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Research and Development
PhD research points to silicon as a key material for next-gen lithium-ion batteries
A new green processing method using urea makes silicon porous and stable enough to double or even triple lithium-ion battery capacity.
Research and Development
Breakthrough method pinpoints two defect types, enabling higher-efficiency silicon cells
Understanding how these defects behave and transform opens the door to more targeted passivation strategies and higher cell efficiencies.
Insight
$3.2B bet: the massive Ontario plant aiming to power two million electric vehicles a year in Canada
Norway’s Vianode has begun developing a $3.2 billion synthetic graphite plant in St. Thomas, Ontario
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Alberta hit a $70-million renewable energy jackpot—now it might all disappear
Alberta’s rural municipalities just hit a $70-million high from renewable-energy tax revenue, but the policies that once fueled that boom are now choking ...
