Lithium carbonate regenerated from recycled battery waste using a patented process developed by RecycLiCo has successfully been qualified by C4V’s Phase 1 Supply Chain Qualification program through testing in battery cells. In other words: C4V has confirmed that recycled lithium’s quality rivals that of “virgin” lithium. “As demand for lithium … [continued]
ExxonMobil has just announced that it aims to be a top lithium producer and supplier for the electric vehicle (EV) battery industry by 2030, and it is just now getting to work on its first lithium well. This first lithium production site is in southwest Arkansas, which is a lithium-rich region. … [continued]
Electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling is crucial to a sustainable, electrified transportation system. A substantial portion of key minerals for electrifying could come from recycled batteries by 2050, dramatically reducing the need for new mining. But how those batteries are recycled can make a big difference—we must use recycling processes with high … [continued]
Looks like there is more than one way to skin a cat. The USA has effectively locked out Chinese batteries from its domestic market, but what if components like LFP cathodes are made in Morocco, in a factory financed by a Chinese–Korean partnership? Sounds complicated, but it might just work, … [continued]
Northvolt has chosen Quebec for its first battery factory in North America, thanks to significant government incentives.
Meiqi Yang, graduate student in civil and environmental engineering and one of the study’s lead authors, works on a string-based technology that extracts lithium salts from a brine solution. (Photo by Bumper DeJesus, via Princeton University)
A vital component of the batteries at the heart of electric vehicles and grid energy storage, lithium is key to a clean energy future. But producing the silvery-white metal comes with significant environmental costs. Among them is the vast amount of land and time needed to extract lithium from briny … [continued]
South to north schematic cross section of McDermitt caldera at the time of magmatic resurgence (~16 Ma ago). Credit: Benson, et al.
A team of geologists say they may have found the largest lithium deposit in the world inside an extinct volcano in Nevada.
A new business deal promises to help develop the UK’s largest deposit of lithium. This is, of course, good for cleantech business in the UK and beyond, but before I get to the details on the deal, let’s talk about why this is also good for free countries transitioning to … [continued]
Digital soil mapping of lithium in Australia. Image Credit: Ng et al., Earth System Science Data, Copernicus Publications
Research indicates Queensland, NSW and Victoria have untapped lithium deposits.
More EV battery activity is stirring over at the Hell's Kitchen geothermal brine lithium supply project.
More EV battery activity is stirring over at the Hell’s Kitchen geothermal brine lithium supply project.
