The growing market for electric vehicles means less transportation emissions, but their batteries contribute their own set of GHG emissions. Saad Dara, Clean50 honouree and CEO of Mangrove Lithium, explains how sustainable lithium refining practices and technologies can be utilized to lower the footprint of EV batteries.
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TOKYO -- A Canadian startup proposing a new method for refining lithium says it sees growing interest from Japanese companies hoping to lessen their dependence on China as source of the critical mineral for batteries in electric vehicles.
We are pleased to announce that Saad Dara, CEO and Co-Founder of Mangrove Lithium, has been awarded as one of the 2024 Delta Management Group Clean50 honourees.
As demand for electric vehicles and utility-scale energy storage batteries skyrockets, the world will need to rapidly expand the lithium supply chain. Canada is positioned to excel in the production and refining of critical minerals as it holds the 6th largest lithium reserves in the world.
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Saad Dara talks about Mangrove's journey from water treatment to lithium refining technology on the Don't Waste Water podcast
Mangrove Lithium is proud to be recipients to this year’s BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) Open Call for Innovation. The support from CICE has been instrumental in our progress of developing an electrode manufacturing process in B.C. for our Clear-Li electrochemical technology.
The new proposal takes advantage of Chile’s rich lithium reserves to help meet global lithium demand, through potential partnerships between the government and private sector, while adhering to sustainability standards.
Batteries News Op-ed: Decentralizing Lithium Refining Key to Scaling Battery Manufacturing and Recycling
Bill Derasmo and Dr. Saad Dara discuss Mangrove Lithium’s novel electrochemical refining process for producing battery-grade lithium, and how they turn overseas refining into a thing of the past.
Mangrove Lithium has announced the appointment of David St. Angelo as its first Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, David will oversee and manage Mangrove’s technology development and commercialization.
Traditional refining uses lots of chemicals and comes with a sizable carbon footprint. An electrochemical lithium refining process; however, has significantly reduced input chemical and energy needs.
One battery-grade lithium compound, however, stands out as a precursor material for cathodes. Lithium hydroxide will enable us to meet our clean energy mandates faster if its current supply chain challenges can be resolved and its production is prioritized.
Tune in to Battery Insiders at 25:54 to hear the discussion about how Mangrove's electrochemical process takes brine straight to battery-grade lithium, eliminating the need for that second plant and saving lithium and battery producers millions.
Mangrove’s CEO and founder, Saad Dara, was recently a guest on the CleanTechnica Cleantech Talk podcast to chat about all things lithium.
Mangrove was one of 15,753 nominations for the Cleantech 100 list, making our selection an assuring validation of our technology and mission.
Find out why Canada needs localized lithium refining and how it will benefit the country and its future energy plans.
The lithium battery production bottleneck will block the adoption of 350 million electric vehicles by 2040 unless supply chain constraints are removed.
The lithium battery production bottleneck will block the adoption of 350 million electric vehicles by 2040 unless supply chain constraints are removed.
We won’t wade into the merits of either argument because, either way, the underlying facts remain that the “sharp correction” Goldman predicts is a function of market volatility caused by a brittle and over-concentrated supply chain. The volatility here is because we have rising demand, but an uncertain supply. For the market to achieve a stable foundation price, high or low, it must achieve a stable and reliable supply chain.
We won’t wade into the merits of either argument because, either way, the underlying facts remain that the “sharp correction” Goldman predicts is a function of market volatility caused by a brittle and over-concentrated supply chain. The volatility here is because we have rising demand, but an uncertain supply. For the market to achieve a stable foundation price, high or low, it must achieve a stable and reliable supply chain.
Media and analysts currently predict a lithium supply chain pinch that is going to be worsened by China's and Russia's near-monopoly on refining. With emerging technology like Mangrove's, companies will not be reliant on foreign processing and will be able to supply the expected demand.