Remove Australia Remove Global Remove Price Remove Supplies
article thumbnail

EIA: Global trade in liquefied natural gas grew by 4.5% in 2021

Green Car Congress

billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) was traded globally during 2021, an increase of 2.2 New LNG export capacity, primarily in the US, and rising global demand for natural gas drove continued growth in global LNG trade last year. Global LNG export capacity has increased by 29%, or 14.0

Global 259
article thumbnail

Liontown and Tesla enter into a binding term sheet for supply of lithium from Kathleen Valley project

Green Car Congress

Australia-based battery materials company Liontown Resources Limited entered into a legally binding sales and purchase term sheet with electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla for the supply of spodumene concentrate. Using today’s market pricing, the contract terms would deliver an SC6.0 spodumene concentrate expanding to ~700 ktpa.

Supplies 243
article thumbnail

BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

Green Car Congress

An estimated 387GW/1,143GWh of new energy storage capacity will be added globally from 2022 to 2030, according to the forecast—more than Japan’s entire power generation capacity in 2020. The US and China are set to remain the two largest markets, representing more than half of global storage installations by the end of the decade.

article thumbnail

Cobalt Institute: cobalt market weakened since 2022 peak, but in longer term, demand will outpace supply

Green Car Congress

The Cobalt Institute’s Cobalt Market Report, prepared by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, finds that cobalt market conditions have weakened substantially since the price peak in 2022. This dynamic will likely remain through to 2024, the report says, as a plentiful and growing supply surplus maintains pressure on prices.

Supplies 259
article thumbnail

CRU: Lithium prices plunging as hype meets reality; impact of new supply, disappointing BEV sales

Green Car Congress

CRU analysts observe that lithium prices have steadily declined since the end of Q1, finally crashing through the $10/kg LCE mark at the end of July. While many are forecasting long-run prices for lithium in the mid-teens LCE, citing refinery bottlenecks and the potential for ramp-up delays in the mining and refining sector, CRU disagrees.

Price 252
article thumbnail

LG Energy Solution secures lithium supply for the North American market

Teslarati

LG Energy Solution (LGES) signed an offtake agreement with WesCEF to expand its lithium supply chain for the North American market. According to the agreement , WesCEF will supply the South Korean battery supplier with up to 85,000 tons of lithium concentrate. Holland lithium project in Western Australia.

Supplies 137
article thumbnail

ADEME / IFPEN study examines non-geological risks in the security of lithium supplies based on electrification of global car fleet

Green Car Congress

ADEME, France’s Environment and Energy Management Agency, carried out a study with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) on the dynamics of lithium supply and demand, based on different scenarios for the electrification of the global car fleet by 2050. Further, vulnerabilities could emerge from increased competition among lithium buyers.

Supplies 236