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Schlumberger New Energy Venture to launch a lithium extraction pilot plant in Nevada

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The deployment of the pilot plant will be in Clayton Valley, Nevada, USA. As EVs depend on lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, sustainable and efficient lithium production has become an important topic for regions, industries, and technology companies, as well as battery and large automotive manufacturers.

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Lithium Americas begins construction at Thacker Pass

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has begun construction at its 100%-owned Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt County, Nevada, following the receipt of notice to proceed from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Construction, including site preparation, geotechnical drilling, water pipeline development and associated infrastructure, has commenced. EXP Global Inc.

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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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The demand for domestically produced and sustainably sourced battery metals has grown at a near insatiable rate over recent years, as the domestic manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially from less than 50 GWh/year to now more than 700 GWh/year of operational and announced capacity.

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Schlumberger New Energy and Panasonic Energy of North America partner on new battery-grade DLE lithium production process

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In addition to maximizing the reinjection of the brine, the ultimate goal is to eliminate the need for any fresh water from an external source and reduce the environmental impact. Earlier post.). Panasonic will provide guidance to validate and optimize the lithium material for battery-grade consumption.

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PNNL, Moselle to advance using magnetic nanoparticles to capture lithium, cesium from brines

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The DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and its licensee Moselle Technologies , have won two Cooperative Research and Development Awards (CRADA) and a 2021 DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office award to advance the process of using magnetic nanoparticles for capturing strategically important elements from water sources.

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Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

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While other commodities are floundering or completely collapsing in this market, lithium—the critical mineral in the emerging battery gigafactory war—is poised to explode, and going forward Nevada is emerging as the front line in this pending American lithium boom. Albemarle Corp.

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Advent Technologies to collaborate with Los Alamos, UT Austin, RPI, UNM and Toyota in the development of next-generation HT-PEM fuel cell technology

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Furthermore, the potential to use eFuels instead of hydrogen can provide a significantly lower total cost of ownership and allow for faster deployment of fuel cell technology across the industry. Fast Startup Time: Develop extremely stable fuel-cells that can start under nearly water-saturated conditions.

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