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Berkeley Lab leading investigation to quantify and characterize Salton Sea’s geothermal lithium resources

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Normally the cooled fluid would simply be reinjected underground, but the idea is to first extract the lithium from the brine before injecting it back. Both of these methods have serious environmental issues associated with them.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, is on board with the idea. Battery recharging would typically take two to four hours, he said. February 17, 2009 7:03 am Link Smart Grid An Invaluable Idea Worldwide / Buildings could become the new power plants BRUSSELS ?

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