 is… Read more »
Idemitsu Kosan to increase lithium sulfide production for solid-state battery materials
Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan plans to construct a large-scale production facility for lithium sulfide, an intermediate raw material for the mass production of all-solid-state battery materials The company will expand its lithium sulfide production capacity to the equivalent of 3 GWh of storage batteries annually and establish an integrated value chain from raw materials… Read more »
Elevated Materials launches to supply lithium battery films
Elevated Materials is a newly formed independent company that aims to supply ultra-thin, uniform lithium films for batteries for EVs, eVTOLs and e-aircraft, energy storage systems and consumer electronics. The company’s technology can be applied across graphite, silicon and lithium metal anodes. The company has received investments from TPG’s Rise Climate fund and Applied Materials…. Read more »