Western Lithium Corporation (TSX VENTURE:WLC) is pleased to appoint Silvio Bertolli as Sr. Vice President, Project Development, to guide the company through the next planned stage of engineering and development.

The American company Simbol Mining has developed a new technology for extracting Li from geothermal sources at a Californian geothermal power plant, without creating waste or pollution.

Evatran, LLC announced that it has contracted with Syncroness to facilitate the commercialization of Plugless Power(TM), the world’s first “hands-free” proximity charging system for electric vehicles.

New Energy Systems Group (OTC Bulletin Board: NEWN), a manufacturer and distributor of battery components in China, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Shenzhen NewPower Technology Co., Ltd.

Valence Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLNC) announced they are proud to provide the enabling technology behind multiple products at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen.

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The newly discovered lithium deposit in Mexico holds at least 143,140 tonnes of the metal used in laptop and electric vehicles batteries.

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO)has agreed with Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), Japan’s largest utility, to develop preemptive global standards for electric vehicle battery chargers

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to buy new shares in its joint venture with Panasonic Corp. to provide additional funds to boost production capacity for auto-use batteries.

The prototype cells, designed and manufactured wholly by QinetiQ, have been shown to deliver a cycle life of over 1,000 cycles at a limited depth of discharge.

The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Cabinet announces the approval of state funding of up to $3.5 million for the Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center in Lexington.

Dip an ordinary piece of paper into ink infused with carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires, and it turns into a battery or supercapacitor. Crumple the piece of paper, and it still works.

Providing 3.6 V/cell, Li-Ion Batteries feature specific energy up to 160 Wh/Kg and 360 Wh/L, self-discharge rate as low as 6%/month, and more than 500 charge/discharge cycles.

Panasonic Corp. is in talks with about 10 automakers to supply lithium-ion batteries as demand for electric vehicles grows.

Renault-Nissan Alliance announced the location for the planned battery production site in Portugal. The announcement was made today in Lisbon by Prime Minister Jose Socrates and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan.

ERRA Incorporated of San Antonio, Texas, announced today that they have completed their acquisition of Ergenics Corporation of Ringwood, New Jersey.

Large-format lithium-ion battery maker Ener1, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEV) today announced that it has received $20 million in fresh investment capital from ITOCHU Corporation, a Japanese commercial trading giant.

The automotive industry will launch dozens of new plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles as it begins the gradual process of moving away from petroleum based fuels and towards battery power.