Barrell Energy has expanded its land position in the Smackover lithium brine formation in Texas, driven by the completion of a Series A funding round for its portfolio company, Barrell Lithium, earlier this year. The financing has allowed Barrell Lithium to increase its leasehold to 44,000 net acres, solidifying a strategic position in the East… Read more »
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Lilac completes direct lithium extraction pilot operations on the Great Salt Lake
US-based direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology developer Lilac Solutions has completed its lithium extraction pilot operations on Utah’s Great Salt Lake, a step toward building a commercial facility there. The pilot recorded strong performance results, including 87% average lithium recovery on 69 mg/L lithium brine, exceeding the FEL‑3 design basis of 84%, the company said…. Read more »
EQONIC says its lithium-free, sodium-free battery tech can slash energy storage costs
UK battery technology company EQONIC has announced a “breakthrough battery technology” that it says offers lower cost along with increased safety and sustainability compared to current designs. After years of development, EQONIC says it has created a new battery system that achieves material costs of just 30% compared to traditional lithium metal batteries. This translates… Read more »
Sunrise secures US patent for lithium battery anode material prep method
Sunrise (Guizhou) New Energy Material, a subsidiary of Chinese graphite anode material manufacturer Sunrise New Energy, has been granted a US patent titled Preparation Method of an Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries. The method improves the initial Coulombic efficiency and power performance of graphite composites for next-generation high-energy and high-power lithium-ion batteries, according to the… Read more »
US government takes 5% stake in Lithium Americas
The US Department of Energy has announced that the Loan Programs Office, an entity within the department that provides loans and loan guarantees to help deploy innovative clean energy and transportation technologies, has restructured the department’s deal with Lithium Americas with support from General Motors. The department cited the need to “further protect taxpayers and… Read more »
LibertyStream hits 250,000-barrel milestone with field-scale direct lithium extraction in Texas
LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners’ proprietary Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology has processed more than 250,000 barrels of Permian Basin brine at its Texas field unit over nine months of continuous operations. This is a key step in its targeted system enhancements and leads into the final de-risking stage: converting lithium chloride eluate to commercial-grade lithium carbonate…. Read more »
Aquatech acquires Koch’s direct lithium extraction business
US lithium processor Aquatech has acquired Koch Technology Solutions’ (KTS) direct lithium extraction (DLE) business, integrating the Li-Pro Lithium Selective Sorption (LSS) technology and IP portfolio into its PEARL process technology platform. The acquisition of KTS’s Li-Pro LSS technology adds direct lithium extraction to Aquatech’s process flowsheet IP, lithium conversion and crystallization capabilities. Spanning lithium… Read more »
Sion Power develops vacuum deposition process for lithium anodes
US battery technology firm Sion Power has developed a process that replaces conventional mechanical rolling with a vacuum deposition process that produces lithium anodes with a high level of control and efficiency, which has been a key barrier to lithium metal battery performance and scalability. Traditional anode manufacturing relies on mechanical rolling, which limits the lithium… Read more »
Alpha-En produces lithium metal anodes with lithium carbonate from Century Lithium’s Nevada plant
New York-based Alpha-En has successfully converted Century Lithium‘s lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) into battery-grade lithium-metal anodes. The lithium metal was produced using lithium carbonate derived from Century Lithium’s Angel Island project in Esmeralda County, Nevada and the associated demonstration plant in Nye County, Nevada. Century Lithium provided Alpha-En with a sample of 99.8% pure lithium carbonate… Read more »
Flux Power lands $1.2 million order for lithium-ion packs to power airport ground support equipment
Flux Power has announced a $1.2 million order from a major North American airline for its G80 lithium-ion energy systems integrated with the SkyEMS software platform. The G80 solution combines hardware and software in a single platform to deliver real-time data on fleet performance, asset health, and maintenance requirements. Flux Power says this enables predictive… Read more »