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German Chemists Pioneer Iridium-Free Electrolyzer, Slashing Green Hydrogen Costs by 80%
Nature Communications Germany Overview A German research team has developed a novel electrolyzer that entirely eliminates expensive iridium, a major bottleneck for scalable green hydrogen production, potentially slashing electrolyzer sta... -
EU Critical Raw Materials Act Drives Battery Recycling Targets with Enhanced Africa Cooperation, Patent Filings Up 103%
European Council on Foreign Relations EU Overview The European Union (EU), under its Critical Raw Materials Act, aims to source at least 25% of its annual strategic raw material consumption from recycling by 2030. To achieve this goal, t... -
EU Battery Regulation Sets EV Battery Recycling Efficiency Target at 65% by End of 2025, Strengthening Lithium Recovery
Industry Blog EU Overview The EU Battery Regulation mandates a minimum 65% recycling efficiency for lithium-based batteries by the end of 2025, with an escalation to 70% by 2030. Additionally, specific material recovery targets are being... -
Sodium-Ion Battery Prototypes Approach 200 Wh/kg, Outperforming LFP in Extreme Cold
pv magazine Global Germany Overview Advanced sodium-ion battery prototypes are demonstrating energy densities approaching 200 Wh/kg, significantly surpassing the 100–160 Wh/kg range of current commercial offerings. An IEA 2026 report hig... -
Puget Sound Energy Announces Decommissioning and Recycling of 2MW/4.4MWh Glacier Lithium-Ion BESS Installed in 2016
PSE (Puget Sound Energy) USA Overview Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has announced the cessation of operations and planned phased removal and battery module recycling for its Glacier BESS, a 2-megawatt, 4.4-megawatt-hour lithium-ion system ins... -
Research Shows Optimized Particle Structure in Sodium-Ion Battery Cathodes Achieves 96.7% Capacity Retention After 300 Cycles, Suppressing Hidden Cracking
Bioengineer.org (Study published in eScience Energy) Unknown Overview A new study published in 'eScience Energy' demonstrates that tailoring the thickness of layered oxide particles along a specific crystallographic direction can prevent... -
Nadion Energy Launches Sodium-Ion Starting Battery Series for Motorcycles and ATVs, Offering Drop-in Replacement for Lead-Acid Batteries
Nadion Energy USA Overview Nadion Energy has launched its new Sodium-Ion Starting Battery Series designed for motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, snowmobiles, and small-engine applications. This marks a significant step in commercializing sodium-io... -
ACS Review Highlights Critical Role of Sodium Compensation for Achieving 100% Initial Coulombic Efficiency in Sodium-Ion Batteries (SIBs)
ACS Publications (ACS Applied Energy Materials) USA Overview A review published in ACS Publications' 'ACS Applied Energy Materials' highlights the critical role of sodium compensation (pre-doping sodium into cathode or anode materials) i... -
NTPC India Seeks Pilot LDES Systems, Including Gravity, CO2, Air, and Advanced CAES, to Drive Renewable Energy Integration
NTPC Limited India Overview NTPC Limited, India's leading power utility, has launched an initiative to identify, analyze, demonstrate, and validate novel long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies for large-scale renewable energy i... -
Tokyo University of Science Research Achieves 91.2% Capacity Retention (After 300 Cycles) in Sodium-Ion Battery Electrodes via Scandium Doping and Surface Coating
EurekAlert! (Peer-Reviewed Publication: Small) Japan Overview Researchers from Tokyo University of Science have discovered that scandium doping and surface coating can significantly improve the durability and performance of sodium-ion ba...
