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Sylvatex developing new lower-cost CAM manufacturing process for Li-ion batteries

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The company has also received additional grant financing from the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Energy, and others. Global lithium-ion battery capacity is expected to rise up to ten-fold in the next decade. Global lithium-ion battery capacity is expected to rise up to ten-fold in the next decade.

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Lithium Australia produces LFP cathode material and Li-ion batteries from mine waste

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Lithium Australia NL reported that its wholly owned subsidiary VSPC Ltd has successfully produced Li-ion battery cathode material, and Li-ion batteries (LIBs), from tri-lithium phosphate produced directly from mine waste using the SiLeach process. SiLeach background. VSPC LFP SEM image.

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Researchers convert atmospheric CO2 to carbon nanofibers and nanotubes for use as anodes in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

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Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.

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Researchers find that algae-derived natural polysaccharide as a binder yields stable Li-ion battery silicon anode with 8x reversible capacity of graphitic anodes

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Reversible Li extraction capacity of nanoSi electrodes with alginate, CMC and PVDF binders vs. cycle number collected for the current density of 4200 mA g –1 for cells cycled in the potential window of 0.01-1 1 V vs. Li/Li +. Click to enlarge. With graphite particles, whose volume does not change, the interface remains stable.

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International Battery to provide Li-ion system to Sunverge for Net-Zero Energy Home Project

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Sunverge Energy has selected International Battery to provide a Li-ion energy storage systems (ESS) as the energy storage component of Sunverge’s Solar Integration System (SIS). International Battery produces commercial Lithium ion products using a water-based manufacturing process that helps to eliminate toxic solvents.

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California Energy Commission awards almost $1.6M for energy research projects; $600K to Seeo for solid-state Li-ion grid-storage battery system

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Conventional Li-ion cell (left) compared to Seeo cell (right). The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. The remaining projects are from PIER’s Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) program.

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CATL to build new $280M, 80 tpy LFP cathode materials plant in China

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The use of LFP in other applications, such as stationary ESS and water transportation, is forecast to increase as well. This would grant the company a strong foundation to deal with the impending changes to the global Li-ion battery market, Roskill said.

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