Element3 is working to expand its operations after proving it can extract critical mineral lithium out of produced water.

Blue Whale Materials held a celebratory beam signing to signal its ready to expand using a Department of Energy grant. The facility recycles lithium ion batteries and helps reuse its critical earth ...

Lithium. While it’s not quite “the Spice” of Dune, the silvery, reactive metal is an extraordinarily valuable means for storing electricity, meaning it’s a key tool for transitioning from ...

Fort Worth-based Element3 has successfully scaled its technology to extract battery-grade lithium from oilfield wastewater ...

A laboratory setup features an electrochemical cell, with instruments in the background. This electrochemical cell uses a small amount of electricity and water to extract lithium from ground-up ...

As global electric vehicle adoption accelerates, end-of-life battery packs are quickly becoming a major waste stream. Lithium is costly to mine and refine, and most current recycling methods are ...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been central to the global energy transition, enabling electric vehicles, portable electronics, and grid-scale storage through their high power density, energy ...

A recycling plant is using AI cameras to sort and remove hidden lithium batteries from electronic waste, reducing fire risk and recovering valuable materials. A recycling plant is using AI cameras to ...

Blue Whale Materials LLC (BWM), Bartlesville, Oklahoma, has commissioned what it calls its baseline black mass production facility in Bartlesville designed to recycle and produce lithium-ion battery ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gaurav Sharma is a London-based analyst who covers energy & ESG. GRST's lithium-ion battery cell production hub in China. For ...