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About Lithium Harvest
What if the cleanest lithium did not come from a mine, but from brines already flowing through existing operations?
Lithium Harvest is a sustainable lithium company focused on extracting lithium wastewater at the source. Our patented process combines Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) with industrial water treatment to produce battery-grade lithium more efficiently and with a lower footprint than traditional mining.
Through our Design, Build, Own, and Operate model, we partner with asset owners to develop and operate lithium production facilities using existing infrastructure - helping turn underutilized brine streams into a valuable source of critical minerals.
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Lithium Harvest is a sustainable lithium company producing battery-grade lithium from produced water and geothermal brine. By combining Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) with industrial water treatment, the company delivers a faster, more local, and lower-footprint alternative to conventional lithium production - turning existing brine streams into a critical mineral supply.
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100-word description
Lithium Harvest is a sustainable lithium company focused on producing battery-grade lithium from produced water and geothermal brine at the source. Its patented process combines Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) with industrial water treatment to deliver a faster, more local, and lower-footprint alternative to conventional lithium production.
Through its Design, Build, Own, and Operate model, Lithium Harvest develops and operates lithium production facilities in partnership with asset owners, helping unlock new value from existing infrastructure. By turning underutilized brine streams into a source of critical minerals, the company is helping reshape how lithium can be produced for the growing battery and energy markets.
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Lithium Harvest is a sustainable lithium company focused on producing battery-grade lithium from produced water and geothermal brine. The company combines patented Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology with deep expertise in industrial water treatment, process integration, and plant operations to turn underutilized brine streams into a valuable source of critical minerals.
Through its Design, Build, Own, and Operate model, Lithium Harvest develops and operates lithium production facilities in partnership with asset owners, using existing infrastructure to support a faster, more local, and lower-footprint approach to lithium supply.
By extracting lithium from brines already flowing through industrial operations, Lithium Harvest is helping prove that the next wave of lithium supply does not have to come from traditional mining.
Key Facts
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| Company | Lithium Harvest |
| Founded | 2020 by Sune Mathiesen (CEO) & Paw Juul (CTO) |
| Headquarters | Houston, TX, USA |
| Technology center | Aalborg, Denmark |
| Team | 14 core engineers & commercial staff |
| What we do | We design, build, own, and operate modular lithium extraction plants for brines (DBOO model) |
| Patented process | Adsorption-driven Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) integrated with proprietary water treatment |
| Commercial model | Performance-aligned DBOO partnerships - we earn when the plant performs (shared upside) |
| Cost position | OpEx ~$3,647/t LCE; CapEx ~$17,100/t installed (project- and chemistry-dependent) |
| Sustainability by design | Turning wastewater into critical minerals - without the land disruption, ponds, or decade-long timelines |
| Deployment roadmap | First commercial production targeted for 2027 |
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A look at key milestones in Lithium Harvest’s development, technology, and commercial progress.
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| 2012 | Field pilot identifies recoverable lithium in produced water |
| 2018 | Initial R&D |
| 2020 | Lithium Harvest incorporated |
| 2022 | R&D completed and patent application filed |
| 2023 | Reverse merger with Sustainable Projects Group → public listing OTC: SPGX |
| 2024 | Core patent family granted |
| 2026 | Uplist to a major U.S. exchange |
| 2026-2030 | Commercialization stage |
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Sune Mathiesen
- Chairman & CEO
- +45 5197 0908
- sma@lithiumharvest.com
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Technology Center
- +45 3164 6400
- info@lithiumharvest.com
- https://lithiumharvest.com
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Paw Juul
- CTO & Director
- +45 5156 8869
- pj@lithiumharvest.com
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Technology Center
- +45 3164 6400
- info@lithiumharvest.com
- https://lithiumharvest.com
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Martin Harboe Olesen
- Marketing Director
- +45 2623 7898
- mho@lithiumharvest.com
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Technology Center
- +45 3164 6400
- info@lithiumharvest.com
- https://lithiumharvest.com
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Martin Harboe Olesen
- Marketing Director
- +45 2623 7898
- mho@lithiumharvest.com
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Technology Center
- +45 3164 6400
- info@lithiumharvest.com
- https://lithiumharvest.com