Ukwanda kwezimoto zikagesi sekuqalile emhlabeni wonke, futhi i-lithium isibe “uwoyela wenkathi entsha yamandla”, iheha iziqhwaga eziningi ukuba zingene emakethe.
NgoMsombuluko, ngokusho kwemibiko yabezindaba, inkampani enkulu yamandla i-ExxonMobil okwamanje ilungiselela "ithuba lokuncipha kokuthembela ku-oyela negesi" njengoba izama ukusebenzisa umthombo obalulekile ngaphandle kukawoyela: i-lithium.
I-ExxonMobil ithengile amalungelo omhlaba ongamahektha angu-120,000 echibini laseSmackover eningizimu ye-Arkansas kwaGalvanic Energy okungenani ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-100, lapho ihlela ukukhiqiza khona i-lithium.
Umbiko uveze ukuthi ichibi elise-Arkansas lingase libe namathani ayizigidi ezine e-lithium carbonate equivalent, anele ukunika amandla izimoto zikagesi eziyizigidi ezingu-50, kanti i-Exxon Mobil ingase iqale ukumba kule ndawo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo.
'Uthango olujwayelekile' lokuncipha kwesidingo sikawoyela
Ukushintshela ezimotweni ezisebenzisa ugesi kubangele umncintiswano wokuvala izimpahla ze-lithium nezinye izinto ezibalulekile ekukhiqizweni kwamabhethri, okuheha inqwaba yezikhondlakhondla, kanti i-ExxonMobil ihamba phambili. Ukukhiqizwa kwe-lithium kulindeleke ukuthi kuhlukanise iphothifoliyo ye-ExxonMobil futhi kuyinike ithuba lokuthola imakethe entsha ekhula ngokushesha.
Ekushintsheni kusuka ku-oyili uye ku-lithium, i-ExxonMobil ithi kunenzuzo yezobuchwepheshe. Ukukhipha i-lithium emanzini anosawoti kuhilela ukubhoboza, ukucubungula amapayipi kanye noketshezi, kanti izinkampani zikawoyela negesi seziqoqe ulwazi oluningi kulezo zinqubo, okwenza zifaneleke kahle ukushintshela ekukhiqizeni amaminerali, i-lithium kanye nemboni kawoyela, kusho abaphathi bemboni kawoyela.
UPavel Molchanov, umhlaziyi ebhange lokutshala imali uRaymond James, uthe:
Ithemba lokuthi izimoto zikagesi zizobe zinamandla emashumini eminyaka ezayo linikeze izinkampani zikawoyela negesi isisusa esinamandla sokuzibandakanya ebhizinisini le-lithium. Lokhu "uthango olujwayelekile" ngokumelene nombono wokuncipha kwesidingo sikawoyela.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Exxon Mobil yabikezela ngonyaka odlule ukuthi isidingo sezimoto ezilula zikaphethiloli wezinjini zokushisa zangaphakathi singafinyelela phezulu ngo-2025, kuyilapho izimoto zikagesi, ezihlanganisiwe kanye nezisebenzisa amaseli kaphethiloli zingakhula zize zibangele amaphesenti angama-50 okuthengiswa kwezimoto ezintsha ngo-2050. % ngaphezulu. Le nkampani iphinde ibikezele ukuthi inani lomhlaba wonke lezimoto zikagesi lingakhuphuka lisuka ezigidini ezi-3 ngo-2017 liye ezigidini ezingama-420 ngo-2040.
I-Tesla iqalile ukuhluza i-lithium eTexas
Akuyona nje i-Essenke Mobil, kodwa ne-Tesla yakha umshini wokuncibilikisa i-lithium eTexas, e-USA. Musk ubambe umcimbi omkhulu wokwakha ifektri ye-lithium eTexas.
Kuhle ukusho ukuthi emcimbini, uMusk ugcizelele kaningi ukuthi ubuchwepheshe bokucwenga i-lithium abusebenzisayo buyindlela yobuchwepheshe ehlukile ekucwengisisweni kwe-lithium yendabuko. , ngeke kuthinteke nganoma iyiphi indlela.
Lokho uMusk akushoyo kuhluke kakhulu kumkhuba ojwayelekile wamanje. Ngokuphathelene nobuchwepheshe bakhe bokucwengisisa i-lithium, uTurner, inhloko yeTesla'izinto zokusetshenziswa zebhethri kanye nokusetshenziswa kabusha, wethule isingeniso esifushane emcimbini wokwakha kabusha. I-Tesla'Ubuchwepheshe be-lithium Refining buzonciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ngo-20%, busebenzise amakhemikhali angaphansi ngo-60%, ngakho-ke izindleko eziphelele zizoba ngaphansi ngo-30%, kanti imikhiqizo ephumayo ekhiqizwa ngesikhathi senqubo yokucwenga nayo ngeke ibe yingozi.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Juni-30-2023
