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with . It ’ s a big milestone to test our tech in the field for longer . Once that is accomplished ( a 6-12 month process ), we will scale up towards a fully commercial facility .”
Meeting the demand for lithium With the demand for lithium set to grow exponentially in line with electric vehicles , Egan projects that existing production infrastructure , even operating at full capacity , will not be enough to meet demand . “ There ’ ll need to be new greenfield projects that come online ,” he says . “ We ’ re already developing the roadmap to create that end to end solution to support our customers . We want to be in the market with our complementary technology and maximising the current infrastructure two years from now . And when fully maximised , contributing towards the production of 1.5 million tonnes of lithium by 2025 . Beyond that , by 2027 , we ’ re looking at solutions that don ' t require existing pond infrastructure .”
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