For decades, geothermal power plants near California’s Salton Sea have been piping this hot, salty water up to the surface without capturing its valuable minerals. Now, our scientists are studying how to recover enough lithium from this brine that could meet the entire nation’s demand for the element that’s critical for battery production. 

Berkeley Lab Led Analysis Confirms California’s Salton Sea Region to Be a Rich Domestic Lithium Resource The Home of the Future Underground Water Could be the Solution to Green Heating and Cooling