The state’s largest battery, a 1,600-MW-hour facility housed at a natural gas plant in Moss Landing, spent nearly a year largely offline due to issues managing the temperatures of the vast stacks of lithium-ion batteries.WIRED, 11 Sep. 2022 This could pave a way for alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, which are becoming increasingly expensive, in addition to the environmental issues associated with lithium mining. Miriam Fauzia, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2022 As the lightest metal, the energy-dense ore grew in demand as lithium-ion batteries began dominating consumer electronics in the 1990s. Daniel Moore, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 Honda plans to build a new U.S. plant to manufacture lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles in partnership with Korean battery supplier LG Energy Solution, the companies said Monday. Harold Maass, The Week, 29 Aug. 2022 The quantum state of each ion can be changed by applying magnetic fields and shining lasers on them. Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 25 July 2022 Mullen did reveal that the setup will be powered by a 95 kWH Lithium-Sulfur battery pack, which has five times more energy density than one made of Lithium-ion. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2021 Space propulsion company of Boston has landed $42 million in new investment, as the firm prepares its next generation of ion thruster modules for small satellites.BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021 At slow rates of discharge, the aluminum sulfur cells had a charge capacity per weight that was over three times that of lithium-ion batteries. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2022 See More
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Greek, neuter of iōn, present participle of ienai to go — more at issue entry 1