Quantifying California's Lithium Valley
Sector: Geothermal • Location: California, United States
Source: Berkeley Lab News Center - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
This project aims to quantify and characterize the lithium resources in the Salton Sea geothermal field, which potentially holds enough lithium to meet all of America’s domestic battery needs. Researchers will investigate sustainable extraction methods and the environmental impacts of lithium extraction from geothermal brines.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Geothermal, Residential, Power Generation (CCGT), Electric Vehicles (EVs), Energy Storage, Commercial, Automotive, Government
- Location
- California, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Berkeley Lab News Center - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | This project aims to quantify and characterize the lithium resources in the Salton Sea geothermal field, which potentially holds enough lithium to meet all of America’s domestic battery needs. Researchers will investigate sustainable extraction methods and the environmental impacts of lithium extraction from geothermal brines. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | California |
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Source | Berkeley Lab News Center - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Geothermal, Residential, Power Generation (CCGT), Electric Vehicles (EVs), Energy Storage, Commercial, Automotive, Government |
Article published date | 2025-03-20 |
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