Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Officials at a startup based in Carlsbad, California, expect a battery technology they have engineered will transform the way e-bikes and electric-powered hand-held tools are charged.…
Tag: Energy & Green Tech
China’s green-tech manufacturing powerhouse
China is a manufacturing powerhouse, and also dominates the production of green tech such as solar panels. China has extended its manufacturing domination to clean energy industries in recent years,…
Are high-purity cathode materials truly necessary? An alternative to reduce secondary battery costs
Managing the level of magnesium impurity purification emerges as a pivotal process in regulating secondary battery cathode material productivity, longevity, and eco-friendliness. Credit: POSTECH Manufacturers of secondary battery cells (LG…
South Africa’s new energy plan needs a mix of nuclear, gas, renewables and coal, says expert
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain South Africa’s economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). The country’s coal-fired power plants have a maintenance backlog and frequently experience…
Solution to energy storage may be beneath your feet
Researchers Shin Young Jeong and Zhiwen Ma examine the prototype device that uses superheated sand for long-duration energy storage. Credit: Joe DelNero, NREL Anyone who has ever hot-footed it barefoot across…
Direct lithium extraction from spent batteries for efficient lithium recycling
The traditional hydrometallurgical method for recycling metals from spent lithium-ion battery cathode materials involves complex processes such as metal leaching, precipitation, separation, and purification. An improved recycling approach involves directly…
