Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:05:45 +0000
New lithium mines will plug a gaping hole in the US EV battery supply chain until more sustainable, alternative sources emerge.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:27:06 +0000
The USGS has surveyed a small portion of the Smackover Formation for a potential role in the domestic lithium supply chain, and it likes what it sees.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:00:59 +0000
The search for lithium in Argentina pits Indigenous people against global corporations in search of profits.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:33:58 +0000
The US startup EnergyX is developing a sustainable lithium supply chain in support of a new 500,000-mile solid-state EV battery.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 03:23:21 +0000
General Motors Inc. (GM) and Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. (EnergyX) recently disclosed a strategic partnership to advance EnergyX’s General Motors extraction and refinery technologies in addition to the disclosure that GM Ventures is leading a $50 million Series B investment round in EnergyX. By employing EnergyX’s cutting-edge method to maximize efficiency while enhancing sustainability for […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 03:10:29 +0000
Lithium-ion batteries are the most popular battery in use today. First commercialized in 1991, their cost has declined by a remarkable 97 percent over the last three decades, enabling the rapid growth of mobile phones, laptops, and, more recently, electric cars. Global demand for the batteries is projected to increase dramatically by the end of this decade, […]
Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 12:03:51 +0000
To mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, we must transition away from fossil fuels like petroleum and coal and toward clean energy generation and zero-emission transportation options. However, many green technologies, such as electric vehicles and renewable power plants, depend on lithium-ion batteries, which require lithium. Lithium resources are concentrated in locations that have […]