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Hell’s Kitchen Project

Controlled Thermal Resources

Imperial County, CA, USA

-115.6030556, 33.1775

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 169

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Extraction

Product: Lithium


Project Announcement Date: 3/16/2020

Target for Starting Production: 2025

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 25000 tpa

Operating Status: Pilot


Target Jobs: 1400

Congressional District: Democrat

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $4.46 million

Selected Sources:

“CTR and Lilac Solutions set to unlock massive clean lithium resource in the U.S.”, C Thermal, 16 Mar 2020. 🔗


“Associations and Affiliations proudly supported by CTR”, C Thermal, No Date. 🔗



“Controlled Thermal Resources Welcomes $US 4.46m Support from the California Energy Commission”, C Thermal, 22 Jun 2020. 🔗


“Electric vehicle boom could turn Salton Sea into America’s Lithium Valley”, Brooke Staggs, San Bernardino Sun, 28 Apr 2023. 🔗


“Stellantis Secures Low Emissions Lithium Supply for North American Electric Vehicle Production from Controlled Thermal Resources”, C Thermal, 02 Jun 2022. 🔗


“GM to Source U.S.-Based Lithium for Next-Generation EV Batteries Through Closed-Loop Process with Low Carbon Emissions”, General Motors Company, 01 Jul 2021. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

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