{"id":36888,"date":"2023-09-04T13:05:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T12:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=36888"},"modified":"2023-09-04T13:05:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T12:05:30","slug":"synergy-between-lithium-refining-and-oil-and-gas-industry-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/synergy-between-lithium-refining-and-oil-and-gas-industry-in-us\/36888\/","title":{"rendered":"Powering together: The synergy between lithium refining and the oil and gas industry in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"
As the global focus on sustainable energy intensifies, the quest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources has never been more critical. While renewable energy technologies such as solar, wind, and hydropower have been highlighted, another pivotal player has emerged: lithium.<\/p>\n
Lithium is critical to energy storage as a key component of batteries. Often perceived as unrelated from the traditional oil and gas industry, lithium refining and fossil fuels can, in fact, form a symbiotic partnership to drive the energy transition in the US.<\/p>\n
Stardust Power is a leader in the development of battery-grade lithium products for America\u2019s clean energy future<\/a>. Stardust Power expects to build one of the largest, lithium refineries in the US. One of its sources of lithium feedstock is partnering with the oil and gas industry to recover the lithium value from brine or well water.<\/p>\n This article explores the potential benefits and opportunities for collaboration between lithium refining and the oil and gas industry in the US. The transition to a renewable energy economy requires innovative solutions and collaboration across industries to lessen the dependence on fossil fuels while leveraging existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n At first glance, the oil and gas industry and the lithium refining industry might seem like opposing forces, given their associations with fossil fuels and clean energy, respectively.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n However, a deeper examination reveals that both sectors share a common goal: securing America\u2019s energy future while reducing long-term environmental harm.<\/p>\n The oil and gas industry, which has been established for over a century, possesses extensive infrastructure, technical expertise, and a well-established supply chain, while lithium refining offers a pathway to lower carbon emissions in energy storage and transportation applications.<\/p>\n By harnessing the strengths of both sectors, a powerful synergy can be unleashed to drive the nation\u2019s transition to a low-carbon emission economy.<\/p>\n Many oil and gas producers have been producing oil field brines that can be rich in lithium. Many of the geologic formations that produce oil and gas also have high concentrations of lithium. This lithium may have gone untested and unnoticed previously. Producers have been recycling this water for their exploration purposes or reinjecting this water.<\/p>\n In partnership with Stardust Power, lithium may be extracted from the produced water<\/a>. Creating lithium from recycling wastewater is an ideal source as it has lower exploration costs and is more sustainable as it is recycling produced brine.<\/p>\nThe oil and gas industry and the lithium refining industry share a common goal<\/h3>\n
Lithium has the potential to be produced from water at oil field brines<\/h3>\n