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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

Green Car Congress

By sourcing lithium from a second supplier, we are securing requirements for production of our current fifth generation of battery cells. 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.

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Conservation group opposing Thacker Pass lithium mine seeks endangered status for Kings River pyrg (snail)

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Lithium Americas is focused on advancing the Cauchari-Olaroz and Pastos Grandes projects in Argentina and the Thacker Pass project in Nevada. A feasibility study (FS) for Phase 1 of 40,000 tpa Li 2 CO 3 and Phase 2 total capacity of 80,000 tpa Li 2 CO 3 is expected this year. Earlier post.). Thacker Pass. Background.

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Study reports non-US global shale gas recoverable resources of 5,760 Tcf; global shale gas boosts total recoverable natural gas resources by 40%

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Initial assessments of 48 shale gas basins containing almost 70 shale gas formations in 32 countries suggest that shale gas resources, which have recently provided a major boost to US natural gas production, are also available in other world regions. A new EIA-sponsored study by Advanced Resources International, Inc. Background.

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

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In contrast to arguments that peak conventional oil production is imminent due to physical resource scarcity, a team from Stanford University and UC Santa Cruz has examined the alternative possibility of reduced oil use due to improved efficiency and oil substitution. Brandt, Adam Millard-Ball, Matthew Ganser, and Steven M.

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

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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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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Using low-carbon fuels or biofuels as the source of heat energy to process lithium and manufacture li-ion batteries would cut carbon emissions by half as per world banks study. [4] For example - the process of obtaining lithium from brines can be more sustainable by condensing evaporated water so it can later be returned to the ground.

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Nanjing team develops solar-powered electrolysis process for extraction of lithium from seawater

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. … the geographic distribution of land-based lithium resources is uneven, with more than 98% of the total reserves concentrated in Chile, Argentina, China, and Australia. In addition, lithium extraction from ores and brines has a significant environmental impact, including water pollution and depletion, soil damage, and air contamination. …

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