Check out news from the battery industry from July 2026. We’ve compiled the biggest stories from July related to lithium ion batteries, battery manufacturing, recycling, safety and more!
A group of sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery-focused companies have launched a new industry coalition, the American Battery Leadership Coalition (ABLC).
Read More: https://www.energy-storage.news/us-sodium-ion-startups-form-coalition-to-challenge-chinas-battery-dominance/
Over the past decade, lithium-ion batteries have emerged as the strategic core of electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESS). However, as global demand experiences explosive growth, safety risks have become a critical bottleneck constraining industry development, with ‘Thermal Runaway’ being the most defining challenge. Once triggered, the chemical energy and gases within the cell are instantaneously released, which can easily induce severe fires or explosions. This chain reaction directly impacts corporate recall costs, insurance premiums, regulatory compliance, and capital market valuations.
Read More: https://www.lithiumpowerinc.com/2026/06/23/thermal-runaway-and-lithium-ion-battery-safety/
AnteoTech is launching a new performance-enhancing additive for use in primer coatings on copper foil (anode) and aluminium foil (cathode) current collectors in lithium-ion batteries.
Read More: https://smallcaps.com.au/article/anteotech-launches-anteo-c-performance-enhancing-primer-additive-for-lithium-ion-batteries
This potentially game-changing development in electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries may accelerate the commercial use of sodium-ion technology.
Read More: https://www.ess-news.com/2026/04/10/researchers-make-significant-advancement-into-thermal-runaway-free-sodium-ion-batteries/
CU Boulder researchers like Lee, Lichty and Evans have distinguished themselves by taking on the tough challenges inherent in advancing batteries and storage tech, and successfully pushing those innovations out into the world in an unprecedented and meaningful way.
Read More: https://www.colorado.edu/venturepartners/2026/06/02/internal-news/powerhouse-battery-breakthroughs
MiniMines will develop environment-friendly recycling solutions for end-of-life lithium-ion batteries.
Read More: https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passenger-vehicle/maruti-suzuki-partners-with-five-indian-startups-to-co-develop-ai-battery-recycling-solutions/132065679
A Rutgers engineering professor and his team have developed technology that could make lithium-ion batteries safer, lighter, potentially smaller, and cheaper to produce.
Read More: https://www.rutgers.edu/news/innovative-technology-developed-rutgers-could-make-lithium-ion-batteries-safer
Peak Energy, a U.S. leader in low-cost, giga-scale grid storage, today announced it has selected Sacramento, California as the home of its new manufacturing facility, becoming America’s first dedicated to grid-scale sodium-ion energy storage systems.
Read More: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/peak-energy-selects-sacramento-to-build-americas-first-sodium-ion-grid-storage-factory-302820192.html