Lithium-ion batteries power phones, scooters and electric cars — but the increasingly common energy source can spark fires so intense that they challenge veteran firefighters. The fires burn hotter, ...

As advancements in technology continue to be made, lithium has become increasingly important. The element is used in a wide variety of batteries, such as those used in mobile phones and computers.

Its nanotechnology-based Litus LiNC system “is a single-step direct lithium extraction. It interfaces with oil operations ...

Energy Exploration Technologies (EnergyX) has announced "Project Lonestar Lithium," a direct-lithium extraction project that aims to produce up to 25,000 tons of lithium a year from subterranean ...

Element3 will extract lithium from Permian produced water, opening a 2,000-tpy Midland plant in 2026 to make first U.S.

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has initiated production at its lithium refinery in Robstown, Texas. The company announced on Monday that raw materials were successfully fed through the facility’s kiln for ...

A Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames in front of a Bass Pro Shops in Harlingen, Texas, this week after it crashed into a fire hydrant, which doused it with gallons of water and ignited the battery, a ...

Smackover Lithium, a joint venture between Standard Lithium (TSXV: SLI; NYSE-A: SLI) and Norway state oil company Equinor (NYSE: EQNR), says it has North America’s highest lithium-in-brine grades in ...

Lithium-ion battery recycler and refiner Austin Elements Inc. (AEI) has received ISO 17025 certification for analytical testing of battery-grade materials, including black mass, lithium carbonate, ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A group of researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are behind an emerging lithium extraction technology that won the inaugural Hill Prize from the Texas ...

Sodium-ion batteries claim to offer a safer, more reliable, and domestically sourced alternative to lithium-ion systems, with ...