Technical deep dives on electrochemical extraction, brine chemistry, geothermal lithium, and the energy transition.
Every DLE technology that works in the lab faces the same brutal question: can you make it work at scale, in the field, reliably, for years? Here's an honest assessment of what that takes.
Read More →Ion-selective membranes are what make electrochemical lithium extraction possible. Here's how they achieve remarkable lithium selectivity from complex brines.
Read More →Lithium extraction has a water problem — but the problem varies enormously by technology. Here's the data, explained clearly.
Read More →After the historic price spike of 2022 and the painful correction of 2023–2024, where does the lithium market stand — and where is it going?
Read More →The US currently imports nearly all of its battery-grade lithium. The IRA is creating powerful incentives to change that — but building a domestic supply chain is harder than it looks.
Read More →The Permian Basin produces over 20 million barrels of water per day. That water contains lithium. Here's why this could become one of the most significant domestic lithium sources in the US.
Read More →California's geothermal field at the Salton Sea may be the most important domestic lithium resource in the United States. Here's what makes it special and what it takes to unlock it.
Read More →Solar evaporation ponds built the global lithium industry. Electrochemical extraction may replace them. Here's an honest comparison across the metrics that matter.
Read More →DLE is one of the most talked-about technologies in the battery materials space. Here's a clear-eyed look at what it is, how the main approaches compare, and where the technology stands today.
Read More →Lowercarbon Capital leads funding to commercialize our electrochemical platform for extracting lithium from geothermal brines, produced water, and unconventional resources.
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