Environmental Impact Assessment of Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brines in the SS-KGRA: An Overview

Margaret M. Busse; Jennifer Stokes-Draut; Mary Kay Camarillo; Dev Millstein; Margaret Slattery; Michael McKibben; Patrick Dobson; William Stringfellow

Environmental Impact Assessment of Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brines in the SS-KGRA: An Overview

Margaret M. Busse
, Jennifer Stokes-Draut
, Mary Kay Camarillo
, Dev Millstein
, Margaret Slattery
, Michael McKibben
, Patrick Dobson
, William Stringfellow

Mechanical Engineering

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3 Scopus citations

Abstract

There is increasing interest in securing a reliable, domestic source of lithium in the United States to support an electrified grid and energy secure future. The Salton Sea Known Geothermal Resource Area (SS-KGRA) has garnered attention for this purpose due to the abundance of lithium in brines brought to the surface for geothermal energy production in this region. Geothermal production from this field is already expected to grow from the current 400 MWe to 920 MWe in the next 3-4 years with a potential total geothermal capacity in the region estimated at nearly 2,950 MWe. With this growth, there is potential for construction and operation of new direct lithium recovery and processing facilities to meet domestic demands for lithium. In this work, we estimate the potential impact of geothermal expansion and lithium extraction in the SS-KGRA on water use, direct air emissions from facilities, and solid waste production and management.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Using the Earth to Save the Earth - 2023 Geothermal Rising Conference
Publisher	Geothermal Resources Council
Pages	192-200
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	0934412294, 9780934412292
State	Published - 2023
Event	2023 Geothermal Rising Conference: Using the Earth to Save the Earth, GRC 2023 - Reno, United States Duration: Oct 1 2023 → Oct 4 2023

Publication series

Name	Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
Volume	47
ISSN (Print)	0193-5933

Conference

Conference	2023 Geothermal Rising Conference: Using the Earth to Save the Earth, GRC 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Reno
Period	10/1/23 → 10/4/23

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Geophysics

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Busse, M. M., Stokes-Draut, J., Camarillo, M. K., Millstein, D., Slattery, M., McKibben, M., Dobson, P., & Stringfellow, W. (2023). Environmental Impact Assessment of Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brines in the SS-KGRA: An Overview. In Using the Earth to Save the Earth - 2023 Geothermal Rising Conference (pp. 192-200). (Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council; Vol. 47). Geothermal Resources Council.

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Busse, MM, Stokes-Draut, J, Camarillo, MK, Millstein, D, Slattery, M, McKibben, M, Dobson, P & Stringfellow, W 2023, Environmental Impact Assessment of Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brines in the SS-KGRA: An Overview. in Using the Earth to Save the Earth - 2023 Geothermal Rising Conference. Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council, vol. 47, Geothermal Resources Council, pp. 192-200, 2023 Geothermal Rising Conference: Using the Earth to Save the Earth, GRC 2023, Reno, United States, 10/1/23.

Environmental Impact Assessment of Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brines in the SS-KGRA: An Overview. / Busse, Margaret M.; Stokes-Draut, Jennifer; Camarillo, Mary Kay et al.
Using the Earth to Save the Earth - 2023 Geothermal Rising Conference. Geothermal Resources Council, 2023. p. 192-200 (Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council; Vol. 47).

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