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Friday 10 July 2026
LGES turns idled US EV battery lines toward AI data centers as storage demand fills the EV gap
LG Energy Solution's move to convert part of an idled US electric-vehicle battery plant into a line making lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells for energy storage shows how South Korea's...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Sodium batteries to cut below LFP costs in 2027, reshaping energy storage economics

China is increasingly viewing 2026 as the launch year for sodium-ion batteries, as the technology's cost advantages in the energy storage...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
China's sodium battery boom faces supply risk

China's sodium-ion battery sector is drawing intense attention as surging lithium carbonate prices lift lithium battery production costs...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Exclusive: Soaring lithium prices and China's mass production ignite a global sodium battery race

A more than 3x rise in China's lithium carbonate price over the past year has pushed sodium-ion batteries back into the spotlight,...

Sunday 5 July 2026
CSCC advances carbon materials for AI data center BBU supply chain
CSCC is pushing its carbon materials, advanced carbon materials, and graphite blocks as a three-pronged strategy to target battery backup units (BBUs) for AI servers. Its advanced...
Monday 29 June 2026
CATL turns sodium-ion batteries into lithium hedge for EVs and grid storage
CATL is turning sodium-ion batteries from a lithium alternative into a commercial product line, with planned deployment in 10,000 to 20,000 electric vehicles this year and a new sodium...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Automotive memory and LFP material costs surge, impact seen with Chinese automakers
Surging prices for automotive memory and lithium carbonate, a key upstream material for lithium batteries, have become a challenge regarding Chinese automakers' profit margins this...
Thursday 25 June 2026
ProLogium and Elysian Aircraft sign MoU to explore solid-state batteries for electric aviation
ProLogium, a Taiwanese battery maker specializing in next generation lithium ceramic cells, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Elysian Aircraft, a Dutch aerospace startup...
Wednesday 24 June 2026
CATL turns sodium-ion batteries into grid storage contender with TENER Sodium launch
CATL has launched CATL TENER Sodium, a utility-scale sodium-ion energy storage system aimed at moving the technology from pilot projects into commercial grid infrastructure.
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Lithium carbonate prices recover as battery costs face fresh pressure

Lithium carbonate prices are beginning to recover as demand from China's power batteries and the global energy storage market strengthens...

Monday 15 June 2026
CATL maps three-stage battery strategy as US blacklist grows

The US Department of Defense has expanded its list of Chinese military companies, adding major battery, electric vehicle, solar, memory,...

Saturday 13 June 2026
Tesla-linked expansion by Taiwan's Aleees underscores shifts in global battery supply chains
Taiwanese cathode materials maker Aleees has disclosed an expansion plan to meet North American demand for lithium iron phosphate precursor materials. The move highlights Tesla's broader...
Friday 12 June 2026
Tesla's US-made LFP battery push faces China's scale advantage
Tesla is building its own lithium iron phosphate supply chain as it seeks to compete with China's low-cost battery industry, according to clues in Aleees' public share offering prospectus...
Friday 5 June 2026
SYNergy ScienTech eyes drone market with semi-solid cells
SYNergy ScienTech is developing semi-solid and all-solid-state cell product lines, with semi-solid cells already in trial production and all-solid-state cells slated for trial production...
Monday 25 May 2026
Exclusive: G2 Lithium battery rivalry heats up—US taps 4th-gen LFP to crack China's patent wall
The US is shifting from ternary batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) toward lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for both energy storage and automotive applications. This is...