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Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Rincon lithium project for $825M

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Rio Tinto has completed the acquisition of the Rincon lithium project in Argentina for $825 million, following approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). We will be working with local communities, the Province of Salta and the Government of Argentina as we develop this project to the highest ESG standards.

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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Now, the company is broadening its supplier base and additionally sourcing lithium from Argentina, where the raw material is obtained from brine from salt lakes. Livent employs an innovative method that emphasizes sustainable water use and minimizes the impact on local ecosystems and communities.

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International Lithium Association (ILiA) established to be the voice of the global lithium industry

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Against this background of exceptional growth, the International Lithium Association (ILiA) has been formed to provide a central, global voice for the lithium producers and their stakeholders, and to promote a sustainable and a responsible future for the lithium value chain. The five founding members of ILiA are SQM; Ganfeng Lithium Co.,

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

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

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.

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Ultra Lithium assays up to 417 ppm Lithium in drill hole at the Laguna Verde brine lithium project in Argentina

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2023

Vancouver-based Ultra Lithium announced the brine sampling results from a drill hole at its 100% owned Laguna Verde brine lithium project in Catamarca Province, Argentina. The Laguna Verde project is the flagship project of the company and one of the company’s 100%-owned brine lithium projects in Argentina. Laguna Verde project site 1.

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Stanford, UC Santa Cruz study explores ramifications of demand-driven peak to conventional oil

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

In their a paper published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , Dr. Adam Brandt and his colleagues used historical relationships to project future demand for (a) transport services; (b) all liquid fuels; and (c) substitution with alternative energy carriers, including electricity.

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

And the battle for market share in and around this commodity has everyone from major tech players to trend-setting investor gurus vying for a foothold. Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting is stepping onto Tesla’s playing field with its own electric car start-up, Faraday Future , and Apple is planning one too, by 2019.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Lithium is a metal that is mined in the deserts of Australia, China, Argentina, and Chile. Current & Future Trends FACTBOX-Strait of Hormuz: the world's most important oil artery Pump Jack Market to Reach $3.8 So what about the lithium used in EV batteries?

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Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

It predicts 35 per cent growth in the US; 30 per cent growth in Brazil; and substantial increases in areas including the Asia-Pacific region, France, Germany and Argentina. Further worries include the impact on water resources. The questions that surround their use and their effect on the rainforests cannot be ignored.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This new reality means that we must contemplate a much more challenging future. The issue is further complicated by a slow market recovery in developed nations, but sustained growth in E7 economies which could lock economic growth into high carbon assets. Other G20 (Australia, Korea, EU, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Argentina).

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Nature editorial: environmental and human costs of Li-ion technology must be addressed quickly

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2021

The market for Li-ion batteries is projected to grow from $30 billion in 2017 to some $100 billion in 2025. Extracting the raw materials, mainly lithium and cobalt, requires large quantities of energy and water. Batteries are crucial for Earth’s low-carbon future. — Nature editorial. — Nature editorial.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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California Goes To Hell In A Handbasket But Greenius Says AB 811 is Our Route To Green Heaven

Creative Greenius

JULY 25, 2009

And damned if California isn’t going to score like a horny Republican Governor on Viagra in Argentina. And when it comes to a wide open job market, that’s precisely what we’re looking at here, folks, because even though we’re going to need tens of thousands of people to do these jobs IN JUST L.A.

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Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Rincon lithium project for $825M

BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

International Lithium Association (ILiA) established to be the voice of the global lithium industry

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

Ultra Lithium assays up to 417 ppm Lithium in drill hole at the Laguna Verde brine lithium project in Argentina

Stanford, UC Santa Cruz study explores ramifications of demand-driven peak to conventional oil

Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

Nature editorial: environmental and human costs of Li-ion technology must be addressed quickly

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

California Goes To Hell In A Handbasket But Greenius Says AB 811 is Our Route To Green Heaven

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