Tesla met with the Prime Minister to discuss the choice of 'Perth Lithium Valley'

Representatives of Tesla, an American multinational that specializes in electric vehicles and energy storage technology, will meet with the prime minister of Western Australia, Makemaigaoen, and other ministers this week to discuss lithium battery technology.

The United States needs 35 kinds of raw materials to produce renewable energy batteries. Since Western Australia can provide all this power, it has turned its attention to the country's value-added capabilities, not only through mining, but also through processing, mainly in Kwinana. It is already the location of an industrial area and a new port of the future.

The news of the Tesla meeting was later reported that Walithium, a joint venture between Kidman Resources and Chilean producer SQM, has reached an agreement to supply Tesla with lithium hydroxide and will build a refinery in Kwinana.

On 4 May, the partner announced that it had acquired LandCorp's rights to build on the 76-hectare Kwinana Industrial Zone, which is expected to begin operations in 2021, creating 400 construction jobs and 150 ongoing jobs.

The world's largest processing plant is being built with $700 million from China's lithium-electric producer tianwu.

The region, nicknamed lithium-valley, has allowed Huawei to take advantage of the growing market for electric vehicles and household batteries.

The Prime Minister's office confirmed that Tesla's representatives will attend an event with Deputy Prime Minister Luojiekuke at the US Consulate in Perth on Tuesday night and then meet with McGovern and other ministers in the next two days.

They have already met with other stakeholders on Tuesday, including members of the West harborsalliance, a nonprofit group that supports the cause of the new Kwinana port and the author of the new kotin university/regional development association report.

The "Lithium Valley" of WA

The report's preview is called Lithium Valley: A case study of building energy metals and batteries in Western Australia will be released on Thursday at the Innovate Australia-Advanced Materials Forum.

Peter Newman, professor of sustainable development at Curtin University, said the report details how lithium batteries provide 100,000 jobs and $50 billion in profits in Australia.

"I am also a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the key work that we are doing right now is essentially" keeping everything alive, "he said.

"We have to speed up the removal of coal and oil, and the best way to do that is to power industries, transportation and buildings. "

He said the forthcoming report documented how rapidly lithium demand would increase.

"The construction sector is happening very quickly around the world, much faster than ever before, and Perth is a perfect example of 30 houses now with solar roof power," he said.

"No one predicted this change. Solar and wind power are taking place in a way that the market can manage, and batteries are now part of the equation.

"Electric bicycles, trains, buses, vehicles are available. For most people, their cars that are now powered by gasoline or diesel may be the last to use fossil fuels. "

He said that not only lithium mines but also energy storage batteries in Western Australia need to be built, which needs to speed up the offshore port plan.

"If we can do this, it's huge for Western Australia-that's why ministers are so keen," he said.

A bigger port.

Kim Dravnieks, chairman of Westland HarborsAlliance, said investors were looking for low-risk sovereign opportunities such as those offered by Perth, which is why Tianqi opened the world's largest factory here.

Washington provides skilled labour and stable government, while the Kwinana area provides cost savings for industrial zones established by related companies.

"We are very pleased that this innovation in energy metals shows that we can develop and diversify our country, not just transport raw materials," she said. ' she said.

"Transport must be part of the supply chain; The port of Kwinana is really very important in capturing these industries and companies. "

Reports released on Friday provided examples of industries in Kwinana, Geraldton and Kemerton, as well as other components in Pilbara and Goldfields.

It stated that the cost of missing this development opportunity would be high for WA, both in terms of direct losses and lost opportunities to expand the industrial and logistics infrastructure in Western Australia for further development.

"Western Australia is no longer far away, nor is it at the end of a global supply chain. It's a lot of the beginnings, and it's convenient for global markets, "the report said.

"This strategic and economic advantage is likely to continue to improve as the economies of many neighbouring countries continue to grow and the Indian Ocean region drives the next global growth supercycle. Opportunities in the energy metals or new energy industries are not limited to Australia's domestic market. It is almost exclusively focused on exports and provides win-win trade agreements for both trading partners.

鈥淭he maturity and changing strategic roles and opportunities of Australia and Australia have not been reflected in Commonwealth and state policies. There is reason to urgently correct this omission. "

Citi analyst Kelakeweierjinsi predicted last month that Western Australia would supply more than half of the world's lithium by the end of 2018.

Tesla may be looking for a new partnership in Australia, where the future of its virtual power plant agreement to build a network of 50000 home battery storage systems in South Australia is uncertain under a new liberal government in the state.

According to reports, Queensland Prime Minister Anastasia Palaszczuk recently held talks with Tesla.

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