Lithium mining is becoming the gold rush of the 21st century. Lithium is in high demand as consumers gravitate to electric vehicles and power banks that store electricity generated from solar panels and wind turbines. Picture this, a vast expanse of 750,000 acres in the middle of Chile’s Atacama Desert. Vibrant blue and yellow ponds […]
Category Archives: Battery Technology
Types or batteries including features and benefits. Storage and Maintenance. Energy storage impacting industry overall.
UT Dallas Battery initiative funded by DoD is a three-year award for creating a prototype Energy Storage Systems Campus. The research facility shall be called the Batteries and Energy to Advance Commercialization and National Security (BEACONS) Center. Project goals are “to develop and commercialize new battery technologies and manufacturing processes, enhance the domestic availability of […]
Mercury Free Products include Batteries and LED Lighting Mercury free products were uncommon until the 1990’s. If you’re old enough you may remember the days in science class when a glob of mercury was available to push around the table. Those days are gone and for good reason. A naturally occurring element, mercury is listed […]