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Department of Energy Selects 15 Projects to Advance Critical Material Innovations
Congratulations to LiRRICs Will and Hanna, who were part of the BHER-led team that submitted the proposal entitled, “Electrolytic Production of Battery-Grade LiOH•H2O from Geothermal Brine.”
View the full list of project selections
February 24: Barbara Fochtman, Livent
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 11 AM PST
Listen to the audio-only recording HERE.
February 10: Yi Cui, Professor at Stanford University
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 1 PM PST
Watch recorded video HERE.
Inside Tesla’s Lithium Clay Salt Extraction Process
On 22 September 2020, Tesla announced at its “Battery Day” a series of technical advancements it was working on that when combined, could reduce the cost of energy storage in its homemade lithium-ion batteries by over 50%. Some of those announcements were impressive, some were surprising, some were obvious, but some were received with shock by lithium-ion battery supply chain stakeholders.
January 27: Ethan Elkind, Law Professor at UC Berkeley
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 1 PM PST
Watch recorded video HERE.
January 12: Dr. Thomas R. Benson, Lead Global Exploration Geologist, Lithium Americas Corporation
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 1 PM PST
Watch recorded video HERE.