Lithium (extracted from geothermal brine)

Lithium extraction from geothermal brine

Lithium extraction from geothermal brine

electric vehicles

Renewable energy source that experienced increased production in 2010 alongside solar and wind.

A process developed by Simbol Materials that extracts lithium from the warm brine wastewater produced by geothermal energy plants. The method uses membranes and filters to separate lithium from the brine.

Chile

Nevada

California, Imperial Valley

Simbol Materials' ongoing project to extract lithium from the brine wastewater of geothermal energy plants in California's Imperial Valley using membrane and filter technology.

Tesla Motors' battery manufacturing facility; the company considered California as a potential site partly due to Simbol Materials' lithium extraction capability, but ultimately chose Nevada.