While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique ...

Electric vehicles can be quick off the mark thanks to the instant power released by their lithium batteries, but it could be a case of too far, too fast, for lithium miners which have rocketed this ...

High peak hour power prices in China have emerged as the driving force behind a revival in the price of lithium, a key battery metal, which has risen by 25% over the past four weeks, and 50% since mid ...

The lithium market is still experiencing a severe bear market with lithium prices well below incentive prices for many junior miners & producers. This results in many new projects being delayed and ...

In brief: If you're someone who uses gadgets until every drop of life has been squeezed out of them, then this battery tech might be right up your alley. A Chinese research team has devised a clever ...

Lithium batteries dominate today’s rechargeable battery market, and while they have been wildly successful, challenges with lithium have spurred research into alternative chemistries that can improve ...

Sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage are moving toward the mainstream. Wider use of these batteries could lead to lower costs, less fire risk, and less need for lithium, ...

Lithium is extracted from brine at Silver Peak, Nevada, currently the only active lithium resource in the U.S. A UC Davis study shows that as demand for lithium grows in coming years, battery ...