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EnergyX raises $20M in funding commitments for direct lithium extraction technology

By Heather Hall | May 3, 2021

Early this year Energy Exploration Technologies (EnergyX) secured commitments of $20 million in financing, for direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology. Based in the US, EnergyX is a technology company that is focused on delivering the latest scientific innovations in sustainable lithium extraction methods and solid-state battery energy storage systems. This funding also makes EnergyX the highest valued direct lithium extraction technology company on the market.

Lithium, a metallic component integral to the batteries found within electric vehicles and personal electronics, is set to be a major component in the global transition to a sustainable energy future. In 2020, EnergyX announced a pilot partnership with Orocobre Limited (ASX:ORE) to deliver high-quality and comprehensive solutions that will lead to cleaner, more efficient lithium extraction. On April 19, Orocobre announced a $4 billion merger with Galaxy Resources to create a lithium giant, the third largest producer in the world. EnergyX and Orocobre’s plan to deploy their pilots is forthcoming.

Being the lightest metal on the periodic table, lithium’s inherent properties make it an efficient, high-capacity storage medium for energy systems that provide electromobility and the intermittency of renewable energy. Rising global demand for electric vehicles and economic energy storage systems has led to projections showing an orders-of-magnitude increase in demand for lithium. In 2020 global supply was roughly 315k tons; this is expected to rise to 5.5 million tons by 2040. EnergyX has identified how to improve lithium extraction methods while lessening the environmental mining impact.

EnergyX has always strived to become a leading figure in the global transition towards renewable energy. As the world forms a united effort towards sustainable development, EnergyX, along with its new partners and strategic investors including Obsidian Acquisition Partners, Helios Capital, and the University of Texas, hope to build a strong platform that binds together industry, academia and natural resource management. “We are pleased to invest in EnergyX at this critical time. Some in the electric vehicle (EV) industry have likened lithium mining to the early days of oil exploration. EnergyX has developed a technology for lithium extraction whose potential economic impact on the industry, is similar to ‘fracking’ in terms of efficiency and cost saving, yet limiting environmental impact and global carbon footprint,” said Kris Haber, director of Obsidian.

“EnergyX has been diligently working towards creating a cleaner lithium space in conjunction with other global leaders. We are all very excited to continue that focus with the additional support through this Series A funding. There is a major oncoming shift across the entire battery material supply chain including mining and materials, anode/cathode and cell assembly, and EnergyX plans to be at the epicenter for decades to come,” said EnergyX CEO Teague Egan.

 

Comments

  1. Kenneth says

    November 10, 2021 at 8:09 am

    Hi.
    I’m planning in the near future to start a small sea salt business by using MVR system, but lithium extraction had captured my attention especially with the direct lithium extraction.
    I want some information on the direct lithium extraction, like if its environments friendly, do you manufature for small scale and what is the lithium output per day or 24/H , price for a small scale direct lithium extraction system.
    To my understanding direct lithium extraction don’t need chemical for the recovery of lithium.
    I want your best advice, can MVR salt crystallizer system combine with direct lithium extraction?
    More information on direct lithium extraction from sea water would be appreciated.
    Thanks
    Regards kenneth.

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