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June
2026
The Smackover Formation: America’s Most Strategic Lithium Resource June 11, 2026 The Smackover Formation is a geological unit of the Jurassic age. It extends across the Gulf Coast region of the United States. It spans portions of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. The Smackover formed approximately 150 million years ago as a carbonate reef and shallow marine system. It is characterized by its porous … Read now
Tesla’s Lithium Refinery in Texas: What It Means for the US Lithium Supply Chain June 11, 2026 When Tesla’s Lithium Refinery in Robstown became operational in January 2026, it marked a genuine milestone for American manufacturing. For the first time, battery-grade lithium hydroxide was being produced on US soil at industrial scale. That is significant. But understanding what the Tesla lithium refinery actually does, and what it does not do, reveals just … Read now
The Lithium Triangle: Why South America Holds the Key to Global Lithium Supply June 11, 2026 The Lithium Triangle is the informal name for a high-altitude Andean region. It spans Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. There, ancient geology and extreme aridity have concentrated lithium in vast underground brine deposits. These deposits sit in porous rock beneath salt flats known locally as salars. They represent the world’s largest known concentration of lithium resources. … Read now
January
2026
Exploring AI across the Battery Supply Chain Part 9: The AI-Battery Flywheel January 20, 2026 Closing the loop across materials, manufacturing, performance, and supply chains For most of its modern history, the battery industry has moved forward in a fairly predictable, linear sequence. New materials are developed. Cells are designed around them. Factories are built. Products are shipped. Problems are discovered later, usually in the field, and lessons are fed … Read now
December
2025
Exploring AI across the Battery Supply Chain Part 8: Pack Integration & Performance Monitoring December 17, 2025 Can AI Unlock Smarter Packs and Longer Battery Lifetimes? For much of the last decade, battery innovation was dominated by cell chemistry. Energy density, and cycle life. Cost improvements were largely driven by manufacturing scale. Today, that bottleneck is shifting. In many applications, particularly electric vehicles and grid-scale storage, individual cell performance has been maximized … Read now
November
2025
Exploring AI across the Battery Supply Chain Part 7: Formation, QA/QC, and Early Failure Prediction November 30, 2025 Can AI Reinvent Cell Formation and Quality Assurance? Formation is often described as the heart of lithium鈥慽on battery manufacturing. It is the first time a cell is charged, the moment when its interphase begins to form, and the step where latent defects tend to reveal themselves. It is also one of the most expensive and … Read now