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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Imperial Valley

BHE Renewables

Imperial County, CA, USA

-115.6141667, 33.16416667

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 105

Project Timeline

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Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Extraction

Product: Lithium


Project Announcement Date: 2/22/2022

Target for Starting Production: 2026

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 90000 tpa

Operating Status: Pilot


Congressional District: CA25

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $6 million

Selected Sources:

“Governor Newsom Joins President Biden to Uplift California’s Vision for an Inclusive, Sustainable, Clean Energy Economy in Lithium Valley”, Governor of California, No Date. 🔗




“Advanced Manufacturing Office FY20 Critical Materials FOA Selections”, Energy.gov, No Date. 🔗


“The Salton Sea could produce the world’s greenest lithium, if new extraction technologies work”, Katie Brigham, CNBC, 04 May 2022. 🔗


“Occidental and Berkshire Hathaway unit sets up JV to extract lithium”, Yahoo Finance, 04 Jun 2024. 🔗



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