I-boom yemoto kagesi imisiwe emhlabeni jikelele, futhi i-lithium isiphenduke "amafutha enkathi entsha yamandla", eheha ama-giants amaningi ukuba angene emakethe.
NgoMsombuluko, ngokusho kwemibiko yabezindaba, i-exxonMobil enkulu yamandla okwamanje ilungiselela "ithemba lokunciphisa ukuncika kwamafutha negesi" njengoba izama ukuzuza insiza eyinhloko ngaphandle kwamafutha: i-lithium.
I-ExxonMobil ithenge amalungelo omhlaba wamahektha angu-120,000 endaweni yokugcina amanzi e-Smackover eningizimu ye-Arkansas esuka e-Galvanic Energy okungenani ngezigidi ezingu-100 zamaRandi, lapho ihlela ukukhiqiza i-lithium.
Umbiko uveze ukuthi ichibi lase-Arkansas lingase libe namathani ayizigidi ezi-4 ze-lithium carbonate okulingana, okwanele ukunika amandla izimoto zikagesi eziyizigidi ezingu-50, futhi i-Exxon Mobil ingase iqale ukumba endaweni ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo.
'Uthango lwakudala' lwesidingo sikawoyela esiwayo
Ukushintshela ezimotweni ezifaka ugesi kubangele umjaho wokukhiya izimpahla ze-lithium nezinye izinto ezimaphakathi nokukhiqizwa kwamabhethri, kuheha inqwaba yama-giants, i-ExxonMobil ihamba phambili.Ukukhiqizwa kwe-lithium kulindeleke ukuthi kuhlukanise iphothifoliyo ye-ExxonMobil futhi kunikeze ithuba lokuchayeka emakethe entsha ekhula ngokushesha.
Ekushintsheni usuka kuwoyela uye ku-lithium, i-ExxonMobil ithi inenzuzo yezobuchwepheshe.Ukukhipha i-lithium ku-brines kuhilela ukumba, ukucutshungulwa kwamapayipi kanye noketshezi, futhi izinkampani zikawoyela negesi sekuyisikhathi eside zaqongelela ingcebo yobuchwepheshe kulezo zinqubo, okuzenza zikufanelekele ukuguqukela ekukhiqizeni abaphathi bemboni yezimbiwa, i-lithium kanye nekawoyela.
UPavel Molchanov, umhlaziyi webhange lokutshala izimali uRaymond James, uthe:
Ithemba lokuthi izimoto zikagesi zizoba namandla emashumini eminyaka ezayo linikeze izinkampani zikawoyela negesi ugqozi oluqinile lokuzibandakanya ebhizinisini le-lithium.Lolu “uthango lwakudala” olumelene nombono wesidingo esiphansi sikawoyela.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Exxon Mobil yabikezela ngonyaka odlule ukuthi ukufunwa kwezimoto ezilula zikaphethiloli ezinjinini ezivuthayo kungase kuphakame ngo-2025, kuyilapho izimoto zikagesi, ihybrid kanye nama-fuel-cell zingakhula zibe ngamaphesenti angu-50 ezidayisiwe zezimoto ezintsha ngo-2050. .Le nkampani iphinde ibikezele ukuthi inani lomhlaba wonke lezimoto zikagesi lingakhuphuka lisuka ezigidini ezingu-3 ngo-2017 liye ku-420 million ngo-2040.
I-Tesla iphula phansi endaweni yokuhluza i-lithium yaseTexas
Hhayi kuphela i-Essenke Mobil, kodwa uTesla naye wakha i-lithium smelter eTexas, eU.SA.Esikhathini esingeside esidlule, uMusk ubambe umcimbi omkhulu wokuhluza i-lithium eTexas.
Kuhle ukusho ukuthi emcimbini, u-Musk wagcizelela izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa ukuthi ubuchwepheshe bokucwenga i-lithium abusebenzisayo buyindlela yobuchwepheshe ehlukile ekucwengeni kwe-lithium yendabuko., ngeke ithinteke nganoma iyiphi indlela.”
Okushiwo nguMusk kuhluke kakhulu kumkhuba wamanje ojwayelekile.Mayelana nobuchwepheshe bakhe bokucwenga i-lithium, u-Turner, inhloko ye-Tesla's izinto zokusetshenziswa kwebhethri kanye nokugaywa kabusha, kunikeze isingeniso esifushane emcimbini wokuqala.Tesla'I-lithium Refining technology izonciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ngo-20%, idle amakhemikhali angaphansi kwe-60%, ngakho-ke izindleko eziphelele zizoba ngaphansi kwama-30%, futhi imikhiqizo ekhiqizwa ngesikhathi sokucwenga nayo izoba yingozi.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-30-2023
