Lithium extraction from unconventional aqueous resources–a review on recent technological development for seawater and geothermal brines

EA Mends, P Chu - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing adoption of lithium in clean energy technologies has promoted significant
development of novel and environmentally sustainable techniques for lithium extraction from …

[HTML][HTML] Alleviation of energy poverty through transitions to low-carbon energy infrastructure

I Lippert, S Sareen - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract With Green Deals and a competitive techno-economic basis for low-carbon energy
transitions, energy infrastructural change is intensifying. This is matched by rapid growth in …

[HTML][HTML] Towards the lithium-ion battery production network: Thinking beyond mineral supply chains

G Bridge, E Faigen - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing role of electricity as an energy carrier in decarbonising economies is driving
a growing demand for electrical energy storage in the form of battery systems. Two battery …

The impacts of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in achieving sustainable lithium supply in the Lithium Triangle

E Petavratzi, D Sanchez-Lopez, A Hughes, J Stacey… - Mineral Economics, 2022 - Springer
The electrification transition will intensify the demand for lithium. The endowment in the
Lithium Triangle is significant, and the expectations for the global supply are high in terms of …

In Situ/Operando Imaging Techniques for Next-Generation Battery Analysis

BK Cho, SY Jung, SJ Park, JH Hyun, SH Yu - ACS Energy Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
The usage of a secondary battery system as a medium for utilizing environmentally friendly
renewable energy is experiencing rapid growth. However, as the demand for alternatives to …

Harvesting lithium and sun in the Andes: Exploring energy justice and the new materialities of energy transitions

M Forget, V Bos - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper states that energy transition, being materially grounded, leads to the social
construction of resources, such as lithium, and new forms of energy production, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Lithium, Brexit and Global Britain: Onshoring battery production networks in the UK

G Bridge, E Faigen - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
As demand for electrical energy storage scales, production networks for lithium-ion battery
manufacturing are being re-worked organisationally and geographically. The UK-like the US …

“Friend-shoring” as a panacea to Western critical mineral supply chain vulnerabilities

V Vivoda, R Matthews - Mineral Economics, 2024 - Springer
This study elucidates the emerging concept of “friend-shoring,” a strategy anchored in
fortifying supply chains through political and strategic alignment. Central to our investigation …

Emergent landscapes of renewable energy storage: Considering just transitions in the Western United States

B Turley, A Cantor, K Berry, S Knuth… - Energy Research & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Governments, utilities, and energy companies are increasingly looking towards energy
storage technologies to extend the availability of variable renewable power sources such as …

A review of technologies for direct lithium extraction from low Li+ concentration aqueous solutions

O Murphy, MN Haji - Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Under the Paris Agreement, established by the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change, many countries have agreed to transition their energy sources and …