#USA #China #rare_earths #lithium_ion
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Donald Trump lowers China tariffs and announces end to 'rare earths roadblock' after meeting Xi Jinping - BBC News
Donald Trump lowers China tariffs and announces end to 'rare earths roadblock' after meeting Xi Jinping

He says the US can sign a trade deal with China "pretty soon" while speaking aboard Air Force One - Beijing is yet to comment.

BBC News
#Lithium_ion #battery components R @ nexus of sustainable energy & #environmental release of per- and #polyfluoroalkyl substances. We demonstrate that #environmental concentrations proximal to manufacturers, #ecotoxicity & treatability of #bis-FASIs are comparable to #PFAS such as perfluorooctanoic acid that are now prohibited & highly regulated worldwide, & we confirm #cleanenergy sector as an unrecognized and potentially growing source of international #PFAS release https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49753-5
Lithium-ion battery components are at the nexus of sustainable energy and environmental release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Nature Communications

A new class of PFAS (bis-perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides) used in lithium-ion batteries have been released to the environment internationally. This places lithium-ion batteries at the nexus of CO2 reduction and release of recalcitrant aquatic contaminants.

Nature
Electric vehicle battery causes fire at Sydney Airport, destroys five cars

Firefighters confirm sparks spread from a detached lithium-ion battery from a luxury electric car to four nearby vehicles parked at Sydney Airport last night.

ABC News

US startup unveils #portable #solid_state #Lithium_Ion #battery for #residential use

California-based #Yoshino Technology has developed portable batteries using solid-state #Li_NCM cell #technology. The four variants come with #power outputs of 330 W, 660 W, 2,000 W, and 4,000 W.
#EnergyStorage #RandD

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/16/us-startup-unveils-portable-solid-state-lithium-ion-battery-for-residential-use/

US startup unveils portable solid-state lithium-ion battery for residential use

California-based Yoshino Technology has developed portable batteries using solid-state Li-NCM cell technology. The four variants come with power outputs of 330 W, 660 W, 2,000 W, and 4,000 W.

pv magazine International

«In the world of #renewables, #lithium_ion #batteries are storage kings, making up around 70 percent of electric vehicle (EV) and 90 percent of grid batteries around the globe. As such, they’re becoming increasingly important in a world that’s trying to reduce its carbon emissions by electrifying homes, cars, and more. (Not that mining for lithium or the various rare earth metals in battery production is carbon-free.)

However, there are some problems with lithium-ion batteries, according to a recent Atlantic Council report. For one, existing #supply #chains for the #minerals used for batteries are likely to be pushed to their #limits as the world transitions to renewable energy.

But there are also #geopolitical factors that could disrupt these supply chains. For instance, many of the minerals tied to the production of these batteries are either obtained or processed in Russia and China. For the United States, this might mean that the security of the supply chains for these batteries is put at risk by geopolitical #conflicts. For instance, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw the price of nickel—a core component in EV batteries—skyrocket.

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“Our main conclusion in this regard is that: What policymakers and the private sector really need to consider is this big-tent approach on battery storage. Naturally, we expected lithium-ion batteries [will have] a starring role, as it were, in the energy transition. But these #alternative #batteries are going to have an increasingly important supporting role,” Ryan said.

“We need all of these [battery] chemistries to be brought to market at scale as quickly as possible in order to relieve the pressure that exists on current lithium-ion supply chains,” he said.»

Report pushes ‘big-tent’ approach for the future of batteries
Beyond lithium: Report weighs strengths, weaknesses of alternative battery types
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/report-pushes-big-tent-approach-for-the-future-of-batteries/

Report pushes ‘big-tent’ approach for the future of batteries

Beyond lithium: Report weighs strengths, weaknesses of alternative battery types

Ars Technica
NANO vom 19.10.2022:Kopfschmerzen wegen Medikamenten-Übergebrauch

NANO vom 19. Oktober: Schmerzen können das Leben von Betroffenen beherrschen. Schmerzmittel versprechen Linderung, sind aber oft Teil des Problems. Kann man den Teufelskreis durchbrechen?

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Batterie mit Dampf: Sächsische Forscher speichern Strom thermomechanisch

An der Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz experimentieren Forscher mit einem neuen Typ von Batterie zur kurzfristigen Speicherung von Strom. Statt eines Lithium-Ionen-Akkus verwenden sie Wasserdampf und Druckbehälter.

MDR