New Material Pushes Sodium-Ion Batteries To Phase Out Costly Lithium Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The researchers from Skoltech and Lomonosov Moscow State University have developed a material for sodium-ion batteries which offer an alternative to the increasingly expensive lithium-ion tech. In an official statement, the University said that the new material is a powder of sodium-vanadium phosphate fluoride with a particular crystal structure. It’s used in the battery cathode […] Read more
Toyota-Panasonic Battery JV to Buy Lithium From Nevada Mine of Ioneer Updated On Tue, Aug 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Japanese conglomerates Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp have announced that their joint battery venture will buy lithium from the Rhyolite Ridge mining project of ioneer Ltd. The resource will then be employed to manufacture electric vehicle batteries in the United States. The new entity is called Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES). Australia based […] Read more
Govt Mulls Law To Privatise Lithium Mining For Battery Production Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Union Government may introduce a change in the law to permit private miners extraction of Lithium, a crucial component of batteries used in electric vehicles, without which, energy independence in green technologies is difficult to achieve. It is being said that the Modi government aims to change current laws during the current session of […] Read more
Ola Electric Announces Domestic Production of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Updated On Tue, Jul 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Ola Electric has announced that they have succeeded in making a Li-ion cell indigenously. An important development that will support the Indian EV industry as India doesn’t have much organization in the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles. Bhavish Aggarwal, the CEO of Ola Electric, revealed the creation of the lithium-ion cell’s success on Twitter […] Read more
Zinc–air Battery Technology By IIT Madras Hopes to Challenge Lithium-Ion ones Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Researchers at IIT Madras are in the process of developing a new kind of zinc – air battery technology for electric vehicles that can prove to be a strong alternative to lithium-ion ones. A key feature of the zinc – air battery is that it could be charged mechanically. However, actual details of the technology […] Read more
Indian Lithium-Ion And Materials Recycler Attero Plans Major Global Push Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Attero, India’s largest & a leading global Li-Ion battery recycling company, has announced ambitious plans to expand its footprint across the Europe, US and Indonesia markets. With claims on some of the most efficient and patented processes for lithium ion battery recycling for precious metals, Attero claims to be the sole company to profitably recycle […] Read more
Why do Lithium-ion Batteries Catch Fire? How to Avoid the Mishap? Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Lithium-ion batteries have become the backbone of every technology that needs battery support in the current space for innovations . With a wide range of areas of applications — from smartphones to electric cars (EVs) to even the International Space Station — li-ion batteries support them all. This is largely thanks to the high energy […] Read more
Dependence on Lithium A Speed Breaker For EV Transition Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Lithium supply chain risks are wrecking plans for the expansion of EVs as well as large storage. Among its other uses in renewable technology, lithium is a key element in electric car batteries. Electric car sales are at an all-time high, with companies including Tesla, Volkswagen, and Mercedes posting record shipments in the first three months of […] Read more
