Lithium Extraction Projects in Motion
Three North American projects show how lithium-bearing brines can create lower-impact lithium supply, renewable power, and new value for resource partners.
Explore our projectsFrom Brine to Battery-Grade Lithium
Across North America, lithium-bearing brines are already flowing through produced-water systems or being brought to the surface by new geothermal developments. Lithium Harvest's projects are designed to turn those brines into battery-grade lithium and a new source of value at the site.
Each project starts with one practical question: Can this brine support a bankable lithium opportunity?
From there, we evaluate the chemistry, validate the process, design the commercial system, and operate the lithium production plant under our Design-Build-Own-Operate model. Resource partners stay focused on their core operations while Lithium Harvest manages the path from brine to lithium product.
DLE isn't the project. The full system is. Each project combines site-specific water treatment, adsorption-based Direct Lithium Extraction, refining, automation, and process integration to turn variable brine into consistent, battery-grade lithium.
Our Lithium Project Portfolio
Three projects across geothermal brine and produced water in North America, targeting 31,500 tpa LCE of combined nameplate capacity and first production in 2028.
Alberta Lithium Project |
ND I Lithium Project |
ND II Lithium Project |
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| Location | Alberta, Canada | North Dakota, U.S. | North Dakota, U.S. |
| Feedstock | Geothermal brine | Produced water | Produced water |
| Business model | DBOO - joint venture | DBOO – royalty model | DBOO – royalty model |
| Nameplate capacity | 28,500 tpa LCE | 1,375 tpa LCE | 1,587 tpa LCE |
| Target first production | 2028 | 2028 | 2028 |
Alberta Lithium Project
ND I Lithium Project
ND II Lithium Project
Alberta Integrated Geothermal Power and Lithium Project
Alberta's flagship geothermal-brine lithium project. One geothermal resource - two commercial products.
Lithium Harvest has signed a Letter of Intent with a geothermal developer partner to form a joint venture for a large-scale integrated power and lithium carbonate project in Alberta, Canada.
At full nameplate capacity, the planned project targets approximately:
- 0.67 TWh of renewable baseload electricity annually
- 28,500 tonnes of lithium carbonate annually
How the project creates value
The project is designed to use the same geothermal resource in two ways. Its heat would support low-carbon electricity generation, while lithium would be recovered from the brine and refined into lithium carbonate before the brine is reinjected.
The partnership brings together geothermal development expertise and Lithium Harvest’s integrated lithium production platform. Together, the partnership is designed to develop the resource as one integrated energy and critical-minerals platform.
Phased development
The project is planned in phases, with first power and lithium production targeted for 2028. Capacity would expand progressively toward the full nameplate targets as infrastructure is developed and capital is deployed.
Why the project matters
Alberta could become a significant Canadian source of renewable baseload electricity and lithium carbonate. At full nameplate capacity, the project is planned to generate 0.67 TWh of renewable baseload electricity and produce 28,500 tonnes of lithium carbonate annually. That would position it as a potentially significant integrated energy and lithium asset in Canada.
Based on current market outlooks, North America could face a lithium supply gap of 160,000 tpa LCE in 2028, expanding to around 220,000 tpa LCE by 2032.
Alberta Integrated Geothermal Power and Lithium Project |
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| Region | Alberta, Canada |
| Development partners | Lithium Harvest and a geothermal development partner |
| Business model | DBOO – joint venture |
| Resource | Geothermal brine |
| Power generation target at full nameplate | 0.67 TWh/year |
| Lithium production at full nameplate | 28,500 tpa LCE |
| Development stage | Development |
| Target first power production | 2028 |
| Target first lithium production | 2028 |
| Strategic focus | Renewable baseload electricity, lithium carbonate production, and integrated geothermal resource development |
Alberta Integrated Geothermal Power and Lithium Project
North Dakota Produced-Water Lithium Projects
Two projects. One scalable produced-water lithium platform.
Lithium Harvest is working with one resource partner to develop two commercial-scale lithium facilities around existing produced-water streams in North Dakota.
With first production targeted for 2028, ND I and ND II are positioned to become two of the first full-scale commercial lithium production facilities in the U.S. using oilfield produced water as feedstock.
Together, the projects target:
- 2,962 tpa LCE of combined nameplate capacity
- 108,000 bbl/d of combined produced-water feed
- First lithium production in 2028
The projects use the same commercial model and modular platform, adapted to the chemistry and operating conditions of each brine stream.
How the partnership creates value
Produced water is already gathered, moved, and managed every day. The North Dakota projects are designed to integrate lithium recovery into those existing flows rather than create new water streams.
Both projects are being developed under a DBOO royalty model. Lithium Harvest designs, builds, owns, and operates the lithium facilities. The resource partner provides access to the produced water and participates in the lithium value through a royalty.
The facilities are designed to operate alongside the partner’s existing water infrastructure, with the processed brine returned for normal handling.
The partner keeps running its water operation. Lithium Harvest runs the lithium facilities.
Why the two projects matter
One project establishes the commercial opportunity. Two projects with the same partner demonstrate how the model can be repeated across multiple water streams.
Together, ND I and ND II create a foundation for a larger produced-water lithium platform in a market that needs more domestic supply. Based on current market outlooks, North America’s lithium supply deficit is modeled at approximately 160,000 t LCE in 2028.
ND I Lithium Project |
ND II Lithium Project |
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| Region | North Dakota, U.S. | North Dakota, U.S. |
| Brine source | Produced water | Produced water |
| Business model | DBOO – royalty model | DBOO – royalty model |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,375 tpa LCE | 1,587 tpa LCE |
| Feed volume | 48,000 bbl/d | 60,000 bbl/d |
| Lithium concentration | 118 mg/L Li | 109 mg/L Li |
| Development stage | Development | Development |
| Target first production | 2028 | 2028 |
| Strategic focus | Establish commercial lithium production from produced water and validate the partner model | Demonstrate repeatability, increase scale, and support multi-site expansion |
ND I Lithium Project
ND II Lithium Project
Project Sustainability Impact
Lithium supply can't solve one environmental problem by creating another.
Each project is designed to produce battery-grade lithium with lower emissions, freshwater use, and land disturbance than the conventional production routes used as benchmarks. At full nameplate production, the three projects combined are modeled to deliver the following annual impact:
CO₂e avoided |
Freshwater reduction |
Land reduction |
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| Three projects combined | 641 kt CO₂e/year - 139k cars off the road/year | 3.03B gal/year – 105.4k pools | 1.24B ft²/year – 21.4k football fields |
| Alberta Facility - Alberta | 581 kt CO₂e/year - 126k cars off the road/year | 2.74B gal/year - 95.5k pools | 1.12B ft²/year – 19.4k football fields |
| ND I Facility - North Dakota | 28 kt CO₂e/year - 6k cars off the road/year | 132M gal/year - 4.6k pools | 54M ft²/year - 935 football fields |
| ND II Facility - North Dakota | 32 kt CO₂e/year -7k cars off the road/year | 153M gal/year - 5.3k pools | 62M ft²/year - 1.1k football fields |
CO₂e avoided
Freshwater reduction
Land reduction
Why These Projects Matter for Regional Lithium Supply
North America doesn't just need more lithium. It needs more local, scalable, and battery-grade lithium supply.
Together, Alberta, ND I, and ND II target approximately 31,500 tpa LCE of combined nameplate capacity. They're one part of a much larger regional need, but they show a practical route for adding new lithium supply from secondary brines.
For resource partners, that creates a practical opportunity. Brines already flowing through produced-water infrastructure, or being developed alongside geothermal energy, can become part of a new regional lithium supply chain.
These projects show how that can happen through modular deployment, co-located infrastructure, integrated extraction and refining, and an attractive partnership model.
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Why is the supply gap widening?
North American lithium demand is forecasted to increase from approximately 233,000 t LCE in 2026 to approximately 415,000 t LCE in 2030. Over the same period, mined supply is modeled to grow from around 54,000 t LCE to approximately 240,000 t LCE.
That leaves a regional supply gap of approximately 179,000 t LCE in 2026 and 175,000 t LCE in 2030.
That gap won't be closed by one project, one basin, or one technology route. Closing it will require many more credible, fast-to-scale lithium projects across the region.
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Why does refining matter?
Mining isn't battery-grade supply.
Approximately 77% of global mined lithium supply comes from three countries, while North America and Europe together account for only around 3.5%.
Lithium refining is more concentrated still. China accounts for approximately 70% of global lithium refining; the three largest refining countries account for around 95%, and North America and Europe together represent only 2-3%.
That concentration creates a strategic challenge for battery manufacturers, automakers, energy-storage developers, and policymakers who need more secure, traceable, and regional battery-grade lithium supply.
It also raises a practical question: Why extract lithium in one region, ship it halfway around the world for refining, and then transport the battery-grade product back again?
That's why Lithium Harvest integrates extraction and refining close to the brine source. It shortens the supply chain, reduces transport and logistics exposure, and limits margin leakage to third-party processors. More of the value created between extraction and the finished battery-grade product stays within the project - and within the region where it's produced and needed.
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What do these projects show?
Lithium Harvest is building a project platform, not one isolated asset.
- Alberta demonstrates how geothermal brine can support renewable energy and critical mineral production from the same system.
- ND I demonstrates how produced water can become a commercial lithium opportunity.
- ND II demonstrates how the produced-water model can be repeated and scaled.
The opportunity isn't limited to conventional mines. North America (the world in general) needs more than one lithium project. Some of North America's next battery-grade lithium supply may already be flowing through energy and water infrastructure. We're building the project model to recover it.
Explore the Platform Behind the Projects
What Could Your Brine Become?
The next lithium project may start with a resource that’s already available, planned, or flowing through your infrastructure.
Lithium Harvest helps resource partners move from brine potential to commercial project development - across produced water, geothermal brine, and broader critical mineral opportunities.
Share a few details about your opportunity, and we’ll help assess the right path forward.
