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Breakthrough technology for lithium manufacture

Envirotec Magazine

As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Each EV lithium-ion battery pack contains around 8 kg of lithium, and last year global lithium production was 100 000 tons.

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Occidental, BHE Renewables collaborate for geothermal lithium extraction in California

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TerraLithium , a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental, has patented DLE technologies that have the potential to process any lithium-containing brine into a responsibly sourced supply of high-purity lithium. The company is one of few players working on geothermal lithium extraction demonstration projects in the Imperial Valley.

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Li-Metal completes concept study for commercial-scale lithium metal plant

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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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Li-Metal wins million-dollar grant from Ontario to scale up battery-grade lithium metal production

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Li-Metal, a developer of lithium metal battery technologies, has been awarded some 1.4 million US) in grant funding from the Government of Ontario to develop and commercialize its lithium metal production technology. Li-Metal is working with a partner on an engineering study for a commercial-scale lithium metal facility.

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Tesla develops new cost-slashing lithium extraction process

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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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Water start-up signs deal to start manufacture of “revolutionary” reverse osmosis technique

Envirotec Magazine

Te-Tech will manufacture and market Salinity Solutions’ patented, batch reverse osmosis technology, which is said to deliver significant advantages over conventional reverse osmosis technology. One patent has already been granted and four more are in the pipeline. 40% of the world’s population live in water stressed areas.

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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Katie Smith is a Technical Assistant with Reddie & Grose LLP, a firm of patent, trade mark and design attorneys. Last year the European Patent Office and the International Energy Agency published a detailed report on innovation in batteries and electricity storage. Energy storage is widely viewed as a potential solution.

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