UK university, Bolivian government join forces to boost lithium industry
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- 13 Feb 2023
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he University of Warwick and the Bolivian Government have joined forces to collaborate on lithium battery research with the goal of backing the South American country’s efforts to become a world leader in renewable energies and electric vehicles.
In a media statement, the partners explained that the project supports Bolivia’s ambition to provide 40% of the world’s supply of lithium by 2030. higher paying employment and industry and a transition away from simple extraction and exploitation of raw materials,” the release states.
Bolivia’s vast salt flats harbour an estimated 39 million tonnes of lithium reserve. Together with Argentina and Chile, the Andean nation is part of the so-called Lithium Triangle. Read More…
