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Navigating the emerging lithium rush: lithium extraction from brines for clean-tech battery storage technologies
Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law ( IF 1.800 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 , DOI: 10.1080/02646811.2020.1841399
Rudiger Tscherning 1 , Brady Chapman 2
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The expansion of electric vehicle technologies and renewable energy storage will increasingly depend on lithium-ion batteries. Current lithium extraction operations are far from the environmentally and socially compliant operations desired by the ‘clean-tech’ industry. However, an innovative and more compliant lithium extraction process has emerged. Several companies are actively working on scrubbing lithium from lithium-enriched brines by purifying wastewater from oil and gas operations or through standalone extraction facilities. This paper examines the legal considerations and risks associated with the development of a novel lithium brine extraction industry in Western Canada, primarily focused on Alberta as a traditional oil and gas jurisdiction. Our analysis of Alberta's subsurface regimes identifies and discusses ambiguities that the Alberta government may need to address for this emerging subsurface industry. Similarly, we identify unique contractual considerations for counsel to contemplate when advising parties involved in this new industry. We conclude that the current legal landscape in Alberta, from both a regulatory and a contractual perspective, needs further clarification in order to attract a large-scale and viable industry. Nevertheless, we emphasise that Western Canada is ripe with opportunity to commercialise on a new lithium extraction industry and take note of the increased governmental interest in the development of this emerging industry.



中文翻译:

应对新兴的锂热潮:从盐水中提取锂以用于清洁技术的电池存储技术

电动汽车技术和可再生能源存储的扩展将越来越依赖锂离子电池。当前的锂提取操作远未达到“清洁技术”行业所要求的符合环境和社会要求的操作。但是,已经出现了一种创新且更合规的锂提取工艺。多家公司正在通过净化石油和天然气运营或独立提取设施中的废水,积极地从富含锂的盐水中洗涤锂。本文研究了与加拿大西部新兴的锂盐水提取行业的发展相关的法律考虑因素和风险,该行业主要关注艾伯塔省作为传统的石油和天然气管辖区。我们对艾伯塔省的分析 的地下政权识别并讨论了阿尔伯塔省政府可能需要解决的针对这一新兴地下产业的歧义。同样,我们为律师提供了一些独特的合同考虑因素,以便他们为这一新兴行业的当事人提供建议。我们得出的结论是,从监管和合同的角度来看,阿尔伯塔省目前的法律格局都需要进一步阐明,以吸引大规模和可行的行业。尽管如此,我们强调,加拿大西部已经有机会进行新型锂提取行业的商业化,并注意到政府对该新兴行业发展的兴趣日益增加。我们为律师提供了一些独特的合同考虑因素,以便为与该新行业有关的各方提供建议。我们得出的结论是,从监管和合同的角度来看,阿尔伯塔省目前的法律格局都需要进一步阐明,以吸引大规模和可行的行业。尽管如此,我们强调,加拿大西部已经有机会进行新型锂提取行业的商业化,并注意到政府对该新兴行业发展的兴趣日益增加。我们为律师提供了一些独特的合同考虑因素,以便为与该新行业有关的各方提供建议。我们得出的结论是,从监管和合同的角度来看,阿尔伯塔省目前的法律格局都需要进一步阐明,以吸引大规模和可行的行业。尽管如此,我们强调,加拿大西部已经有机会进行新型锂提取行业的商业化,并注意到政府对该新兴行业发展的兴趣日益增加。

更新日期:2020-11-23
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