UK university, Bolivian government join forces to boost lithium industry

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The University of Warwick and the Bolivian Government have joined forces to collaborate on lithium battery research to back the South American country’s efforts to become a world leader in renewable energies and electric vehicles.

, lead to higher paying employment and industry and a transition away from simple extraction and exploitation of raw materials,” the release states.ArgentinaIn detail, the partnership will link up the University’s Warwick Manufacturing Group with Yacimentos de Lito Bolivianos, Bolivia’s lithium mining institution, and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energies in a multi-year research project to improve the understanding and possibilities for lithium battery technology.

The partnership is also expected to address the drawbacks associated with using fresh water in the lithium extraction process – thus working towards making the industry more sustainable and less environmentally damaging. Besides involving senior researchers from the UK and Bolivia, the initiative will allow several master’s degree students to receive scholarships connected to the program.

 

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HaHa! Good luck with that! They will be just the latest in a long, long line of actors thinking the Bolivian government is capable of developing their lithium reserves.

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