A Thai university has developed a technique to use rice husks and solar cell waste to create a component for lithium-ion batteries, which is being heralded as having the potential to help revolutionise the energy and environmental industries in the kingdom.

South Korean lithium-ion battery cell maker LG Energy Solution on Monday unveiled a 730 billion won (US$567 million) plan to expand the production of batteries for electric vehicles, including the next-generation 4680-type cylindrical batteries, which are bigger than the conventional ones.