Lithium Ion

German energy giant teams up with Aachen University to build world's first modular battery storage system

Pike Research attributes upswing in market to new wave of electric cars and technological advances

Ferguson Shipbuilders bags £20m contract to build two seagoing roll-on roll-off hybrid ferries

Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicts smaller players will struggle to survive in increasingly competitive market

Russian investor hopes for third time lucky at Norwegian electric car maker as new model mooted for 2012

Manufacturers reveal plans for millions of electric vehicle charge points and hundreds of hydrogen refuelling stations

Ford reveals Focus Electric as General Motors agrees license with US government to improve lithium-ion batteries

US startup secures $6.2m in government funding to help deliver volume production

Global electric vehicle roll out fuels soaring demand for lithium mining firms

Partnership will accelerate ongoing work on battery cells, as Panasonic aims to become global leader in green electronics