Webinar – Battery Raw Materials: Outlook to 2030 “A European perspective”, April 21, 2023
Webinar promotion
Rachel McRae
17 Apr 2023
Join this webinar with Michael Schmidt, from the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, for insights on the current market situation of lithium and its production potentials as well as a short overview of potential demands until 2030.
As part of the regular IGC Webinar series – a partnership of Enerchange and ThinkGeoEnergy – we are proud to host Michael Schmidt, from the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, who will provide an insight on the current market situation of the raw material lithium and its production potentials as well as a short overview of potential demands based on ramp-up scenarios of E-mobility until 2030.
After the presentation you will have the opportunity to discuss and ask further questions.
Date: Friday, April 21, 2023
Time: 14:00 CEST
Registration: here
Michael Schmidt is a research associate at the German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) based in Berlin, which is part of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). He is a geologist with practical experience in exploration, global market analysis and consultancy. Since 2015, he is the designated Lithium expert of DERA/BGR. Additionally, he has been heading the German DIN mirror committee for ISO/TC 333 “Lithium” since 2021.
E-mobility and the storage of regenerative energies represent the largest growth areas for lithium-ion batteries. In 2030, about 90% of the demand for lithium will come from this sector. Due to its properties, lithium cannot be substituted in the mass market of LIB in the near future. All types of currently available cathode technologies contain lithium.
In the future, it will be particularly important to extract lithium and other battery ram materials in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner. Different sources of lithium have different footprints on the environment. However, with the predicted market ramp-ups, this will be a major challenge for the mining industry. In addition, LIB recycling will become more important in the future.
In this presentation, the current market situation of the raw material lithium as well as its production potentials will be discussed. Furthermore, a short overview of potential demands based on ramp-up scenarios of E-mobility until 2030 will be given.
Sign up for the webinar to find out about the current market situation of lithium and its production potentials.
