Stora Enso and Shanshan Technology partner to accelerate Lignode development and advance sustainable anode materials

28-Oct-2026 - Stora Enso and Shanshan Technology have entered into a partnership to jointly accelerate the development and industrialisation of sustainable battery materials with the construction of a demonstration line for lignin- based hard carbon battery anode materials. The collaboration marks an important ...

University of Limerick researchers turn wood industry byproduct into high-performance battery material

New research could help power next generation of greener batteries

21-Oct-2026 - A new study led by researchers at University of Limerick (UL) has identified a new battery material from a renewable wood industry byproduct that could help reduce reliance on scarce and expensive materials. Published in the leading Advanced Materials journal, the study shows how lignosulfonate, ...

More energy at the same weight: Fraunhofer optimizes battery cells

New cell architecture aims to make it easier for SMEs to set up their own battery cell production in Germany

16-Sep-2026 - Together with partners from research and industry, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has modified the structure of battery electrodes so that the battery cells can store 10 to 15 percent more energy at the same weight. They achieved this by more than tripling the coating ...

LANXESS Strengthens Battery Expertise

New battery laboratory accelerates the development of materials for the next generation of LFP batteries

07-Sep-2026 - LANXESS is further expanding its business with materials for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The specialty chemicals company has opened a new battery laboratory at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site. There, LANXESS tests and develops battery materials based on iron oxide and iron phosphate. The ...

BAM, HZB and HU are conducting joint research on sodium batteries

Berlin Battery Lab develops batteries that conserve raw materials and is also open to partnerships with start-ups

23-Mar-2026 - The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), the Helmholtz‑Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) officially inaugurated the Berlin Battery Lab (BBL). At this new research platform, BAM, HZB and HU jointly develop and test resource-efficient battery ...

How a 270-year-old physics trick could supercharge affordable battery technology

Researchers merge historical physics with modern materials engineering to create durable sodium batteries

10-Mar-2026 - Roughly 270 years ago, Dr Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost from Germany observed a peculiar behaviour of water droplets on heated metal surfaces. In his manuscript, “A Tract About Some Qualities of Common Water,” he described how water skated over superheated metal surfaces as though friction had ...

Study shows: Lithium and sodium-ion technologies are more closely linked than assumed

"Switching to a new battery technology does not automatically open the door to new market players"

26-Feb-2026 - Batteries are considered a key technology for the global energy and mobility transition. In addition to established lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries are becoming increasingly important, primarily due to their cost advantages and independence from scarce raw materials such as lithium or ...

The Potential of Sodium Ion Batteries

A Balanced View on a Promising Technology

23-Feb-2026 - Sodium ion batteries have become a hot topic: They are considered to be cost-effective and widely available. At the same time, dependencies on Asian supply chains could be reduced. But does the technology deliver what it promises? On Battery Day on February 18, the birthday of the inventor of the ...

Batteries from rust?

Carbon spheres filled with iron oxide deliver high storage capacity

06-Feb-2026 - Conventional lithium-ion batteries contain problematic substances such as nickel and cobalt, and the solvents used to coat the electrode materials are also toxic. Materials scientists at Saarland University are therefore working to develop environmentally friendly alternatives. By introducing ...

New core-shell design for anodes significantly increases performance of sodium-ion batteries

Researchers coat porous carbon with a filter-like layer that allows sodium ions to pass through while keeping disruptive electrolyte molecules out

30-Jan-2026 - Sodium-ion batteries are considered a promising, sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, high storage losses during the first charging cycle have slowed down their development so far. Researchers at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) have now ...