Prof Victoria Flexer, coordinator of Li+Water -a project funded under ERA-MIN co-fund call 2017- co-organizes the conference RELITE 2024 (Responsible Lithium Production for Energy Transition and Electric Mobility)
 

RELITE 2024 conference, "Responsible Lithium Production for Energy Transition and Electric Mobility" will take place in Jujuy, Argentina from July 1st to July 5th, 2024.

The transition towards a more sustainable energy matrix is heavily reliant on both the further development of technologies enabling energy harvesting from renewable resources such as wind, solar power, and potential energy, among others. Moreover, due to the intermittent nature of renewable energies, it is also a must to improve our energy storage capabilities. Metals and energy lie at the heart of this transition and are intricately intertwined. 

This conference will primarily focus on lithium and strategies implemented to address the increasing demand for lithium. During the conference, the following topics will be covered:

• Recent technological innovations aimed at meeting the high demand for lithium while being environmentally sustainable (direct lithium extraction technologies, environmental impact of brine and lithium-bearing rocks exploitation, especially in contexts where freshwater is scarce, etc.).
• Lithium salts refining for its use in lithium-ion batteries. 
• The integration of lithium mines into the local landscape and the impact of mining activities on populations.
• Challenges for next generation lithium battery technologies.
• Geopolitics associated with lithium deposits, providing an overview of how the exploitation of new conventional and unconventional lithium deposits can impact the lithium supply chain, currently centred in South American countries and Australia. 

This conference aims to bring together experts in the fields of geosciences, chemistry, process engineering, environmental sciences, macroeconomics, mining engineering, extractive metallurgy and lithium-ion battery. 

For more information and registration click here.