The U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE) has published the results of a study done by the Lawrence Berkey National Laboratory quantifying the domestic lithium resources from the geothermal brine in the Salton Sea region in California.
The full text of the report can be accessed via this link: Characterizing the Geothermal Lithium Resource at the Salton Sea.
The findings of the study indicate that the Salton Sea can support the production of 3400 kilotons of lithium utilizing expected technology advancements. This is enough to support over 375 million batteries for electric vehicles, which is more than the total number of vehicles currently on U.S. roads. This report confirms the critical role that the Salton Sea region will play in the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of 50% electric vehicle adoption by 2030 and a net-zero emissions economy by 2050.