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German firms plan to exploit massive lithium deposits beneath the Rhine

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To date, Europe has been importing the bulk of its lithium from the “lithium triangle” in South America, and from Australia. Both sources have substantial local environmental impacts, in addition to the carbon cost of shipping the lithium around the world. The company plans to invest 1.7

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Lilac Solutions to use novel technology to extract lithium from the Salton Sea

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Beneath California’s Salton Sea lies a vast pool of super-heated fluid that’s long been exploited as a source of geothermal power. Lilac has partnered with the Australian firm Controlled Thermal Resources to develop a geothermal power plant and lithium-extraction facility at the Salton Sea.

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Interview – Harnessing the potential of geothermal to scale up by 2030

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We are going to see large growth in geothermal power of three types— conventional, enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), and advanced geothermal systems (AGS). Although it’s not geothermal, I think it’s important that we move forward quickly with Carbon Capture and Storage.