GreenBiz

OCTOBER 31, 2022

supplying 1 percent of the world’s lithium, there’s nowhere to go but up. With the U.S.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 17, 2024

Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH (Vulcan Energy) has recently made two announcements on their geothermal lithium operations in Germany – the first extraction of lithium chloride from the company’s Landau facility, and the topping-out ceremony of their facility in Frankfurt-Höchst.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 15, 2024

Neptune Energy Germany GmbH (Neptune Energy) has been awarded by the State Office for Geology and Mining the mining permits for lithium and geothermal energy in Altmark in the State of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. With this development, the company now plans to start the feasibility test for lithium extraction before the end of this year.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Zelandez, a provider of technology to the lithium brine industry, has released a new Borehole Formation Tester (BFT) for lithium developers. The BFT has miniaturized this technology for lithium miners.” The world needs more lithium. The Borehole Formation Tester changes the game for lithium developers.

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APRIL 25, 2024

DGeo, the packaging division of US-based Labelmaster, has expanded its large-format lithium battery packaging solutions to include collapsible, clippable wooden crates. The crates are designed to be easy to assemble and disassemble by snapping and unsnapping the wooden pieces together using Clip-Lok metal clips and no screws, bolts or nails.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Panasonic Energy has signed a binding term sheet and initiated discussions with New Delhi-headquartered IndianOil to potentially form a joint venture to manufacture cylindrical lithium-ion batteries in India. Source: Panasonic Energy

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Prairie Lithium has commissioned the third iteration of its direct lithium extraction (DLE) pilot plant in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is designed to process deep subsurface brines sourced from the company’s fall 2022 drilling program, from which 600 cubic meters of lithium-rich brine was reserved for ongoing DLE technology testing.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

APRIL 15, 2024

The technology revolution and development of new renewable energy resources is driving demand for lithium to new heights, but it is not a common mineral. Scientists say they have found lithium in an unexpected place; fool's gold, or pyrite, deposits.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A research team led by scientists from Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, has used the Australian Synchrotron in developing a novel strategy for the scalable production of high-performance, thin, and free-standing lithium anodes for lithium-ion batteries with enhanced cycling stability and electrochemical properties.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Image: Getty ExxonMobil is getting into the lithium production business. The company announced on Monday that it’s going to become a “leading producer of lithium” by opening its first drilling operation in southern Arkansas. To access the lithium, the company will first drill 10,000 feet below the surface using gas and oil machinery.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 8, 2024

“Lithium made-in-Italy has great potential, particularly the volcanic-Tyrrhenian belt that extends from the north of Lazio to Campania [Campi Flegrei area],” said Paolo Basile, Steam’s Chief Geologist. ” “Lithium extraction from geothermal brines is vital for our vision of a cleaner, more sustainable future. .”

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

General Motors and Lithium Americas plan to jointly invest in the development of the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which the companies call “the largest known source of lithium in the US.” GM plans to use lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass in its proprietary Ultium battery cells.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Li-Metal , a Canada-based developer of lithium metal technologies, has completed a concept study for a commercial North American lithium metal production facility with an annual capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes. Li-Metal expects its plant to require approximately 5,600 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 29, 2024

(CTR) has broken ground on the construction of an integrated geothermal power plant and lithium production facility at the Salton Sea in California. This is the first of seven project stages building towards a multi-billion-dollar clean energy precinct, the “Lithium Valley Campus.” ” The 1.85-billion-dollar

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Charged

MAY 8, 2023

Australia-based lithium producers Sayona Mining and Piedmont Lithium say they have successfully restarted production of commercial spodumene concentrate at their jointly owned NAL project in Quebec, Canada, at a cost of $80 million. Source: Piedmont Lithium

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

Piedmont Lithium has been selected to receive a $141.7-million The funding will support the construction of Piedmont’s Tennessee Lithium project, which has a budget of approximately $600 million and a goal of establishing lithium hydroxide production capacity of 30,000 metric tons per year. Source: Piedmont Lithium.

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JULY 21, 2023

Imerys , a mineral solutions supplier, has bought an 80% share in British Lithium, a private firm that processes Cornish granite to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate. Imerys’s land has 161 million tons of inferred resources at 0.54% lithium oxide concentration, promising a mine life of over 30 years.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Lyten, a supermaterials application company, reports that its automated battery production line consistently exceeds 90% yield, confirming the viability of manufacturing its lithium-sulfur battery using a sulfur cathode and lithium metal anode.

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MAY 9, 2023

Water treatment company Aquatech has been awarded a contract for the lithium refining and purification process plants by Lithium Americas for the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, the largest known lithium reserve in the US. purity of lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass lithium-bearing clays.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Exxon Mobil is targeting a different segment of the EV ecosystem—the oil giant has announced plans to set up a lithium production facility in Arkansas. Be that as it may, Exxon has the expertise and the capital to become a major player as the industry scrambles to establish sources of lithium in North America.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Two huge lithium-ion batteries, and the Broken Hill compressed air storage project, win storage tender in result that may lead to rethink of what long duration storage technologies will look like. The post World’s biggest eight-hour lithium battery wins NSW long duration storage tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Li-Metal, a Canada-based vertically integrated battery materials company, has announced the successful production and shipment of its first batch of lithium metal ingots. Lithium metal ingot manufacturing scraps are currently designated as hazardous waste, and are typically incinerated, sending critical battery materials up the smokestack.

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BloombergNEF

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The price of lithium-ion battery packs has dropped 14% to a record low of $139/kWh, according to analysis by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). […] The post Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Prices Hit Record Low of $139/kWh appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Lithium-metal batteries, which contain anodes based on metallic lithium, are promising rechargeable batteries that could help to meet the growing demands of the electronics industry. These batteries have various advantages, including high energy density and fast charging times.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Major lithium deposits in the country would be a plus for the EV industry. Thai officials recently reported the discovery of lithium deposits at two locations in the southern province of Phang Nga—the Ruangkiat and Bang Etu sites. million-tonne figure represents total mineral resources, not lithium resources.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Vanessa Peterson, used neutron scattering techniques to understand the formation of harmful lithium structures in rechargeable lithium ion batteries (LIBs). In a recent study published in Advanced Energy Materials, a team of ANSTO scientists, led by Prof.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The City Council of Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany has approved an agreement with Vulcan Energy (Vulcan) to begin construction of an integrated geothermal energy generation and lithium extraction plant (G-LEP) at the site of the planned “Am Messegelände Südost” business park.

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TechXplore

APRIL 2, 2024

Scientists have discovered a stable and highly conductive lithium-ion conductor for use as solid electrolytes for solid-state lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Living Guy

MAY 3, 2023

For it most surprisingly has one of the largest inferred lithium deposits in the United States. million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent. This is […] The post Lithium Project with ABTC Tonopah Flats Lithium boasts one of the largest lithium deposits in the US appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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POWER Magazine

MARCH 20, 2024

In the midst of the energy transformation taking place around the world, lithium-ion batteries stand as pivotal components for both electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems, demanding momentum in […] The post Advancing Lithium-Ion Battery Technology: The Role of Silane in Silicon-Based Anode Materials appeared first on POWER Magazine. (..)

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

A team including University of Tokyo researchers has presented a viable alternative to cobalt metal that it says can outperform current lithium-ion battery (LIB) chemistry. The researchers claim that the new electrodes and electrolyte are cobalt-free, improve battery chemistry, and last for many recharge cycles. The new LIBs can deliver 4.4

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Lithium de France has been awarded a new “lithium and related substances” license for a 151-sq. This is the fourth license awarded to the company previously known as Arverne Geothermal before a rebranding that emphasized a renewed focus on combined geothermal and lithium work. parcel in the Bas-Rhin region of France.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Embargo til April 17 TDK Ventures has invested in lithium-extraction startup Novalith, which has developed a novel system for extracting battery-grade lithium from resource deposits. Novalith points out multiple drawbacks of current lithium production methods.

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JUNE 21, 2022

Battery supplier InoBat Auto and mineral processing firm Green Lithium have formed a strategic partnership to build and operate a large-scale lithium refinery in the UK. Source: InoBat.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) has announced plans of producing around 10o tonnes of Lithium Carbon Equivalent (LCE) per year from the company’s geothermal projects in Cornwall, UK. High lithium concentrations at the United Downs site had been reported as early as 2021.

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Layered lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2 ), a key component of lithium-ion batteries, has been synthesized at 300° C in 30 minutes by a team of researchers at Hokkaido University and Kobe University. Specifically, the presence of water molecules in the starting materials significantly improved crystallinity of the end product.”

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Increasing production of EVs will mean increased demand for sustainably-sourced raw materials such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite, manganese and copper. Mercedes is exploring a strategic partnership with Rock Tech Lithium, which is developing a spodumene project in Ontario. Source: Mercedes-Benz.

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