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DeepGreen lifecycle analysis argues for sourcing EV battery materials from deep-sea polymetallic nodules

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They have never been mined on a commercial scale, and plans to develop these ocean resources have been met with opposition from ocean-conservation NGOs concerned about disruptions to seabed ecosystems and inhabitants. Reinjection of deep seawater used for vertical transport in the mid-water column.

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Could Sucking Up the Seafloor Solve Battery Shortage?

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The Metals Company (previously DeepGreen Metals) in Vancouver expects to be the first to commercially produce metals from these nodules by 2024. It's not possible to mine polymetallic nodules from the seafloor on a commercial scale without causing substantial ecological damage over tens of thousands of kilometers," he says.

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