Research teams push forward on renewable hydrogen production with tin
A number of advances have been reported by research teams around the world developing renewable hydrogen production systems that use tin. According the International Energy Authority (IEA) hydrogen can “contribute decisively to solving the environmental problem...Tin foil breakthrough for sodium ion batteries
A Shenzhen energy investment company has patented a breakthrough invention using tin foil as an electrode for next generation sodium-ion batteries. Sodium-ion is widely seen as a future challenge to lithium-ion in several large-scale applications.  Shenzhen Shenke...The ITA joins the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals
The ITA has recently joined the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM), a multi-stakeholder partnership established to create better social and economic conditions for mine workers and local mining communities that source tin, tantalum, tungsten and...Major lithium producer patents lithium tin for batteries
The world’s largest mine-to-metal lithium producer FMC Corporation, US has published the latest in its series of patents on lithium compounds containing tin, silicon or both for lithium-ion batteries. Both tin and silicon can alloy with lithium ions to store...Tin Phosphide layers ideal for sodium-ion batteries
Researchers have been discovering that layers in the crystal structure of tin phosphide make it an ideal electrode for sodium-ion batteries. Sodium ion batteries work similarly to lithium-ion batteries by using electrode materials that can absorb and store sodium...New tin innovations for solar cell interconnection
A set of patents published this month focussed on tin innovations for solar cell interconnection, reflecting the importance of this exponentially growing new market. At present cells are typically joined using a mainly tin-lead solder-coated copper wire and lines of...Intensity of tin use in lead-acid batteries increasing
Several indicators suggest that intensity of tin use in lead-acid batteries is increasing, both in continued transition from older flooded types to higher performance products and in increasing tin content of grid alloys. Major supplier Exide previously published a...UK MP meets International Tin Association on conflict minerals
UK Member of Parliament Anne Main has met with the International Tin Association as part of her campaign to highlight the need for greater UK government support of measures to regulate minerals supply chains, ensuring that armed conflict and human rights abuses are...Researchers push forward on tin heat harvesting materials
Several teams of researchers have published new results for tin selenide heat harvesting materials that can be used to convert waste heat to electricity. Tin selenide has been known for some time to be the ‘most promising’ candidate for such materials but there has...
