Media Coverage

On the ferry Farge, which transports vehicles and people across the Weser near Bremen in Germany on a daily basis, a hybrid drive system ensures huge fuel savings, minimal emissions and improved maneuverability.

The planet’s oceans are at a critical moment. The scale of human impact on aquatic life is becoming more apparent and is now being felt every day by communities who depend on the largest natural resource.

Worldwide sales of lithium salts are only about $1 billion a year. But the element is a vital component of batteries that power everything from cars to smartphones, laptops and power tools.

Hundreds of people listened in on this important topic including recycling batteries, reusing batteries, and what materials we can reclaim. How do we reclaim these materials? What are the economics of recycling? How can we address the reusability on the design side of the batteries?

It has come to be accepted that the transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of power is not only necessary but critical to ensuring the preservation of the environment for future generations.

Oxide ions, in LiFePO4, as well as in LithiumWerk’ patented LiFe1-yMgyPO4 olivine structure, form a hexagonal close packing (hcp) arrangement. The metal (Fe) ions form zigzag chains of octahedra in alternate basal planes bridged by the tetrahedral phosphate groups (PO4).