Aurora Lithium

🔋 Aurora’s Setúbal Lithium Refinery Moves to Environmental Licensing! 🌍 Aurora, a joint venture between Galp and Northvolt, has completed and submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment for our project to build one of Europe’s most sustainable lithium conversion units in Setúbal, Portugal. It serves as the cornerstone for developing an Iberian battery value chain with economic benefits for the region, the country, and Europe. 🔋🔗 💧 By applying process innovations such as electrifying equipment and using only wastewater and renewable energy in our industrial processes, we’re sparing no effort to boost the project’s environmental credentials, while reducing the impact on our neighbors during construction and operation.⚡♻️ While we continue making progress, the final investment decision remains dependent on financial support mechanisms that allow low-carbon industries in the EU to compete on a level playing field globally.🌍⚖️ Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dsTJKyY5 #LithiumRefinery #Sustainability #BatteryValueChain #AuroraLithium #EnvironmentalImpact #Setúbal #EuropeanSupport

Aurora Lithium, which is developing a 32 ktpa state-of-the-art lithium hydroxide refinery in Portugal, will be sharing the project's ground-breaking innovations in sustainability, circularity, and partnerships at the Fastmarkets European Battery Raw Materials Conference in Amsterdam next week. 🌍🔋 Please join our top management, Manuel de Sousa Martins (CEO) and Tobias Wabnitz (CCO) Tuesday, Sept.17 at 15:20, for a conversation about “Building Europe’s Battery Supply Chain: Aurora’s Strategic Lithium Refinery”. Aurora aims to be the cornerstone of a regionally integrated battery value chain to help Europe reduce its LiOH import dependence by bringing to the market, starting in 2028, 40 GWh of battery capacity annually — enough to power 700,000 EVs.⚡🚘 Be part of the future! https://dub.sh/6f0LKPP    #FastmarketsBRM #Lithium #BatterySupplyChain #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #EVs

🔋 Contributing to Europe's Clean Energy Future with Strategic Projects 🌍   Committed to contributing to Europe's successful energy transition, Aurora Lithium has applied to have its lithium refinery recognized as a strategic project under the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA).   Projects such as Aurora are crucial to strengthening Europe's position in the global raw materials market and achieving the EU’s ambitious goals, including the 40% refining target for critical raw materials by 2030.   The CRMA’s strategic projects initiative is critical to ensure a resilient, sustainable, and secure supply chain 🔗 for key minerals like battery-grade lithium. 🔋   Let’s work together to build strategic partnerships to accelerate a sustainable future! 🌿🌍🤝 #CRMA #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #Lithium #RawMaterials #GreenEnergy

Aurora Lithium welcomes the Portuguese government's commitment to accelerating the development of a lithium refinery. This initiative is a vital step towards bolstering the battery value chain in Portugal, positioning our nation as a pivotal player in Europe's sustainable energy transition. 🔋🌍 As a company focused on sustainability, fostering a robust local battery industry is crucial. The focus on sustainable energy and lithium exploration will enhance our economic growth, create opportunities for high-skilled employment, and retain young talent in Portugal. 🌱👩🔧👨🔬 Aurora Lithium is committed to supporting this vision and contributing to a sustainable and prosperous future for all. Let's work together to make this ambition a reality. 🤝 #SustainableEnergy #LithiumRefinery #BatteryValueChain #Portugal #AuroraLithium https://lnkd.in/dXj_GXAg

🔋 Aurora Lithium, the joint venture between Galp (Portugal’s leading integrated energy company) and Northvolt AB (Europe’s largest battery maker), which aims to build Europe’s most innovative and sustainable lithium conversion unit, in Setúbal, Portugal (photo), has joined the IPCEI EuBatIn (European Battery Innovation). The Setúbal conversion unit will produce 32,000 tons of lithium hydroxide annually, contributing to Europe’s independence in critical raw materials.   🚀 The European battery industry is booming, driven by the demand for EVs and energy storage. The EuBatIn initiative, part of the EU's Important Projects of Common European Interest, is strengthening the entire battery value chain — from raw materials to recycling. 🌍 EuBatIn aims to position Europe as a global battery leader, investing in R&D to develop efficient, sustainable, high-capacity battery technologies, and reducing reliance on non-European suppliers. 💡 This collaboration accelerates the development of a sustainable battery supply chain, contributing to EU decarbonization goals and strengthening Europe’s position in the global clean energy competition. 🌱🔋   #CleanEnergy #BatteryInnovation #Sustainability #EU #AuroraLithium #EuBatIn https://lnkd.in/d8nQfHqi

We were represented at the highest level by our CEO, Manuel de Sousa Martins, at a roundtable in Brussels with Commissioner Thierry Breton and key representatives of the value chain, centered on the critical matter of access to battery and raw materials. These were the key takeaways from the session on Battery Value Chain: Obstacles and Enabling Conditions.   🔋 With spodumene concentrate demand surging, the race for resources is on. There is a significant risk of critical EU-extracted materials being processed abroad, particularly in refining powerhouse nations like China. This not only threatens local initiatives like ours but also undermines broader EU energy transition goals, including achieving at least 40% conversion capacity. Therefore, it is imperative to develop local value chains and to promote mechanisms to ensure that critical raw materials mandated to be extracted within Europe should be processed within Europe as well, especially for those at supply risk.   🌐 On the funding front, the existing support mechanisms implemented by the EU, particularly under the aegis of the European Green Deal and its funding instruments, are truly significant. However, to maintain competitiveness and provide tailored support for Strategic Projects, these frameworks must evolve to keep pace with rapid market changes.   We are grateful to Commissioner Breton for inviting Aurora Lithium to participate in this important round table discussion - it provided an invaluable opportunity to shape the future of the battery value chain.   #EnergyTransition #BatteryTech #SustainableDevelopment #StrategicPartnerships