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UK unveils first large-scale lithium refinery to boost EV supply chain

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The UK’s first large-scale merchant lithium refinery has been announced, providing battery grade materials to bolster the electric vehicle (EV), renewable energy and consumer technology supply chains. Green Lithium, a merchant lithium refiner, unveiled Teesport in Middlesbrough as the site for the forthcoming lithium refinery.

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EV lithium consumption in Q3 2022 up 70% over last year

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In Q3 2022, more than 77,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) were deployed in the cells of recently sold passenger plug-in vehicles globally, 70% more than was deployed in the same period the year before, according to Adamas Intelligence.

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Cabot launches ENTERA aerogel particles for lithium-ion battery thermal barriers

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ENTERA aerogel particles are thermal insulation additives that provide “ultra-thin” thermal barriers for lithium-ion EV batteries. Cabot Corporation has developed a new ENTERA aerogel particles portfolio with three aerogel products that formulators can incorporate into thermal barrier blankets, pads, sheets, films, foams and coatings.

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2023 World Battery Industry Expo (WBE) Formerly Asia Battery Sourcing Fair (GBF ASIA)

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2023 World Battery Industry Expo (WBE) Formerly Asia Battery Sourcing Fair (GBF ASIA) Date: August 8th-9th (9:00-17:00); August 10th (9:00-13:00) Venue: China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou Website: [link] China Produced 324GWh of Lithium Batteries in 2021, up by 106% Latest date show that in 2021.

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New process cheaply extracts copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium from used EV batteries

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Tapping its expertise in copper refining, Sumitomo says it can cheaply extract copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium from used EV batteries by crushing them, heating the resulting powder to specific temperatures, and adjusting oxygen levels. Source: Nikkei Asia. EV-related demand has sent prices for these materials surging.

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Webinar – Geothermal lithium, advantages and economics, 30 November 2023

ThinkGeoEnergy

Registration is currently open for a webinar to be hosted by the Australian Geothermal Association on “Geothermal lithium: The advantages and how it can improve the economics of geothermal projects.” Wedin will talk through the many advantages of ‘Geothermal Lithium’ and how it can improve the economics of geothermal projects.

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Webinar – Lemont GeoLithium, a Tasmanian geothermal & lithium project, 29 February 2024

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Registration is currently open for a webinar to be hosted by the Australian Geothermal Association on “ Lemont GeoLithium, a Tasmanian geothermal power plus lithium-in-brine project.” Dr John Bishop , the Executive Chairman of Direct Lithium Pty Ltd , will be presenting the latest update on this Lemont project.

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