33 NOVEMBER 2023 WorldWide Drilling Resource® DOE Invests in Lithium Extraction from Geothermal Brine Adapted from Information by the U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is investing $10.9 million on ten projects across nine states to advance innovative technologies to extract and convert battery-grade lithium from geothermal brine sources in the United States. This will increase the country’s access to cost-effective domestic sources of this critical material needed for batteries for stationary storage and electric vehicles. Currently, the United States has limited capabilities to produce and refine domestically sourced lithium. Direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines represents an opportunity to domestically produce lithium hydroxide, the form of lithium used for advanced batteries, in an efficient and environmentally friendly way. “A strong, domestic supply chain for lithium is crucial for our nation’s clean energy economy,” said Alejandro Moreno, acting deputy assistant secretary for DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. “This investment will support innovations leading to safe and sustainable production of the lithium we need for batteries for electric vehicles and the grid right here at home.” The ten projects were selected from two topic areas: Field Validation of Lithium Hydroxide Production from Geothermal Brines: Pilot or demonstration projects to validate cost-effective, innovative lithium extraction and lithium hydroxide conversion technologies. Applied Research & Development for Direct Lithium Extraction from Geothermal Brines: Research and development projects to advance emerging direct lithium extraction (DLE) process technologies to increase efficiency, reduce waste generation, and/or reduce cost of DLE. Lead organizations from the selected projects. GEO Got Something to Say? Say it! - WorldWide has the ability to reach the World and beyond . . . You can help our developing DRILLING Industry with your knowledge . . . Contact us today at 850-547-0102 - You don’t need to be a professional writer - it’s your KNOWLEDGE that counts.
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