NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc. (NESI) has been selected for $947,500 in funding as part of the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE)’s July 2024 Open Call for Innovation.
CICE’s funding will support NESI in validating technology for the industrial-scale electrochemical regeneration of sodium sulfate effluent from lithium-ion battery manufacturing, enabling sustainability in lithium battery manufacturing through circular processing.
“We’re on a mission to fast-track the commercialization of B.C.’s most promising climate solutions. A critical part of that is supporting innovators when they need it the most, so they ultimately deliver those impactful solutions to the world while creating economic benefits for B.C. and Canada,” Sarah Goodman, President and CEO of CICE.
NESI’s innovation eliminates liquid effluent, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and enables a circular economy for battery metal refining and recycling worldwide. Using electrochemical salt-splitting, NESI converts the liquid effluent waste from traditional lithium refining, manufacturing, and recycling processes into valuable chemicals with the NORSCAND® Electrolyser. This process ensures production with minimal environmental footprint.
“Sodium sulphate waste is a major challenge for existing and planned traditional processing of lithium hydroxide and manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries. NESI is working on solving this problem directly via membrane electrolysis of lithium salts to produce battery grade lithium hydroxide which avoids the production of sodium sulphate. However, another pathway to eliminate sodium sulphate as a waste is to convert it back into valuable chemicals for re-use in the main process, this can be accomplished by using electrolysis. NESI is grateful for the support from BC CICE which will help NESI take this technology from our pilot plant to a commercial product and provide a near-term solution to ensure sustainability in the global lithium supply chain,” Jeremy Moulson, President and CEO of NESI.
About NESI
NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc. (NESI) is a privately held Vancouver, BC, Canada based electrolysis technology company. NESI focuses on the commercial implementation of lithium electrolysis for a variety of lithium brine feedstocks (sulphate, chloride, or carbonate). NESI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NORAM Industrial Holdings Inc and part of the NORAM Group of Companies. NESI has an extensive electrochemical demo plant located at it’s R&D facility in Vancouver, Canada. For more information please visit: www.nesi.tech
About CICE
Founded in October 2021, the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is an independent, not-for-profit corporation that helps fund the commercial development and scaling of made-in-B.C. clean energy solutions — from Canada to the world.
