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Wuhan team develops new electrochemical cell for efficient, pollution-free extraction of lithium from salt lake brines

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In this process, brine water is pumped into shallow ponds for one-year-long solar evaporation to precipitate out the chlorides and sulfates of K + , Na + , Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ and then treated with excess lime to remove magnesium and finally with sodium carbonate to produce the insoluble lithium carbonate. Zhao et al. Zhao, A. ,

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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DOE received more than 160 applications for 2019 TCF funding, with project teams engaging more than 90 different partners across multiple diverse disciplines. Austin, Texas First Solar Inc., Flexible perovskite-perovskite PV for mobile power applications, $745,500 Swift Solar, Redwood City, Calif. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.

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Low-cost 5V dual carbon battery development for EVĀ 

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In 2019 the IIT Hyderabad has collaborated with ItsEV Inc to develop lithium-ion batteries for various applications including electric vehicles. The researchers also demonstrated the 100-200 mAh sodium-ion cells at the Research Centre Imarat (RCI) in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory, in Hyderabad.

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Strong support for EV ambitions | Autocar Professional

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Originally targeting three industries, the scheme was later expanded to include 14 sectors including automobiles, auto components, electronic products, solar PV modules, advanced chemistry cell (ACC) battery among others. It aims to promote import substitution besides generating employment opportunities.

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ORNL advancing LDH sorbent to recover lithium from geothermal brine wastes

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However, lithium is sourced almost exclusively from other countries, either concentrated using a solar evaporation process from natural brine sources or recovered from ore. It is essential for the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries commonly used for everything from electric vehicles to cell phones and laptops. Lili Wu, Samuel F.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

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Teslaā€™s Gigafactory in Nevada is committed to manufacturing EV batteries using 100% solar energy by the end of 2019. Interestingly, approximately one-third of EV drivers have home rooftop solar, so their electricity is coming from sunshine, saving fuel costs as well as the environment.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Teslaā€™s Gigafactory in Nevada is committed to manufacturing EV batteries using 100% solar energy by the end of 2019. Interestingly, approximately one-third of EV drivers have home rooftop solar, so their electricity is coming from sunshine, saving fuel costs as well as the environment.

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