so theres digging a great big toxic scar in the earth that can't be used for anything else afterwards..
.. and then theres pumping it out of the ground and extracting it from brine ..
which takes months or years to evaporate, has to dry out on surface, brings contamination to the surface, and could potentially accidentally contaminate the groundwater table. (editing to add that this is being done in desert salt flats with non potable water now... that its being done in arkansas is a little different and carries this risk)
i just read about some cool evaporation devices that speed it up and disperse the brine into the air. if it has lithium in it maybe we could point it the sky in portland or seattle or san francisco hmmmm /s (on this part).
id rate it as something that could be cleaner or safer or better with innovation.
I live off grid and my electricity comes from solar. Lithium are the bast batteries when it comes to depth of discharge. With car or marine type batteries, you can only discharge to 50% before having to recharge or you will permemnetly damage your batteries. This means, only half of your total storage capacity is usable. With Lithium, you can discharge all the way down without damaging your batteries. Lithium is 4 times the cost of car or marine batteries though. What would cost me a couple hundred in car batteries, costs me a couple grand in Lithium. A domestic Lithium mine means my batteries now cost less. The downside is that very few people like it when they start mining in your neighborhood
Are lithium wells a good thing? Are they safe? Why do we need more lithium?
so theres digging a great big toxic scar in the earth that can't be used for anything else afterwards..
.. and then theres pumping it out of the ground and extracting it from brine ..
which takes months or years to evaporate, has to dry out on surface, brings contamination to the surface, and could potentially accidentally contaminate the groundwater table. (editing to add that this is being done in desert salt flats with non potable water now... that its being done in arkansas is a little different and carries this risk)
i just read about some cool evaporation devices that speed it up and disperse the brine into the air. if it has lithium in it maybe we could point it the sky in portland or seattle or san francisco hmmmm /s (on this part).
id rate it as something that could be cleaner or safer or better with innovation.
The big hole can't be used for anything afterwards? What are you talking about?
COME ON, MAN! 🐸🐸🐸
Or my favorite, a hole in the ground.
Oy, you got a loicense fo'dat 'ole??
I live off grid and my electricity comes from solar. Lithium are the bast batteries when it comes to depth of discharge. With car or marine type batteries, you can only discharge to 50% before having to recharge or you will permemnetly damage your batteries. This means, only half of your total storage capacity is usable. With Lithium, you can discharge all the way down without damaging your batteries. Lithium is 4 times the cost of car or marine batteries though. What would cost me a couple hundred in car batteries, costs me a couple grand in Lithium. A domestic Lithium mine means my batteries now cost less. The downside is that very few people like it when they start mining in your neighborhood
exactly
So we don't have to depend on China. Is oil safe. No, but we need them right?
Your cell phone is running on Li battery.