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Why The EV Industry Is Betting On This Lithium Mining Breakthrough
A suite of new, but largely unproven, technologies known as direct lithium extraction could revolutionize lithium mining from brine, making it more efficient and sustainable and eliminating the need for large evaporation ponds. A number of companies including EnergyX, Lilac Solutions, and Standard Lithium are entering the DLE market and getting ready for commercial implementation across South America and the U.S., while automakers like BMW, GM and Ford are investing.
Chapters:
00:00 — Introduction
01:55 — The need for DLE
04:17 — Different approaches
10:50 — Road to commercialization
CORRECTION (June 5, 2023): At 12:16 in the video we state that Bolivia was previously considering using DLE technology from both EnergyX and Lilac Solutions. In fact, the Bolivian government is still considering a future partnership with Lilac Solutions.
Produced, Shot and Edited by: Katie Brigham
Animation: Christina Locopo, Jason Reginato
Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
Additional Footage: Albemarle, EnergyX, Lilac Solutions, Standard Lithium, Sunresin, Livent, Getty Images
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Why The EV Industry Is Betting On This Lithium Mining Breakthrough
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@climatehero
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Meanwhile a huge deposit was discovered in Nevada, the McDermitt calderon.
@9realitycheck9
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
As EVs are gaining popularity the tech is evolving quickly. So today's Lithium-Ion is LIKELY NOT the end of innovation in regards to Energy Storage (i.e. batteries or fuel).
Wow lithium batteries have provided remarkable improvements over lead and nickel cadmium products, the lithium battery technologies still have limitations. First off they do have safety concerns in regards to fires, they are extremely heavy, the charging is slow and the storage is still not at par with the energy density of petroleum products. Energy density is the key. Most products are moved by truck in Western society and a large truck simply cannot be equipped with lithium batteries due to the weight that you would have to add. For every pound of weight the battery adds to the vehicle that is a pound less of supplies the vehicle can transport. To give you a example on how much weight these batteries add to a vehicle a Tesla sedan weighs approximately 800 more pounds curb weight than a gasoline powered Ford F-150 truck!
A tractor-trailer that has the power to pull a typical 18-wheel rig outfitted with batteries for the same range as the diesel tanks on a typical rig would add an additional 15-30k pounds (8-12k kilograms) .. 😮
With the breakthroughs of graphene and sodium ion batteries and the revolution of fuel cells powered with hydrogen, we will continue to see the evolution of the electric power and storage of energy for vehicles. The energy density is key. If a sodium ion battery for a hydrogen powered fuel cell power plant can we 50 percent less than a lithium battery system it would be a game-changer and really take electrification of vehicles to the next level. I'm no petroleum Fanboy or an anti lithium battery dude I'm just providing some additional information and pointing out the fact that things change technology evolves and nothing stays the same.
@OhBoy-zy5bc
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Let’s go lithium
@womanoftheozarks
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Why is extracting LITHIUM helping our environment, anymore than DRILLING FOR OIL OR GAS?…. it's not helping our environment…. it contaminates our water and takes huge acres of land. Another industry making money just as the Oil and Gas with different pollution and problems we don't know about. Gas and oil is already established, I for one want to keep it. Lithium is just another industry getting government grants that taxpayers pay for while they make all the profits.
Not one mention ofthe VAST quantities of FRESH WATER taken from the underground aquafers needed for this process. Ck out Chile and other countries & their waterlevels being lowered significantly. Industry could care less if you have drinking water or not.
God help us.
@smsm-ri4hi
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Very beautiful video thank you❤❤❤
@richardt6980
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
i didnt hear the cost of dle vs traditional methods
@htaukkyanmyo4437
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
DLE process has been in used in China for several years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx8ROFuI0Rw
@gilzor9376
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Most annoying narrator. There is no need to speak at light speed, had enough after 6 min.
@allgoo196
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
EV industry is dead.
@TheViewFromUpHere
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
New Canadian nano-filtering tech allows lithium to be easily filtered out of oil reservoir brine, salt flat brine and geothermal brine. Alberta Leduc reservoir has the world's largest lithium reserve. E3 Lithium Outlines 23.4 Mt LCE Inferred Mineral Resource in Consolidated Bashaw District
E3 Lithium, Alberta's leading lithium developer and Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology innovator today announced the increase in its inferred mineral resource to 23.4 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) contained within the newly-named Bashaw District (the "Resource"). The Bashaw District combines and expands the Clearwater Resource and Exshaw Resource areas into a consolidated resource that contains an estimated total of 59 billion m 3 (59 km 3 ) of brine formation water at an average grade of 74.5 milligramLitre (mgL) lithium (Figure 1).
https://investingnews.com/e3-lithium-outlines-23-4-mt-lce-inferred-mineral-resource-in-consolidated-bashaw-district/
@gnrrailroad1531
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
EVs will never be the future. It’s all part of the green lie like solar and wind farms.
@calmauric8218
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Very interesting. Looks like lithium is far from finished.
@btaylor9788
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Our government has no clue . I am not going to buy electric vehicle in the next 10 years. Don't want one. I'm not going to get one. I don't care about the text credit. I don't trust the vehicles nor do I want to pay for the increased mechanical bills over electric vehicle. Sorry. Thank you for nothing.
@recompostion
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
The first line is lie.
Lithium is poster child of the rare earth element.
@TheJoeMoneyShow
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Garbage
@manfredstrappen7491
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
One more reason to focus on hydrogen fuel cell technology. EV’s can’t scale to present ICE numbers.
@majorangle
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
NBC is an extraterrestrial threat?
@eddiedelvalle7223
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Not good stuff 🤢🤮
@mikeclayton6955
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Chinese are shareholders in the Nevada mining. I would look into where and who made this decision. See who got their pockets padded
@williamdenton6317
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Is CNBC using a Bot voice? It sounds like a 4th grader trying to read out loud meanwhile chewing gun. How to take a serious subject and reduce it to gibberish.
@Fairdirt
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Hydrogen is the ultimate power source
@Falconryful
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
The world’s governments have gone crazy, trying to force ev on the masses.
What better way to control the masses 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
@richardmcdonald7565
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Don't mine the Land. The extraction from seawater, will provide humanity with ALL the Lithium it can ever use. ! (and the cost of a kilogram of this direct extraction from seawater, is $5.00) ! And, there is no need to ruin the land in the process. ! This genra of technology can be used to extract ANY metal directly from sea water. i.e. no more copper or gold mines !!
@williamgwyntreharne9966
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
I support lithium extraction from salts. However I believe the opportunity to extract water by evaporation at the same time should be taken.
@dan7163
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Wrong. Just making more of the very problem were fighting will not make it better for anyone but the bankers. Poisons are not needed. Far better solutions are on the shelf.
@sarahm.2053
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
I wonder which companies would buy the lithium ore. I know a US company mining in Africa for Lithium ore and are stock piling to sell to a processing plant. I'm not sure if there are USA buyers for lithium ore or if it all goes to China to be processed.
@richardservatius5405
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
they left out recycling – see Redwood ind. how about using what is injected back into the ground?
@richardt6980
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
did this tech become obsolete with the disclosure of the huge lithium discovery in nevada ?
@zanzikar7
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Did you know that in the Republic of the Congo they have one of the largest Lithium mines in the world owned by China. To mine these minerals they use 40 thousand child slave laborers. Slavery is a common practice in Africa still and children suffer the most. So next time your riding around in your EV thinking your better then everyone else cause your "doing your part to save the planet from climate change," think of the poor child that helped get the minerals under harsh conditions to build your "green energy" car. By the way, did you see where the police used an EV charger to find a criminal? They tracked all the EV chargers in that city and found that EV being charged and went and arrested the lady.
@jul-xo5nk
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Water of the earth is USED no matter what, and if filtered, the filter is contaminated and placed in any Trash and to the Earth, contaminating the earth in a Pure contaminated Trash area.
Clean Energy is nothing more but Another way of causing Environmental contaminating with Lithium and Copper.
@alpha1481
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
E3 in Alberta Canada has their DLE pilot up and running making lithium from the brine in actual real well conditions.
@danicalifornia505
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Has anyone done any studies on if it would make sense to put these facilities directly on the same stream as desalination plants as the brine is more concentrated and could potentially have a larger lithium extraction? If so then Southern California, Israel, and the middle east are going to be lithium giants. 10:52
@ryanweaver962
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Perhaps, just perhaps there’s chances for better. Honesty and kindness.
@ryanweaver962
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
Fascinating stuff… lithium and its applications for health and batteries. There needs to be explicit consent for giving and extracting. It’s fascinating, I thought about going back to law school, I ran into a law student from FSU, he said… it depends on whys you want to do with your law degree…
International accountability for business and health in a number of fronts. It’s amazing how integrally connected many of these issues really are.
@investingthelike111
December 18, 2023 at 2:59 am
DLE , why are none of the billion dollar lithium companies doing it at scale?? probably because it doesn't work