According to the California Energy Commission, the Salton Sea region (pictured above) contains the fifth largest lithium deposit in the world. As the world pivots towards electrification, the demand ...

Clean energy technologies, like EVs and renewables, depend on lithium. Unfortunately, the current lithium extraction methods are environmentally damaging. They scar landscapes, consume vast amounts of ...

Direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies will be critical in achieving fast, efficient, and sustainable lithium production in order to meet battery demand. This article highlights the different ...

Menachem Elimelech, the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Photo credit: Gustavo Raskosky/Rice University). In the race to meet the growing global demand for ...

Researchers have developed a new process for sustainable lithium extraction, which could help to address the growing global demand for the metals used in electric vehicle batteries and renewable ...

March 18 (Reuters) - Summit Nanotech said on Tuesday it had secured $25.5 million in funding from a consortium of investment funds, bolstering its work on direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies.

OAKLAND, CA, UNITED STATES, January 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Lilac Solutions, a leading provider of direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology, today announced ...

A team of researchers from Rice University's Elimelech lab has developed a new lithium extraction technique that could transform the industry. The technique addresses the increasing demand for lithium ...

Calgary, Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Litus, the critical mineral and battery metal company pioneering nanotechnology solutions for sustainable lithium extraction, has just announced ...

A new report on the impact of lithium mining in South America’s lithium triangle has found that methods used by companies in the rush to extract the mineral in Chile’s Salar de Atacama has led to an ...