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U.S. DOE Announces $996 Million Loan Guarantee to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge to Advance Domestic Production of Lithium Carbonate, Boost U.S. Battery Supply Chain

January 20, 2025 admin 0 Comments atvm, batteries, battery supply chain, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, ioneer, Joe Biden, lithium carbonate, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, Manufacturing, nevada, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:53:40 +0000

Rhyolite Ridge will process lithium carbonate to support the domestic EV battery supply chain. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $996 million loan guarantee (including $968 million of principal and $28 million of capitalized interest) to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC … [continued]

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Proposed Lithium Mine Delights EV Enthusiasts But Troubles Some Environmental Groups

October 31, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, green economy, ioneer, lithium, Manufacturing, Mining, policy & politics, thacker pass

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 02:05:42 +0000

It isn’t easy being green. Last year, a study published in the journal Science Advances claimed that there was enough lithium — as much as 40 million metric tons — in the McDermitt Caldera, a volcanic area on the border between Nevada and Oregon, to make enough lithium-ion batteries to … [continued]

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