New report analyses lithium-ion battery recycling industry amid growing demand for sustainable energy solutions

The report explores policy, market, and innovation trends shaping this rapidly expanding industry

21-Feb-2025 - Deloitte and CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific knowledge management, announced the release of a collaborative report, Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling: Market & Innovation Trends for A Green Future. This report is the first shared project between the two ...

Sustainable recycling of battery raw materials

Analytik Jena participates in EU/Thuringia-funded “ZirKat” project

20-Feb-2025 - Analytik Jena is a partner in the ZirKat research project, which was launched by Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences. The ZirKat project, funded by the EU and the state of Thuringia, is part of a research project to recover raw materials from used lithium iron phosphate batteries (LFP ...

Engineers discover key barrier to longer-lasting batteries

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have discovered why LiNiO2 batteries break down

20-Feb-2025 - Lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO2) has emerged as a potential new material to power next-generation, longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries. Commercialization of the material, however, has stalled because it degrades after repeated charging. University of Texas at Dallas researchers have discovered why ...

The use of MRI to directly observe metal-ion dissolution in lithium battery cathodes

There is enormous promise in how this technique can increase the ability to understand how reactions within these batteries work and how to test alternate battery technology

19-Feb-2025 - Many of the devices that make modern life convenient and efficient rely on rechargeable batteries. Lithium-ion batteries, one of the more common types used, are low cost and work at a high operating voltage, which makes them ideal for many electronic devices and electric vehicles. However, they ...

Mini flow battery speeds energy storage research

Tiny flow battery delivers outsized benefits, reducing time, cost, and resources needed for testing new battery materials

18-Feb-2025 - Sometimes, in order to go big, you first have to go small. That’s what researchers atthe Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have done with their latest innovation in energy storage. With a goal to speed the time to discovery of new grid energy storage technology, the ...

Why your headphone battery doesn't last

Texas Engineers took on the well-known battery challenge of degradation in a real-world technology that many of us use daily: wireless earbuds

17-Feb-2025 - Ever notice that batteries in electronics don't last as long as they did when they were brand new? An international research team led by The University of Texas at Austin took on this well-known battery challenge, called degradation, with a twist. They're focusing their work on real-world ...

Global battery market continues to see strong growth despite uncertainties and holds opportunities for European manufacturers

New European players must show they can produce high-quality battery cells at low cost

11-Feb-2025 - Global demand for batteries will grow more than threefold by 2030, rising to between 4.0 and 4.6 terawatt hours depending on the specific scenario. The market is currently dominated by technology-leading cell manufacturers from Asia – especially China, where the substantial overcapacity is ...

BMBF project launched for fast industrial implementation of sodium-ion technology

From battery material development to the production of large-format cells: 21 partners from science and industry are pool their expertise

07-Feb-2025 - The project "Sodium-Ion-Battery Deutschland-Forschung - SIB:DE FORSCHUNG", funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), aims to evaluate the suitability of sodium-ion battery technology (SIB) for the European energy and mobility transition to speed up industrial ...

HiQ-LCA fosters industry collaboration to address data needs and drive compliance with new EU Battery Regulation

04-Feb-2025 - The HiQ-LCA project, funded by EIT RawMaterials and co-funded by the EU, supports the battery industry in complying with the EU Battery Regulation by offering various tools and services, including an advanced Life Cycle Assessment database to be developed as a satellite database of the renowned ...

Flower power: lavender oil for longer-lasting sodium-sulfur batteries

Nano-cages made of linalool and sulfur increase the service life and storage capacity of sodium-sulfur batteries

03-Feb-2025 - Lavender oil could help solve a problem in the energy transition. A team from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces has created a material from linalool, the main component of lavender oil, and sulfur that could make sodium-sulfur batteries more durable and powerful. Such batteries ...