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INDUSTRY FORUM INVITATION: AUSTRALIAN BATTERY FLOWS & RECOVERY MARKET ANALYSIS |
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The BSC has engaged Envisage Works in partnership with Randell Environmental Consulting Pty Ltd, Sustainable Resource Use Pty Ltd, and Marsden Jacob Associates to undertake a battery flows and market analysis of all battery consumption, use, and end-of-life; with forecasts out to 2035. Speakers will present an overview of the quantitative flows of batteries through the Australian economy, identify the economic characteristics of the battery recycling sector, and discuss the implications for Battery Stewardship in Australia.
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UPDATED AUSTRALIAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE RELEASED |
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The Competent Authorities Panel recently approved the use of the AERG as an alternative to the Initial Emergency Response Guide (HB:76) to meet the requirements of Chapter 11.2 of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail. The following information is taken from the NTC’s website.
AERG2018 is intended for use by emergency responders, but will also be of interest to safety professionals
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LITHIUM AUSTRALIA ESTABLISHES SUPPLY STREAM FOR RECYCLED BATTERY PRODUCTS |
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In a world of profligate waste, sustainability is becoming a must to maintain living standards … and that includes sustainability in the lithium-ion battery (LIB) industry, which has so far failed to deliver real credibility in terms of its use of resources.
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AUSTRALIA POST TO TRIAL WORLD’S FIRST FACTORY MANUFACTURED FULLY ELECTRIC TRUCK |
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Australia Post will be the first Australian company to trial Fuso’s eCanter, the world’s first factory manufactured electric truck.
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AUSTRALIA’S NEWEST CHARGING NETWORK ACCELERATES EV TRANSITION |
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Range anxiety is set to be left in the rear view mirror with construction to begin this week on Australia’s largest open access electric vehicle charging network.
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US CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS INCREASED FOCUS ON BATTERIES |
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On the opening day of the E-Scrap Conference and Trade Show, a series of workshops brought attendees up to speed on some of the most critical topics in electronics recovery. It is no surprise that batteries and battery safety are one of these topics. Karen Pollard of the U.S. EPA and Neal Suchak of the U.S. Department of Transportation both spoke on the increasingly important issue of lithium-ion battery management.
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STRETCHY PLASTIC ELECTROLYTES COULD ENABLE NEW LITHIUM-ION BATTERY DESIGN |
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Researchers have developed a promising new cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte.
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NEW COATING DEVELOPED BY STANFORD RESEARCHERS BRINGS LITHIUM METAL BATTERY CLOSER TO REALITY |
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A Stanford-led research team invented a new coating that could finally make lightweight lithium metal batteries safe and long lasting, which could usher in the next generation of electric vehicles.
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PRODUCING PROTEIN BATTERIES FOR SAFER, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY POWER STORAGE |
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Proteins are good for building muscle, but their building blocks also might be helpful for building sustainable organic batteries that could someday be a viable substitute for conventional lithium-ion batteries, without their safety and environmental concerns.
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NANOPARTICLES IN LITHIUM-SULPHUR BATTERIES DETECTED WITH NEUTRON EXPERIMENT |
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An HZB team has for the first time precisely analysed how nanoparticles of lithium sulphide and sulphur precipitate onto battery electrodes during the course of the charging cycle. The results can help increase the service life of lithium-sulphur batteries.
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STUDY IDENTIFIES MAIN CULPRIT BEHIND LITHIUM METAL BATTERY FAILURE |
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A research team led by the University of California San Diego has discovered the root cause of why lithium metal batteries fail—bits of lithium metal deposits break off from the surface of the anode during discharging and are trapped as “dead” or inactive lithium that the battery can no longer access.
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INDIANOIL TO PRODUCE NON-LITHIUM EV BATTERIES |
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The state-run fossil fuel giant has partnered with an unnamed foreign start-up to produce electric vehicle batteries using raw materials easily available in India.
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