Company estimates its 24/7 approach to energy storage has power to abate up to 14 gigatonnes of CO2 a year by 2050
Once completed the facility could produce up to 10,000 tonnes of lithium a year for use in EV batteries and energy storage systems, Weardale Lithium claims
Rocky Mountain Institute details steps towards a fully circular battery minerals and metals by 2050 worldwide
Battery demand could increase eight-fold by 2030, according to Rocky Mountain Institute report
Study by Innovate UK KTN outlines roadmap for the UK to become a global frontrunner in the battery recycling capacity required to drive the electrification of transport
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch hails investment in domestic lithuim producer as 'fantastic news' for the UK EV industry
Local Government Association calls for 'outright' ban on sale of single use vapes on environmental and health grounds
Project expected to produce enough lithium to meet roughly two-thirds of Britain's estimated battery demand
Chile plans to nationalise its vast reserves of lithium, an element essential for development of batteries and electric vehicles - it is a move that could have major repercussions for the fast-expanding market
Weardale Lithium celebrates extraction of lithium carbonate from geothermal brines near Eastgate