Texas legislators look to regulate white-hot battery storage - Chron
Jan 4, 2025 · Lithium-ion battery storage is on the rise in Texas, but municipalities and Republican politicians have been trying to regulate it lately.
Potential lithium boom simmers in East Texas
Feb 29, 2024 · Right now most of the world’s lithium production occurs in Australia and Chile. But some lithium miners have tabbed East Texas as one of the element’s potential hot spots. Samuel Shaw, reporter for the Longview News-Journal, spoke to Texas Standard about the region’s lithium rush. Listen to the interview above or read the transcript below.
Residents raise concerns about future lithium battery storage …
Nov 13, 2024 · VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Hundreds of Van Zandt County residents are against a Finnish-owned lithium battery project set to come in December. In the rural town of Whitton, their community center was packed on Tuesday with concerned residents as …
Elon Musk and Tesla break ground on massive Texas lithium …
May 8, 2023 · Tesla Inc on Monday broke ground on a Texas lithium refinery that CEO Elon Musk said should produce enough of the battery metal to build about 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025, making...
Tesla makes jaw-dropping progress at its new Texas facility
Jan 14, 2025 · All kinds of minerals and metals are used to create these batteries, but lithium is one of the most common. The large-scale Texas refinery's primary output is battery-grade lithium, the first of ...
Tesla Lithium Refinery Groundbreaking
Today, we are breaking ground on Tesla’s in-house lithium refinery, located in the greater Corpus Christi area of Texas. Once complete, the facility will represent an investment of >$1B in Southwest Texas.
Tesla launches the first large-scale lithium refinery in the U.S.
Dec 15, 2024 · Tesla has officially started operations at its new lithium refining factory in Texas, coming over a year after the company first broke ground on the site. On Saturday, the Tesla North America...
East Texas proposed Lithium Battery factory raises concern
Nov 13, 2024 · VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — A proposed lithium battery storage facility in Van Zandt County is raising serious concerns among local residents and first responders. The facility would be located...
Lithium battery storage facility worries neighbors in Van Zandt …
Nov 25, 2024 · Citizens of Van Zandt County, about one hour east of Dallas, are concerned about the possible impacts of a proposed energy project. The lithium battery storage facility called Amador Energy Storage by Finnish company Taaleri …
Lithium battery storage facility to open in Van Zandt County
Nov 1, 2024 · VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas county is considering the development of a new energy storage facility, however residents are pushing back.