ABB and Savannah Resources plc have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore industrial automation and smart electrification solutions for the development of Savannah’s Barroso Lithium Project in northern Portugal.
Under the early-stage agreement, global technology leader ABB will apply its technical expertise to outline production control and process solutions for lithium concentrate production and integrated spodumene mining operations in line with Savannah’s target of zero emission operations by 2030.
The Barroso Lithium Project is located 143km north-east of Porto and is Europe’s largest known resource of hardrock spodumene lithium. Savannah’s objective is to develop an operation producing premium, carbon-neutral lithium concentrate as a strategic raw material in Europe’s EV battery supply chain.
ABB will also work towards binding agreements with Savannah in relation to the electrification, automation and digital solutions in the future.