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Geothermal Power Plant

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Geothermal power plants at the Salton Sea like this one, the John Featherstone plane, produce superheated brine, which is full of lithium and other minerals. Berkeley Lab is advancing the science and technology to make this a “green” source of lithium for domestic battery manufacturing.

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Patrick Dobson/Berkeley Lab

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