Why are e-scooters in India catching fire?

One of the biggest benefits of Li-ion batteries, namely its high energy density, can also be a potential reason behind the battery’s undoing.…

Wishes grow on cellulose

Here is one battery that will revolutionize the use of paper

Battery prices falling sharply, says report

Cheaper batteries mean more sectors will get electrified with renewable energy, the analysis notes

Rechargeable batteries: UNCTAD report warns of raw material uncertainties

A few countries control reserves of key inputs like cobalt, manganese, lithium, graphite

A third of world’s children are poisoned by lead, says UNICEF report

India accounts for 275,561,163 of these children; lead levels in blood of Indian children show they can lose four intelligence quotient points …

Nigeria’s latest lithium find: some key questions answered

Environmental impact assessments have to be made before any mining can start, says an expert

Trial by ‘fire’: A wake-up call for India’s electric vehicle strategy

India’s plan to have electric scooters and bikes comprise 80% of its 2-wheeler market has hit a snag due to e-bikes bikes catching fire&…

New lithium battery can add 322 km to electric cars in 10 minutes

New method overcomes main obstacle to extreme fast charging, Lithium plating, which happens at high charge rates and significantly reduces …

Better lithium-ion batteries on the cards

IIT Hyderabad scientists developed a set of new electrodes that promise to help produce lithium ion batteries with higher energy densities

Power punch

Bismuth improves storage capacity of iron batteries

Lithium extraction should be sustainable

In our efforts to make the planet cleaner, we cannot repeat the mistakes we made with fossil fuels

New material may hold promise for more efficient lithium-ion batteries 

Researchers from IIT Gandhinagar and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology discovered a new anode material that could …

Why electric is better

A comparative study between an internal combustion engine and an electric powertrain shows why electric vehicles are the future

Chemistry Nobel for development of lithium-ion batteries

John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino are recipients of the prize for 2019

That small battery you love to use may be deadly. Here's why

Lack of segregation and disposal norms mean most AA batteries end up in landfills, polluting our air and water

Electric vehicle battery recycling in India: An opportunity for change

India does not have adequate legislations that can prevent illegal dumping of spent lithium batteries

High on power

Lithium-ion battery would be doubly efficient in near future

Low-volt chip for longer cell phone battery life

University of Houston takes a leap forward in sodium-ion battery tech

Develops electrolyte that enables reversible sodium plating; May help replace unsustainable lithium-ion batteries  

New Battery Waste Management Rules make producers accountable for recycling

But they need to be more holistic in design to enable sustainability standards 

Green tribunal bans use of gas, electronic cutters in dismantling machinery in Delhi's Mayapuri scrap market

Orders MoEF to install scanners to prevent recurrence of radiation mishaps like the one in 2010

South America’s High Andes may pay for the world’s ‘green’ electric vehicle switch

Global rush to decarbonising cars is overlooking lithium mining techniques, which might dry out the region

Here come ultra-fast charging batteries

These batteries can be recharged up to 70 per cent in only two minutes and is 10 times more lasting when compared to existing lithium-ion batteries

Assess marine biodiversity before permitting deep-sea mining: Experts

India backs International Seabed Authority at 27th session of Assembly while many countries question body’s stand on deep-sea mining

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