Renew Economy

JANUARY 26, 2023

Lithium analyst Rodney Hooper on supply and demand for key battery metal. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Do we have enough lithium? Plus: Solar has killed coal, but can it kill gas? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Charged

AUGUST 4, 2022

LG Energy Solution has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP), a provider of essential minerals for producing battery-grade lithium. Under the terms of the MoU, Compass Minerals would supply LGES with lithium carbonate and hydroxide. Source: LG Energy Solution.

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Charged

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Albemarle , a US-based chemical manufacturer, has won a $90-million grant from the US Department of Defense to expand domestic mining and production of lithium for EV batteries. The planned Kings Mountain mine contains one of the few hard rock lithium deposits in the US. million EVs when it becomes operational in late 2026.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 28, 2023

Australian battery manufacturer tapped to supply its "non-lithium," zinc bromide flow batteries to a "wide array" of customers in US. The post Redflow inks “non lithium” battery deal in US as demand for long duration storage grows appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Charged

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Tees Valley Lithium (TVL), a subsidiary of Alkemy Capital Investments, has received planning permission to build a lithium hydroxide refinery at the Wilton International Chemicals Park in Teesside, UK, following an environmental impact assessment and local consultation over an 18-month period. Source: Alkemy via Battery Tech News.

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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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Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Lawyers from Herbert Smith Freehills discuss the challenges for the nascent European gigafactory ecosystem in light of heavy competition from the US and China, alongside the role that energy storage system (ESS) demand will play.

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Charged

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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Charged

JUNE 1, 2023

Specialty chemicals supplier Albemarle has announced a definitive agreement with Ford to deliver battery-grade lithium hydroxide to support the automaker’s ramp-up of EV production. Albemarle will supply more than 100,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide for approximately 3 million future Ford EV batteries.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 3, 2024

Researchers applaud move away from fossil fuels but say more must be done to mitigate effects on endangered species Up to a third of Africa’s great apes are threatened by a boom in mining projects for minerals required for the renewable energy transition, new research shows. Continue reading.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Snow Lake Lithium shares a plan to develop the world’s first all-electric Lithium mine in Manitoba, Canada. The demand for electric vehicles is growing rapidly. For that reason, the global automotive and energy storage industries will be competing […].

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Charged

AUGUST 10, 2023

Battery material supplier Lyten has commissioned a lithium-sulfur battery pilot line with a capacity of 200,000 cells per year at its facility in Silicon Valley. The Lyten battery pilot line will produce lithium-sulfur cells in a range of pouch and cylindrical form factors to support a variety of customer requirements.

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GreenTech Gazette

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Lithium-ion batteries are a key component of the transition to a clean energy future. However, as the demand for lithium-ion batteries grows, so does the need for sustainable recycling methods. Traditional methods of lithium-ion battery recycling are often energy-intensive and environmentally harmful.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

UK-based mineral exploration company Cornish Lithium has secured £53 million (approx. USD 67 million) in investment from the UK Infrastructure Bank along with the Energy and Minerals Group (EMG) and TechMet. The investors also have the option of making a £168 million second-stage investment.

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altenergymag

MAY 16, 2023

Earlier this month, Alfa Chemistry announced the launch of its lithium-ion battery testing service, in a hope to support the growing demand for alternative energy sources. The service newly released is designed to provide reliable and accurate testing for lithium-ion batteries.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 14, 2021

If the 19th century was the age of coal and the 20th the age of oil, the 21st century is starting to look like the age of lithium. Rechargeable lithium ion batteries are now in everything, but have become indispensable to efforts to fight climate change. But the demand for lithium is only expected to grow.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As part of the Li+Fluids project, a team from the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) will be testing for the technical implementation of lithium extraction from geothermal waters near the Uelzen District in Lower Saxony, Germany. Lithium extraction tests are being carried out here for the first time in the NDB.

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Financial Times: Energy

JANUARY 24, 2024

Miners slash costs and scale back plans to increase production after battery metal’s price plummets more than 80% in 12 months

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) will become increasingly popular for stationary energy storage applications, overtaking lithium-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC) within a decade, Wood Mackenzie shared in a new report. The rapid rise in demand for EVs since 2010 had driven down the cost of lithium-ion batteries by more than 85 percent.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 15, 2023

Those high oil prices caused a recession, which reduced demand, which reduced prices. Thus, new supplies may come online even as demand softens. Eventually demand recovers, but new supply stagnates. But will lithium follow that same trend? The continued demand for EVs continues to drive the battery-production market.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Engineering services company Worley to work with Green Lithium to deliver refinery that aims to produce 50,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium a year. Current lithium refining capacity in Europe doesn't match the increasing demand for battery-grade lithium chemicals, which is projected to grow to 800,000 tonnes by 2030," he added.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2020

As California policymakers strengthen the state’s climate and clean energy targets, billions of dollars are being invested to transition to zero-emission cargo-handling equipment at major ports. But it can also substantially increase electricity demand at ports. When completed next year, the $7.1

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Billions of dollars in incentives such as the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have spurred the creation of a so-called Battery Belt across the southeastern US, all fuel to fire an anticipated spike in electric vehicle demand. That demand is only expected to grow, which is leading to a surge in battery production.

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Charged

JULY 15, 2021

One of these was a new lithium extraction process that Senior VP of Engineering Drew Baglino predicted could deliver as much as a 33% reduction in lithium costs. What is the best way to take the ore and extract the lithium and do so in an environmentally-friendly way?” asked Elon Musk. “We

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Perth-based IGO has confirmed production cuts to its Greenbushes operations, located near the tiny West Australian timber and mining town the mine is named after, because of subdued demand for battery-grade lithium chemicals.

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Solar Industry

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Raymond Corporation has finalized deployment of a full-scale BESS, solar microgrid array and warehouse energy management system at its distribution warehouse in Greene, N.Y. The post Raymond Implements Energy Storage and Generating Systems at Warehouse appeared first on Solar Industry. parts distribution facility.

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In the Salton Sea in California, engineers today are extracting lithium salt from the hot liquids found at depths of 1,220 metres (4,000 feet).

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

A new briefing from think tank organisation the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) argues that the clean energy transition can be delivered on time and at an affordable cost if supply chain risks are minimised by policy and industry action. The energy transition is fundamentally achievable if supply chain risks are managed.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Scientists have devised an efficient method of recovering high-purity silicon from expired solar panels to produce lithium-ion batteries that could help meet the increasing global demand to power electric vehicles.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 4, 2022

Soaring energy prices this year have impacted people around the globe. I cited this as the Top Energy Story of 2021 in a previous column because of the impact on so many people. Some of the commodity price increases are because they are energy intensive industries, and energy prices have skyrocketed.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Developing lithium from the Salton Sea in California could help anchor a multi-billion-dollar domestic EV battery supply chain, according to a report from New Energy Nexus. The report details the potential to recover lithium as a by-product from the Salton Sea geothermal resource area. Source: New Energy Nexus.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Miner says funds will go towards feasibility studies for its flagship Trealour hard rock lithium mining project and further prospecting in Cornwall. Demand for lithium, a key component of EV batteries, is set to grow rapidly as the UK and other countries work on their plans to phase out petrol and diesel cars. per share.

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Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Oil producer has acquired rights to 120,000 acres of land in Arkansas as part of big strategic pivot

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 16, 2023

ImpactAlpha, August 16 — The energy transition will require ever-more lithium, nickel and cobalt for electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. The post TechMet rakes in $200 million to meet global demand for critical minerals appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While lithium-ion batteries currently dominate the industry, serious concern remains about the limited availability of lithium used in these batteries.

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