Himadri inks pact with Aussie firm for lithium tech, says 10-12pc IBC stake talks speculativeHimadri Speciality Chemical is set to bolster its lithium-ion battery material business with an additional Rs 81 crore investment in Sicona...
14 May, 2025, 08.49 PM IST
Key EV battery material can come from a surprising source: MethaneChina leads in graphite production but US seeks growth. Biden administration prioritizes boosting domestic production.
21 Jun, 2024, 10.36 AM IST
From lithium-ion to solid-state: Battery innovations that can revolutionize the future of EVsAs the world becomes aware of the merit of sustainable mobility, innovations in EV battery technology continue to increase at a commendable...
15 Jan, 2024, 05.04 PM IST
ISRO tests high efficiency, low cost battery for future missionsThe national space agency said it has qualified 10 Ah Silicon-Graphite-anode based high energy density Li-ion cells as a low weight and low...
05 Jan, 2024, 05.24 PM IST
Beijing has a grip on global battery manufacturing. Here are India’s alternativesThe world depends on China for batteries because of the country’s material processing and battery production capacity. The effort is on to ...
18 Nov, 2023, 09.15 AM IST
Gunning for graphite: Auto firms race to secure non-Chinese suppliers for EVs amid shortagesCar makers are knocking at the doors of new producers, such as Madagascar and Mozambique, as this year EVs are forecast to account for more...
21 Jun, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
Himadri Specialty Chemical acquires 12.8% stake in SiconaHimadri Specialty Chemical has acquired a 12.8% stake in Sicona Battery Technologies for AUD 10.3m (INR 57 crore), enabling Himadri to enha...
01 Jun, 2023, 06.24 AM IST
Himadri in talks to buy 10-15% in Australian battery material companyHimadri Speciality Chemical is in talks to acquire a 10-15% stake in an Australian battery material technology company to enhance an electr...
26 May, 2023, 06.17 AM IST
New silicon anodes could help EV batteries go farther, charge fasterTwo U.S. start-ups, Group14 Technologies and Sila Nanotechnologies, are set to bring new-generation electric vehicle batteries to market by...
05 Apr, 2023, 12.26 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
Smartkarma Research: Breakthrough battery innovationDespite being founded 15 years ago, Enovix has only recently commercially validated its technology. The company delivered its first shipmen...
15 Sep, 2022, 03.12 PM IST
Ola Electric unveils lithium-ion cell, mass production to begin by 2023Aggarwal tweeted, "Our first indigenously made Li-ion cell! The cell is the heart of the EV revolution. We need to make our own technology ...
12 Jul, 2022, 02.38 PM IST
China only has the energy for one crisis at a timePrices of lithium compounds and spodumene, battery ingredients, have shot up in recent weeks and made it even more expensive to produce pow...
15 Oct, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
Solar industry demand raises temperature in silicon marketWood Mackenzie expects a deficit of 92,000 tonnes this year compared with a shortfall of 41,000 tonnes last year. It expects solar energy t...
21 Sep, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Epsilon Carbon forays into battery material business, plans to invest Rs 500 cr by 2025“As India pushes an aggressive EV policy…Epsilon’s manufacturing of graphite anodes will make India self-sufficient for a key raw material ...
24 Aug, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
- Fossilised algae may soon power electric vehicles
New York, Oct 23 (IANS) Inexpensive and energy-efficient lithium-ion batteries from fossilised remains of single-celled algae called diatom...
23 Oct, 2016, 04.10 PM IST
New paper-like material can boost electric vehicle batteriesThe material has the potential to boost by several times the specific energy, or amount of energy that can be delivered per unit weight of ...
23 Feb, 2015, 02.20 PM IST