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Quantifying California's Lithium Valley

Sector: Geothermal • Location: California, United States

Source: Berkeley Lab News Center - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Project
Planned

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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The project “Quantifying California's Lithium Valley” is an infrastructure initiative in the Geothermal sector, located in California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Berkeley Lab News Center - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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2026-07-22

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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.

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Energy

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United States of America (USA)

State

California

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Berkeley Lab News Center - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Geothermal, Residential, Power Generation (CCGT), Electric Vehicles (EVs), Energy Storage, Commercial, Automotive, Government

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2025-03-20

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