Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 23:21:50 +0000
Tesla recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new lithium refinery in Texas, during which CEO Elon Musk rolled up in a fully-outfitted Cybertruck. Due out this year, Musk’s version of the futuristic truck included a sporty new tool rack on the back, as spotted for the first time at the event. Tesla shared a […]
Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 02:51:36 +0000
The Indian government is expected to initiate auction of mining rights for lithium reserves later this year. According to media reports, the Indian government will offer mining rights for lithium reserves in Jammu & Kashmir later in 2023. The focus of the auction will be the recently confirmed 5.9 million tonne reserves in the Resai […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 12:10:17 +0000
Lithium-ion batteries are a rapidly growing technology, used to power everything from our mobile phones to electric vehicles to renewable energy systems. Lithium-ion batteries generally have a much longer lifespan than anti-EV commentators would lead people to believe, and once they’re too degraded for vehicle use, they serve for years more doing stationary energy storage. […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 12:07:08 +0000
Tesla is on a roll this week. To keep up with its almost constantly growing sales, Tesla has been ramping up Model Y production at sites around the world. It has also just broken ground on a lithium refinery project. The big news on both fronts this week comes from The Lone Star State. (Unfortunately, […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 03:23:21 +0000
General Motors Inc. (GM) and Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. (EnergyX) recently disclosed a strategic partnership to advance EnergyX’s General Motors extraction and refinery technologies in addition to the disclosure that GM Ventures is leading a $50 million Series B investment round in EnergyX. By employing EnergyX’s cutting-edge method to maximize efficiency while enhancing sustainability for […]
Credit to Author: Glenn Jakins| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:19:40 +0000
COMMENTARY In the 1950s, a geologist named Marion King Hubbert caused quite a stir when he predicted that the U.S. would reach peak oil production in less than 20 years. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 21:17:41 +0000
On April 5, 2023, Tesla published Master Plan 3 — Sustainable Energy For All The Earth. It’s 41 pages long, which is exactly 40 pages more than Master Plan 1 and Master Plan 2. We won’t republish the whole thing here, as we know you will want to study it at your leisure. Suffice to […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:05:52 +0000
There has been a lot of concern about battery materials and global geopolitical risks. In some ways, it would be easy to just keep relying on China for rare earth minerals, lithium, and other things we need for the energy transition. But, as we’ve learned in the past, depending on somebody too much gives them […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:12:46 +0000
Texas is well known for oil due to its large deposits of this resource, which were first discovered in the early 1900s. Since then, the state has been an integral part of the US oil industry and has become one of the world’s largest producers of crude oil, making it a major player in the […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:06:03 +0000
If you remember 2022 (it seems so long ago now), you probably remember the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). If you’re a fan of EVs and you spend much time on social media, you probably saw all of the controversy over the Act’s treatment of battery minerals for EV tax credits. I predicted that the situation […]