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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

Cars That Think

The IEEE member is an electrical design engineer at Arkansas Nuclear One , in Russellville. The pressurized-water plant provides electricity to the majority of the state’s businesses and residents and to customers beyond Arkansas. student at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, when she interned at Arkansas Nuclear One.

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Galvanic, IBAT testing proves Smackover brine is DLE compatible

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It’s no secret that a steady supply of lithium is essential to the growth of the electric vehicle industry both here and abroad. I’ve written here in the past about my company’s Smackover prospect in southwest Arkansas. Of the fresh water used, 94% of it was recaptured and recycled, thus minimizing its consumption.

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Albemarle expands Nevada site to increase domestic production of lithium

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As global demand for electric vehicles (EV) grows, North American automotive manufacturers are seeking to regionalize their supply chain for greater security and sustainability. In addition to examining clay resources, Albemarle is seeking ways to optimize lithium extraction from its brine resources, including those in the Clayton Valley.

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The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

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Stardust Power , a lithium refiner supplying the EV sector, is going to build the US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery in Oklahoma. The refinery will be in Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma, southeast of Tulsa, and is expected to be capable of producing up to 50,000 metric tonnes of battery-grade lithium annually.

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GM leaps ahead in lithium mining race, secures next-gen extraction deal

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With the demand for lithium expected to surpass supply by 2030, automakers have never been more pressed to secure the resource , especially as it becomes increasingly essential for the future of their business, specifically regarding the production of electric vehicles.

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DOE Awards Up to $6.9M to Nine Projects for Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane Production

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NETL’s goals for these projects are to improve management of water resources, water usage, and water disposal, and to support science that will aid the regulatory and permitting processes required for shale gas development. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. million (DOE share: $6.9

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

Baua Electric

These legal ambiguities are the latest impediment – alongside technical challenges and sagging commodity prices – to America’s plans to produce more of its own lithium and wean the country off foreign supplies, according to interviews with regulators from seven U.S. While the 1972 U.S.