Check out news from the battery industry from April 2026. We’ve compiled the biggest stories from April related to lithium ion batteries, battery manufacturing, recycling, safety and more!
By eliminating the anode and allowing lithium ions to deposit directly onto the current collector, the design can increase energy density by 30 to 50 percent while significantly reducing weight.
Read More: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10702379
In 2010, lithium-ion batteries were a laboratory success and a commercial dead end. A decade later, they became the backbone of the global electric vehicle industry.
Read More: https://earth.org/the-nuanced-reality-of-scaling-the-energy-transition-lessons-from-lithium-ion-batteries/
A key challenge to commercialization has been the limited active catalytic sites that promote oxygen reactions during charging and discharging, resulting in slow reaction rates and short lifespans.
Read More: https://www.newswise.com/articles/kist-iae-joint-research-team-breaks-performance-barriers-in-lithium-air-batteries-using-newly-developed-two-dimensional-catalyst
In the case of Artemis II, how does its batteries compare with what NASA was able to do more than half a century earlier?
Read More: https://www.batterytechonline.com/battery-applications/from-apollo-to-artemis-ii-batteries-in-space-
As the world moves toward electrification, energy storage, and renewables, the focus is moving away from fossil fuels and toward critical minerals.
Read More: https://www.batterytechonline.com/materials/7-major-breakthroughs-in-battery-critical-minerals
Integrated lithium-ion batteries provide design engineers with a range of opportunities to enhance vehicle ergonomics.
Read More: https://logisticsbusiness.com/materials-handling/forklifts-warehouse-vehicles/forklifts-with-permanently-integrated-lithium-ion/
Researchers introduce a novel lithium-ion battery anode that delivers some of the highest energy storage capacities reported for silicon–carbon nanotube systems, while maintaining stability over hundreds of charge cycles.
Read More: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/new-lithium-ion-battery-design-could-power-longer-lasting-electric-vehicles-and-portable-devices/ar-AA1ZFlbu
Sodium-ion batteries have emerged as the most promising contender to lithium ion batteries, offering higher stability, lower costs, and increased safety.
Read More: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/sodium-ion-batteries/