China may have untapped lithium right under its battery factories: a new study says volcanic clay deposits in East and South China overlap its battery hubs. Grades of a few hundred to 1,000 ppm are low and unproven. #Lithium#China#Batteries
US grid reliability improved in 2025 vs 2024, but Leonard Hyman argues it has trended down since deregulation took off. If it can't show consistent gains, more customers may go off-grid with cheaper storage. #PowerGrid#Energy#Batteries
NASA's new solid-state battery survived -274°F in thermal vacuum testing and still worked at -112°F. Built for Artemis lunar rovers, the lab-scale tech could one day mean safer EV batteries with more cold-weather range. #NASA#Batteries#EVs
Australia's gas-fired power fell 34% to its lowest Q3 level since 2000 as renewables hit a record 44.3% of generation, AEMO says. Grid-scale battery capacity more than tripled year-over-year. #Australia#Renewables#NaturalGas#Batteries
Trump's grid security order may hit battery storage harder than transformers: China supplied 50% of US lithium-ion battery imports (to June 2026), vs just 3% of transformers. AI data centers are most exposed. #Energy#Grid#Batteries#AI#Trump
