Here’s the bad climate news you missed this yearGlobal climate efforts face challenges beyond political headlines. Reduced pollution, while good for health, accelerates warming. Green hyd...
23 Dec, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
Once a gamble in the desert, electric grid batteries are everywhereElectric grids worldwide are being transformed by lithium-ion batteries. These large batteries store excess power from solar and wind sourc...
09 Dec, 2025, 10.30 AM IST
Battery startup Lyten yet to convince carmakers over Northvolt revivalSilicon Valley’s Lyten has acquired bankrupt Northvolt’s assets to build a European EV battery champion. It aims to scale lithium-sulfur te...
25 Aug, 2025, 10.40 AM IST
SECI plans 500-MW solar thermal capacity tender by FY25-end: CMDThe India Energy Storage Week 2024 unveiled cutting-edge technologies like solid-state batteries and sodium ion solutions, offering Indian ...
03 Jul, 2024, 05.33 PM IST
Technological factors can stall or spur adoption of EV 2-wheelersThe technological factors affecting electric two-wheelers (EV 2Ws) are integral to their development and widespread adoption in India, say ...
13 May, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
Silicon Valley's battery startup Lyten raises $200 million in fundingThe latest funding, led by venture capital firm Prime Movers Lab, takes the total equity investment in Lyten to more than $410 million.
12 Sep, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
How do electric vehicle batteries work?The cathode is the single most expensive element, accounting for up to a third of the cost of a battery cell. Most lithium ion batteries to...
15 Nov, 2022, 02.23 PM IST
EV battery makers race to develop cheaper cell materials, skirting ChinaThe EVs of the future — those arriving after 2025 — could shift to sodium ion or lithium sulfur battery cells that could be up to two-third...
15 Nov, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
Let’s hit the road, EV rider: India's time for a tech leap may have arrivedGoI has taken a series of measures to support a clean mobility future. Established giants like Bajaj and TVS are also doing extensive R&D a...
08 Sep, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Nallathamby Kalaiselvi becomes first woman director general of CSIRKalaiselvi has risen through the ranks in CSIR and had broken the proverbial glass ceiling by becoming the first woman scientist to head th...
07 Aug, 2022, 10.50 AM IST
A nickel mine Elon Musk and Joe Biden may both needIn 2020, Tesla's Elon Musk begged miners to “please mine more nickel” and offered a “giant contract” to anyone who could do it sustainably....
09 May, 2022, 12.17 PM IST
India Inc should adopt green technology to succeed in futureAn all-of-industry approach is the need of the hour to position India’s brand as that of green, high quality and high reliability. Old indu...
02 Nov, 2021, 11.41 PM IST
IIT Bombay, Shiv Nadar researchers develop environment friendly,cost efficient lithium batteriesThe researchers said the technology has the potential to aid multi-billion dollar industries including tech gadgets, drones, electric vehic...
23 Aug, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
- Gel-like coating can boost lithium-sulfur battery performance
New York, March 22 (IANS) Scientists have developed an ultra-thin gel-like coating material that has the potential to extend the life and i...
22 Mar, 2017, 02.19 PM IST
New nanomaterial can allow electric vehicles to travel fartherToday's electric vehicles are typically powered by lithium-ion batteries. But the chemistry of lithium-ion batteries limits how much energy...
17 Apr, 2014, 02.43 PM IST