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New electrolytes enable safe, stable and fast-charging lithium-metal batteries

TechXplore

Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs), which contain a lithium-metal-based anode, have been found to be promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries (LiBs), which are currently the most widely used rechargeable batteries.

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Beyond lithium? Why alternative battery chemistries are promising—but not ready

Energy Storage News

Alternative technologies to lithium-ion are unlikely to oust the incumbent anytime soon, writes Anh Vu of Clean Energy Associates (CEA).

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Wastewater analysis at Bolivian lithium deposit explores how to avoid past environmental mistakes

Envirotec Magazine

A US group has conducted the first thorough chemical analysis of wastewater associated with mining the lithium brine at the Salar de Uyuni, in Bolivia. The Salar de Uyuni is the location of the worlds largest known lithium deposit, and is a vast salt pan stretching for thousands of square miles atop a high, dry Andean plateau in Bolivia.

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Smart electrolyte offers dual protection against thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries

TechXplore

IMDEA Materials researchers have made an important breakthrough in improving the safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), powering everything from smartphones to electric vehicles.

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Flow battery companies look beyond vanadium to compete with lithium-ion

Energy Storage News

We hear from XL Batteries and Quino Energy, 'organic' chemistry flow battery technology companies, about how they plan to scale up and reduce costs to compete with lithium-ion.

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Pure Lithium and Saint-Gobain Ceramics to produce lithium-selective membranes for batteries

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US-based lithium battery technology company Pure Lithium has signed a joint development agreement with Saint-Gobain Ceramics to accelerate the production of Pure Lithiums selective, water-blocking membranes for lithium metal anode production from brine. Source: Pure Lithium

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Lithium Americas receives $250 million investment from Orion Resource Partners for Thacker Pass lithium project

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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. Source: Lithium Americas

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