People use lithium batteries for a virtually endless number of reasons, but one key component of lithium batteries is graphite, and therein lies a problem. Graphite is largely supplied by China, which gets almost 60 percent of its electricity from burning coal, which creates toxic pollution that can cause extreme weather events and harm plants, animals, the economy and our health. But a factory in Finland has found a way to replace graphite with a material from an abundantly available source: trees!
Factory in Finland replaces component of lithium batteries with new material from trees: ‘Abundantly available’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lignode-battery-anode-material-sustainable/
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