Toyota Group’s trading arm will take a stake in Australian lithium miner Orocobre for almost A$300m as car manufacturers seek to secure supplies of the critical ingredient for batteries to meet growing electric vehicle demand. Toyota Tsusho will take a 15 per cent stake in lithium miner Orocobre for A$282m ($224m) to more than double […]
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UltraCharge secures contract to produce electrolyte salt technology for lithium battery
Lithium-ion battery focussed UltraCharge has executed a memorandum of understanding for China-based fluorine chemical manufacturer Sinochem Lantian to develop and produce UltraCharge’s recently acquired electrolyte salt intellectual property for inclusion in lithium-ion batteries. Purchased from Coorstek Specialty Chemicals, UltraCharge’s electrolyte salt technology will produced by Sinochem Lantian in China to boost the lifespan and […]
Battery minerals catch miner interest
Many diversified mining company executives are keen on battery minerals such as lithium and cobalt as electric vehicles loom as ‘disruptive to the world’. The biggest topics in international mining in 2017 included battery minerals such as lithium and cobalt, with key players of the size of Glencore talking about the upside to profits in […]
Argentina’s Pursuit of the Lithium Dream
Argentina’s aspiration to become a world leader in lithium production raises questions about whether the benefits will trickle down to local communities. The government of Mauricio Macri dreams of Argentina becoming the world leader in lithium production. But it does not seem so clear that this aspiration, underpinned by the interest of multinational corporations, would […]
At 95, John Goodenough Is Still Searching for Next Big Battery Breakthrough
Winner of the Design News Lifetime Achievement Award, John Goodenough, has touched billions of lives with his invention of lithium-ion battery technologies. But Goodenough says he’s not done innovating. Forty years after inventing battery chemistries that have touched the lives of billions, John Goodenough is still on a mission. Goodenough, recipient of the Design News […]
Discovery may lead to batteries charging faster and lasting longer
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have observed an unexpected phenomenon in lithium-ion batteries, the most common type of battery used to power cell phones and electric cars, creating possibilities to develop batteries that “charge faster and last longer.” The discovery, published in the newly released journal Science Advances, shows that […]
