Stellantis will buy lithium produced at Salton Sea by controlled thermal resources
A major electric vehicle manufacturer has inked a 10-year deal with a company operating at the south end of the Salton Sea for battery-grade lithium hydroxide, a huge boost for nascent production in an area that has long struggled with unemployment and pollution. Controlled Thermal Resources’ Hells Kitchen … subsidiary is pushing to scale up commercial production of lithium from geothermal brines, utilizing renewable energy and steam to produce batter-grade lithium products in an integrated, closed-loop process, eliminating the need for more environmentally damaging evaporation brine ponds, open pit mines, and fossil-fueled production.
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