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Lithium ion batteries
Toyota makes push for solid-state battery technology for EVs
by
Lily Jamali
Jul 6, 2023
If the carmaker is successful, it could revolutionize the electric vehicle industry and Toyota's place in it.
Could the sand battery make renewable energy more dependable?
Jul 29, 2022
A start-up in Finland unveils the world’s first commercial heat storage system using sand to solve the problem of the variability of solar and wind power.
The price of lithium is way up. And right now, electric cars depend on it.
Jan 26, 2022
The metal is a key ingredient in the batteries that power all those electric cars.
California's battery-supported grid off to a slow start
Jul 13, 2021
California’s grid operator hoped new battery storage could prevent rolling blackouts. Installation has been delayed.
Critical minerals for green energy may become scarce, new report warns
by
Scott Tong
May 5, 2021
It's not just a mining issue. China leads in processing and purifying the minerals, but the United States lags in that industrial sector.
Is lithium-ion the best way to power a renewable energy future?
by
Noah Glick
Jan 1, 2021
Researchers are looking for alternative technologies that could offer safer, greener solutions.
Will the U.S. invent the next generation of batteries?
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Dec 8, 2017
A potential lack of government funding could help other countries pull ahead.
For public good, not for profit.
Lithium-ion batteries are about as good as they can get
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Dec 7, 2017
But it's just a matter of time before the problem is solved, a UC Berkeley engineer says.
How Samsung's phone design caused battery problems
by
Scott Tong
Oct 13, 2016
A lesson in the perils of the race to thinner, more energy-packed devices.