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Arkansas might be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium

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battery production Lithium mining was extensive in North Carolina until the 1980s A lithium deposit located in southwestern Arkansas could hold enough of the metal to satisfy global EV battery demand nine times.

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Arkansas’ largest-ever solar project gets $32M from Climate United

Electrek

million in direct financing for the largest commercial and industrial solar deployment in Arkansas’ history. US nonprofit coalition Climate United announced $31.8

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This $32M Arkansas solar farm is the state’s largest to date

Electrek

million in direct financing for the largest commercial and industrial solar deployment in Arkansas’ history. US nonprofit coalition Climate United announced $31.8

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There’s Enough Lithium In Arkansas For The World’s EVs. Extracting It Is The Issue

InsideEVs

A new study says there’s nine times more lithium in Arkansas than the projected need for EVs globally in 2030.

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Vast lithium reserves discovered in Arkansas, says USGS  – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS) say they have located high concentrations of lithium brine in the Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas. million metric tons) of lithium in Smackover Formation brine in southern Arkansas. to 19 million tons (4.63

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Arkansas may be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium

Baua Electric

Published in the journal Science Advances , the research said the lithium found in southern Arkansas could make up to 36% to 136% of the current US lithium reserve estimate – of course, that’s a sweeping number, but we get the gist. The post Arkansas may be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium appeared first on Bauaelectric EV News.

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EV battery maker SK On to buy 100k metric tons of Arkansas lithium from ExxonMobil

Electrek

EV battery maker SK On has signed a non-binding agreement to buy lithium from ExxonMobil’s first planned extraction project in Arkansas.

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