The Latest Breaking News from lithium

Companies using different technologies for long-duration storage seek funding as country shifts to renewables and requires greater energy security

Update: This list has been updated with the latest solid-state battery developments at Toyota and Rimac Technology.

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As electric vehicle sales slow down, batteries are increasingly taking up a bigger role in supporting the world’s transmission grids.

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is undergoing a major restructure under a newly appointed CEO, Simon Trott, who took over the role on Monday. On Wednesday, he unveiled a radical simplification of the miner's operations into three core business units: iron ore, copper, and a combined aluminium–lithium group.

Bolivian right-wing presidential hopeful Jorge Quiroga on Monday vowed to scrap billion-dollar lithium extraction deals struck by the outgoing government with Russia and China if elected leader.

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