This news comes on the heels of securing an additional US$50 million in capital through its Regulation A fundraise, marking a significant step in the company’s rapid expansion and continued development of sustainable lithium extraction technology and next-generation solid-state battery technology.

Founded less than 6 years ago by entrepreneur Teague Egan, EnergyX’s growth has turned heads in the lithium and battery industry. The company initially developed proprietary Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology, which goes by the LiTAS™ moniker. This evolved into a suite of technologies allowing EnergyX to complete an end-to-end extraction and refinery process to produce battery grade lithium materials.

A further strategic pivot saw the company start acquiring its own lithium mines in 2023, following multiple strong pilot plant results in North and South America. The move positioned EnergyX to emerge as a major player in the projected US$134 billion lithium industry by 2035.

EnergyX’s impressive technology can recover 300% more lithium than conventional methods, with traditional extraction typically yielding only 30% to 40% of lithium from brine, whereas EnergyX’s DLE achieves a 90%+ extraction rate. The technology gained traction and recognition within the industry, raising over US$110 million total in investments, and being backed by major investors including General Motors, Eni, and POSCO.

With two Tier 1 projects underway – Black Giant in Chile estimated to produce 40 000 tpy of lithium, and Project Lonestar in the US estimated at 25 000 tpy, the company is planning to bring on hundreds of new jobs over the 100-headcount threshold. The new 40 000 ft² mixed-use facility in Austin TX will house EnergyX’s innovation lab, global operations controls, DLE production, and warehouse.

EnergyX CEO Teague Egan commented: “We are thrilled to be adding so many incredible scientists, engineers, and operators to the EnergyX team. While I tried to keep the headcount under 100 for as long as possible, each individual is a major contributor to our execution plans… As we transition from research to commercialisation, the most exciting parts are ahead of us”.

Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/mining/08102024/energyx-unveils-new-production-facility-in-austin-texas/

AUSTIN, Texas — Monday was the voter registration deadline in Texas, where several Travis County groups burned the midnight oil to help people beat the deadline.

Texas is one of the few states left that doesn’t allow online voter registration. From the county tax office on Airport Boulevard to the University of Texas at Austin and several coffee shops in between, Austinites were still able to register to vote until midnight, thanks to volunteers who were committed to working until the very last minute.

Radio, Coffee and Beer, Radio Coffee East, and The Front Page were coffee shops all open until midnight Monday.

For Destiny Osborne, it’s better late than never.

“To be honest, I wasn’t actually going to vote,” Osborne said. “but my boyfriend and my boyfriend’s mom was telling me to vote, like, hey, you need to vote. It’s important for you. All votes matter. Like, every vote counts.”

The 19-year-old moved to Austin a couple of months ago to be with family and is excited to participate in her first presidential election.

“Now I can say, hey, I voted man, like you should go too,” Osborne said. “You have a word, use your word.”

She’s one of thousands across Travis County who waited until the last day of the state’s voter registration deadline, but county voter registrar Bruce Elfant says that’s exactly who they’re there for.

“We’ve added about 10,000 registered voters in the last month, and we will probably do another 10,000 today,” Elfant said.

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A tent was set up outside the Airport Boulevard tax office to help people register and check their voting status.

“If you’re able to go to votetravis.gov and look yourself up, that’ll give you peace of mind if your application is there,” Elfant said. “If you’re not able to do that, my motto is, when in doubt, fill it out.”

Elfant says some people might find themselves suspended if they moved and the tax office was unable to find them, but all you have to do is bring the correct credentials on Election Day to vote and be removed from that list.

“When you go vote, they’re going to require one of many forms of ID, certainly your Texas driver’s license if you have that,” Elfant said. “You can vote with your passport… utility bill, a bank statement, or any government document with your current name and address on it.”

There have been some big changes, including the polling site at the University of Texas at Austin moving from the Flawn Academic Center to the Texas Union right next door due to construction.

“We’re going to be advocating for the polling place in the future to return to Flawn Academic Center. But in the meantime, we’re going to work with the situation we have.” University of Texas at Austin University Democrats President Brian Pena said.

UT’s University Democrats also hosted a voter registration drive until midnight, where Pena says they were helping spread the word. Pena says his organization is even providing shuttles on election day to help with expected wait times.

“I think in combination with a lot of education, like we’re doing right now, and our polling shuttles, I think we’ll have an adequate polling place out of the Union,” Pena said.

And after the registration deadline, that’s where the next fight will be.

“Texas is a wildly under-voting state, especially our demographic, 18 to 35 young people,” Pena said. “Any election we vote our full strength, we have real impact.”

Now the attention turns to early voting which begins October 21st. A list of polling sites can be found here.