Producing lithium from geothermal brines
Channel: The Conversation
Date: 2022-03-18

Lithium is essential for the batteries that run today's electric vehicles. Lithium ion batteries are also used for utility-scale energy storage. Most of the United States' lithium supply comes from other countries, but that may soon change. Companies are testing new geothermal energy production methods that extract lithium from geothermal brines in the water brought up to produce steam for turbines. Here's how the process works.
Source: Controlled Thermal Resources