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=====Are a few geothermal plants all it takes to solve the US' lithium supply crunch?===== | |||
[https://interestingengineering.com/geothermal-plants-lithium-supply-crunch?fbclid=IwAR3etguVhhK9n0Q3sd0-kMtqvuFjcdcIC17JPA4TPEgXtcWxj-krzm2eFUI by By The Conversation | |||
Apr 02, 2022 Interesting Engineering.] | |||
If test projects now underway prove that battery-grade lithium can be extracted from these brines cost-effectively, 11 existing geothermal plants along the Salton Sea alone could have the potential to produce enough lithium metal to provide about 10 times the current U.S. demand. | |||
=====Disruptive drilling technology to help geothermal power the world===== | =====Disruptive drilling technology to help geothermal power the world===== | ||
