China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium, which are starting to compete with ubiquitous lithium power cells. In Changsha, […]
Federal government moves to cut China out of Canadian critical mineral industry
After a national security review, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is ordering three Chinese resource companies to sell their interests in Canadian critical mineral firms. Champagne’s order comes less than a […]
Take a look inside a lithium-ion battery, solar panel and wind turbine
By Alison F. Takemura It’s easy to recycle a glass bottle or a piece of aluminum foil. They’re made of single materials. But a solar panel or battery is much more difficult; they’re […]
Australia funding renewable-hydrogen-battery microgrid in Queensland rainforest community
The community of the Daintree Rainforest region in Queensland, Australia, will host a “world-leading renewable microgrid,” after the country’s federal government approved funding support for the project. The Daintree Microgrid […]
We Can Now Harvest Usable Lithium From Seawater
Without lithium, the all-electric vehicles of today wouldn’t be feasible, and with an increasing demand for EVs expected to exhaust reserves on land by 2080, this might become inevitable. But […]