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DOE announces finalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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Demand for lithium—a critical material used in batteries for electric vehicles, grid-scale electricity storage, phones, and laptops—has grown rapidly in recent years, with global demand expected to increase 500% by 2050. The winners will be announced in the fall of 2023 and receive $2 million total.

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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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levelized cost)—as opposed to the investment cost—of 9 electricity storage technologies for 12 different applications between 2015 and 2050. Oliver Schmidt, Sylvain Melchior, Adam Hawkes, Iain Staffell (2018) “Projecting the Future Levelized Cost of Electricity Storage Technologies,” Joule doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2018.12.008.

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ARPA-E to award up to $5M to investigate extracting rare earth and other critical minerals from macroalgae

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REEs and PGMs are critical in the manufacture of modern energy and national security technologies, including high-performance magnets required for wind turbines, electric vehicles, high-energy-density battery electric storage, high efficiency lighting, solar panels, and other technologies either core or ancillary to the renewable energy industry.

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Researchers in China investigate use of coal as source of lithium

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Coal could become a major source of the metal lithium, according to a review of the geochemistry by scientists from Hebei University of Engineering in China published in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology. The team has also reviewed two techniques for lithium extraction. and a recovery of 55%. and Zhang, Y.

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Total to acquire battery-maker Saft in US$1.1-billion deal

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The proposed offer is subject to review by the AMF, which will evaluate its compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The combination of Saft and Total will enable Saft to become the Group’s spearhead in electricity storage. The Supervisory Board of Saft is appointing Finexsi as an independent expert.

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California PUC requires SCE to procure at least 50 MW of new electrical capacity in LA Basin from energy storage systems

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Separately and earlier, SCE may also file applications for gas-fired generation in order to expedite review of such contracts. Going forward, SCE’s customers will not be solely reliant on a fossil fueled electric supply. The Applications are expected in late 2013 or early 2014. This is a critical step, bridging our past and future.

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DOE proposing $100M in FY2014 for 2nd round of funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Selection will be based on a peer review process. The centers selected from the current competition will help lay the scientific groundwork for fundamental advances in solar energy, biofuels, transportation, energy efficiency, electricity storage and transmission, carbon capture and sequestration, and nuclear energy.

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