A Connecticut energy startup company plans to build a lithium refinery just outside Tulsa, on an unspecified 66-acre site with access to the Kerr-McClellan Navigation System. The Mid-America Industrial Park fits their description of the property and has been actively recruiting industries related to electric vehicle production.
The company expects to recruit and retrain old and gas workers to help build the workforce they need and utilize oil and gas wastewater as one source for production.
"Stardust Power’s strategy is to become a leading producer of battery grade lithium products in the U.S. The Company believes that designing a large central refinery optimized for multiple inputs of brine lithium feedstock provides an opportunity to scale production rather than the dependence on single assets."https://www.news9.com/story/655fc60db7abe706bd817bc5/company-planning-to-build-lithium-refinery-in-oklahomaOne one hand, it could mean less fracking wastewater being injected into tectonic faults or ending up "leaking" on rural roads. On the other hand, it would be
shipped to Tulsa. Should people be worried or just happy to have jobs?