Here I used the sun with the burnt orange in it. The positive and negative symbols at either end of the company name. Used a shade of green to represent the Earth and blue to represent the sky.
Feedback would be appreciated so that I can further develope this design for you.
#42-#44 These are starting to move away from what we are looking for. We are looking for a more abstract incorporation of the research....the drawing of the battery is a little too overpowering, in our opinion. Can you try to incorporate some more abstract art?
Okay, I went with an all out abstract visual image here for you. The chemical bond inside of the sun image represents the inner core of Lithium (minus the carbon and oxygen molecules). I also used an abstract way to emulate the forward movement of the suns rays coming of off the sun. I also used a schematic for the battery part coming off of the molecules, please notice how this image not only underlines the company name (giving it stability), but it also seperates the names without the colon.
I will work on making the image more 3D and the lettering also if this is what you want in a logo to touch on both the battery and solar parts of the business.