The components to build a successful supply chain for American lithium and energy storage exist: lithium reserves, a capable workforce, domestic demand, and economic power. Yet to successfully link these components, the U.S. must strategically tackle the web of factors that a battery faces on its journey around the globe and into your pocket.
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On December 9, 2020, the California Energy Commission (CEC)
appointed nine members of the new Blue Ribbon Commission on Lithium
Extraction in California (Lithium Valley Commission). The
appointments were made pursuant to Assembly Bill 1657 (Garcia,
Chapter 271, 2020) (AB 1657), which was signed into law by Governor
Newsom on September 29, 2020.
AB 1657 requires the CEC to establish the Lithium Valley
Commission to review, investigate, and analyze issues and potential
incentives regarding lithium extraction and use in California, and
submit a report to the Legislature documenting its findings and
recommendations, on or before October 1, 2022. AB 1657 also
December 20, 2020
Jason Czapla is walking across a former lake bed in the middle of southern California. The ground simmers at our feet as little mud volcanoes disgorge piles of hot, sulfurous muck. The Salton Sea glitters in the distance while morning temperatures approach 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
Everything about this place, around a hundred miles from the Mexican border, feels like it’s about to combust. But for Czapla, a former petroleum engineer, there are few places he’d rather be.
“It’s the perfect storm in terms of a renewable energy project,” says the chief engineer for Controlled Thermal Resources, wearing a white polo shirt and dark sports glasses that hide the excitement in his blue eyes. “This is the best resource in the world.”
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