Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 20:10:59 +0000
It is imperative that the United States adopt policies that will improve both the sustainability and security of the materials supply needed to enable a clean energy transition. The policies the Biden administration has advanced through executive action and Congress is currently considering through this climate deal will help meet this goal.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 20:10:59 +0000
It is imperative that the United States adopt policies that will improve both the sustainability and security of the materials supply needed to enable a clean energy transition. The policies the Biden administration has advanced through executive action and Congress is currently considering through this climate deal will help meet this goal.
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:50:50 +0000
GM and Livent announced today a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Livent will supply GM with battery-grade lithium hydroxide manufactured from lithium obtained at its brine-based sites in South America. Lithium hydroxide is important for GM’s plans to develop more powerful, longer-lasting electric vehicles. The batteries that will be powered by Livent’s lithium hydroxide will […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2022 06:10:39 +0000
By James Morton Turner, an environmental studies professor at Wellesley College and author of the forthcoming book “Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future.” He published the lead op-ed in the journal Science’s special climate change issue last month (June 24, 2022).
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 03:10:29 +0000
Lithium-ion batteries are the most popular battery in use today. First commercialized in 1991, their cost has declined by a remarkable 97 percent over the last three decades, enabling the rapid growth of mobile phones, laptops, and, more recently, electric cars. Global demand for the batteries is projected to increase dramatically by the end of this decade, […]
Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2022 03:57:09 +0000
An overview of electric vehicle battery materials, supply chains, key challenges, and current federal government actions.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2022 23:40:19 +0000
California has decided to tax lithium produced from the Salton Sea area, which may have a negative impact on industry.
Credit to Author: EV News Today| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 03:20:38 +0000
A homebuilt electric plane, the Rolls-Royce goal of leading the electric aviation market, hydrogen infrastructure for airports, and more electric aviation news is just the tip of the EV news roundup this week. Also, regarding the water, Cara Delevingne offers wise words and urges people to avoid fast fashion and diesel engines. Plus, Polestar launches […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:10:00 +0000
Impossible Mining recently closed $10.1 million in seed funding and announced its key advisors. I recently interviewed the CEO of Impossible Mining, Oliver Gunasekara, for a two-part interview series that can be viewed here and here. According to the press release, the funding was led by Justin Hamilton and had additional participation from a select […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:35:23 +0000
A new process extracts lithium more efficiently while using less energy.