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Satellite view of Silver Peak lithium mine

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Brine operations, mostly in Chile and Argentina, generate about 75% of worldwide production. Color variations in the ponds are due to varying concentrations of lithium in the water; lighter blue ponds have higher concentrations of lithium. The mine pumps brine to the surface and shunts it into a series of shallow evaporation ponds.

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SK On signs 5-year lithium hydroxide supply deal with SQM

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The deal with SQM is expected to boost SK On’s efforts to meet the IRA requirements as Chile is a free trade agreement (FTA) partner with the US. The IRA offers a tax credit to consumers when they buy an EV with batteries equipped with a certain percentage of critical minerals extracted or processed in the US. Earlier post.).

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Glamping With the Stars

Baua Electric

There is also boating and fishing on Lake Powell, though the water level there has been much impacted by drought. Many, like myself, came mainly for the night sky in Utah, which has large swaths of land with minimal artificial light and a dry climate that translates into less water vapor, which can blur the stars.

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

Baua Electric

lithium operation – a small mine operated by Albemarle – has taxed minerals for more than 100 years, but at a rate based on each facility’s revenue. Clean Water Act gives Washington regulatory power over water extraction and reinjection across the country, state officials have autonomy to govern other parts of the process.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

Lithium is a metal that is mined in the deserts of Australia, China, Argentina, and Chile. Support taxing of fossil fuels and using the subsidies to support the shift to Electric Vehicles, with the right incentives and political will change can happen very quickly. So what about the lithium used in EV batteries?

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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billion) were all in the top 10 of investing countries while more than $1 billion was invested in Indonesia, Chile, Mexico, Kenya and Turkey. billion, the largest single renewable energy asset finance deal ever, outside large hydro—that of the 600MW Gemini project in Dutch waters. Additional to China, Brazil ($7.6

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Tesla supplier Talon Metals on Manchin EV Bill, Tesla & more

Teslarati

Todd is based in Washington DC for Talon and therefore has a front-row seat to the wrangling among various parties regarding Senator Manchin’s new EV tax incentives in the Infrastructure Reduction Act of 2022. Manchin’s EV tax credit proposal. Manchin’s EV tax credit proposal. Credit: Talon Metals.

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