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June
2026
The Smackover Formation: America’s Most Strategic Lithium Resource June 11, 2026 The Smackover Formation is a geological unit of the Jurassic age. It extends across the Gulf Coast region of the United States. It spans portions of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. The Smackover formed approximately 150 million years ago as a carbonate reef and shallow marine system. It is characterized by its porous … Read now
Tesla’s Lithium Refinery in Texas: What It Means for the US Lithium Supply Chain June 11, 2026 When Tesla’s Lithium Refinery in Robstown became operational in January 2026, it marked a genuine milestone for American manufacturing. For the first time, battery-grade lithium hydroxide was being produced on US soil at industrial scale. That is significant. But understanding what the Tesla lithium refinery actually does, and what it does not do, reveals just … Read now
The Lithium Triangle: Why South America Holds the Key to Global Lithium Supply June 11, 2026 The Lithium Triangle is the informal name for a high-altitude Andean region. It spans Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. There, ancient geology and extreme aridity have concentrated lithium in vast underground brine deposits. These deposits sit in porous rock beneath salt flats known locally as salars. They represent the world’s largest known concentration of lithium resources. … Read now
September
2025
Lithium鈥檚 Lasting Dominance in Batteries September 15, 2025 I鈥檝e always been a believer that every application has a theoretically best-suited battery chemistry. Lithium is not the answer for every use case, and it never will be. For years, I was a strong supporter of sodium batteries as a potential alternative. On paper, they offered a compelling path with abundant raw materials, lower costs, … Read now
August
2025
Exploring AI across the Battery Supply Chain Part 3: Materials Discovery August 30, 2025 Can AI Accelerate Battery Materials Discovery? In battery innovation, many of the biggest breakthroughs have come not from new engineering tricks, but from the discovery and development of better materials. LiFePO4, for example, defied the prevailing understanding of lithium insertion mechanisms at the time of its discovery, yet went on to reshape the industry. More … Read now
Exploring AI across the Battery Supply Chain Part 2: Raw Material Processing August 7, 2025 Can AI Optimize Raw Material Processing? Or Just Help Us Understand It Better? Mining gets most of the attention, but it鈥檚 what happens after you pull material from the ground that really determines whether it becomes something useful. Raw material processing is where chemistry, variability, and scale collide. It is where things can get very … Read now