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Arkansas may be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium

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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 researchers announced that it could contain anywhere from 5 million to 19 million tons of lithium. “If

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

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Image: Ford EV battery maker SK On has signed a non-binding agreement to buy lithium from ExxonMobil’s first planned extraction project in Arkansas. The Arkansas project will extract lithium from underground saltwater deposits and convert it into battery-grade material onsite. Hey, whatever it takes. Get started here.

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Is Louisiana Planning To Charge EV Owners $400/Y While Rejecting Increased Gas Taxes?

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You can always tell when you cross the state line–the roads are smoother in Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas. The post Is Louisiana Planning To Charge EV Owners $400/Y While Rejecting Increased Gas Taxes? Recently, there was a bill proposed to increase gasoline taxes and tax EV owners $400 per year to own an EV in the state.

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The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

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Muskogee also has a skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering. It will use Port Muskogee on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System to ship lithium brine water to the refinery, where it will derive the lithium, and then use the same inland waterway system to ship battery-grade lithium out.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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He attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees. Francis’s other past volunteer roles include serving as chair of the IEEE Ozark Section , which covers Northwest Arkansas, and also as a member of the IEEE-USA Entrepreneurship Policy Innovation Committee.

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DOE Awards Up to $6.9M to Nine Projects for Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane Production

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The Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected nine new projects targeting environmental tools and technology for shale gas and coalbed methane (CBM) production. General Electrical Company, Niskayuna, N.Y. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. million (DOE share: $6.9

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Gas Technology.

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