Lithium Extraction Projects in Motion
A scalable project portfolio designed to turn produced water and geothermal brine into lower-impact, battery-grade lithium supply.
Explore our projectsFrom Brine to Battery-Grade Lithium
Lithium Harvest is developing a portfolio of modular brine-to-lithium projects that turn produced water and geothermal brine into scalable lithium supply.
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 plant under our Design-Build-Own-Operate model.
The result is a project platform built for scale - connecting resource partners, regional lithium supply needs, and the growing demand for more sustainable battery-grade lithium.
Our Lithium Project Portfolio
Lithium Harvest’s initial project portfolio includes three modular brine-to-lithium projects across geothermal brine and produced water opportunities in North America.
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 |
| Target production | 8,659 tpa LCE | 1,375 tpa LCE | 1,587 tpa LCE |
Alberta Lithium Project
ND I Lithium Project
ND II Lithium Project
Alberta Lithium Project
A flagship geothermal-brine lithium project in Canada.
The Alberta Lithium Project expands Lithium Harvest’s low-footprint project model into geothermal brine.
Targeting 8,659 tpa LCE at nameplate, the project is designed to extract lithium from geothermal brine and produce battery-grade lithium through a lower-impact, more local supply pathway than traditional mining routes.
Commercial relevance
The project is designed to create a dual-value pathway from geothermal infrastructure: renewable heat and battery-grade lithium from the same brine system.
By integrating lithium extraction with a new-build geothermal heating plant, the project supports a closed-loop process designed to minimize waste, reduce logistics, and deliver consistent, battery-grade output right at the source.
Developed under Lithium Harvest’s Design-Build-Own-Operate model with a feedstock royalty, the project gives the resource partner a pathway to participate in lithium value creation while Lithium Harvest develops and operates the lithium extraction plant.
Regional supply impact
The Alberta Lithium Project can help strengthen Canada’s role in North American battery-grade lithium supply.
At full nameplate capacity, the project is designed to produce 8,659 tpa LCE from geothermal brine - adding a local, traceable, lower-impact lithium supply to a region facing a growing supply-demand gap.
Based on current market outlooks, North America could face a lithium supply gap of approximately 160,000 tpa LCE in 2028, expanding to around 220,000 tpa LCE by 2032.
Alberta won’t close that gap alone. That’s the point.
The region needs many more fast-to-scale, lower-impact lithium projects. Alberta demonstrates how geothermal brine can become one of those new supply pathways - adding regional production without relying on new traditional mining routes.
Alberta Lithium Project |
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| Region | Alberta, Canada |
| Brine source | Geothermal brine |
| Nominal production | 8,659 tpa LCE |
| Feed volume | 2,400 m³/h |
| Lithium concentration | 98 mg/L |
| Development stage | Development |
| Target first production | Q1 2028 |
| Target full nameplate capacity | 2032 |
| Strategic focus | Geothermal lithium extraction, dual-value resource development, regional battery-grade lithium supply |
Alberta Lithium Project
ND I Lithium Project
One of the first large-scale produced-water lithium projects in the U.S.
The ND I Lithium Project is designed to turn oilfield-produced water into lower-impact, battery-grade lithium supply.
Targeting 1,375 tpa LCE at nameplate, the project demonstrates how produced water can move from a water management challenge to a critical mineral opportunity - creating new value from a resource already handled through existing energy infrastructure.
Commercial relevance
The project is designed to create a new commercial pathway from produced water by co-locating lithium extraction at a produced-water collection site.
By integrating extraction and refining close to the source, the project is designed to:
- Reduce logistics
- Improve operational efficiency
- Lower infrastructure complexity
- Create value from an existing water stream
Developed under Lithium Harvest’s Design-Build-Own-Operate model with a feedstock royalty, the project gives the midstream partner a pathway to participate in lithium value creation while Lithium Harvest develops and operates the lithium extraction plant.
Regional supply impact
The ND I Lithium Project can help strengthen the U.S. battery-grade lithium supply by developing lithium from produced water in North Dakota.
At full nameplate capacity, the project is designed to produce 1,375 tpa LCE from oilfield-produced water - adding local, traceable, lower-impact lithium supply to a region facing a growing supply-demand gap.
Based on current market outlooks, North America could face a lithium supply deficit of approximately 172,000 tpa LCE in 2027.
ND I won’t close that gap alone. That’s the point.
North America needs many more fast-to-scale, lower-impact lithium projects. ND I demonstrates how existing oilfield water infrastructure can support domestic critical mineral production without relying on new traditional mining routes.
ND I Lithium Project |
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| Region | North Dakota, U.S. |
| Brine source | Produced water |
| Nominal production | 1,375 tpa LCE |
| Feed volume | 48,000 bbl/d |
| Lithium concentration | 118 mg/L |
| Development stage | Development |
| Target first production | Q2 2028 |
| Target full nameplate capacity | Following the ramp-up from the first production |
| Strategic focus | Produced-water lithium extraction, co-located infrastructure, regional battery-grade lithium supply |
ND I Lithium Project
ND II Lithium Project
Scaling lithium extraction from oilfield-produced water in the U.S.
The ND II Lithium Project is the next step in scaling Lithium Harvest’s produced-water lithium platform.
Targeting 1,587 tpa LCE at nameplate, the project is designed to expand lower-impact, battery-grade lithium supply from oilfield-produced water in North Dakota.
Commercial relevance
ND II is designed to build on the produced-water model demonstrated by ND I, using a second co-located opportunity to create additional lithium production capacity from existing oilfield water infrastructure.
By applying standardized modules and integrating extraction and refining close to the source, ND II is designed to:
- Reduce logistics
- Improve project repeatability
- Support modular scale-up
- Lower infrastructure complexity compared with traditional lithium project models
Developed under Lithium Harvest’s Design-Build-Own-Operate model with a feedstock royalty, the project gives the midstream partner a pathway to participate in lithium value creation while Lithium Harvest develops and operates the lithium extraction plant.
Regional supply impact
The ND II Lithium Project can help expand U.S. battery-grade lithium supply by scaling lithium production from produced water in North Dakota.
At full nameplate capacity, the project is designed to produce 1,587 tpa LCE from oilfield-produced water - adding another local, traceable, lower-impact supply source in a region facing a growing supply-demand gap.
Based on current market outlooks, North America could face a lithium supply deficit of approximately 172,000 tpa LCE in 2027, expanding to around 220,000 tpa LCE by 2032.
Its importance isn’t only the tonnes it adds. It’s what the project represents: a second produced-water lithium project built around the same repeatable logic - co-located infrastructure, modular deployment, and local critical mineral production.
Together with ND I, the project helps demonstrate a scalable pathway for developing domestic lithium supply from existing oilfield water infrastructure. North America will need many more fast-to-scale, lower-impact projects, and ND II shows how produced-water hubs can become part of that broader supply solution.
ND II Lithium Project |
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| Region | North Dakota, U.S. |
| Brine source | Produced water |
| Nominal production | 1,587 tpa LCE |
| Feed volume | 60,000 bbl/d |
| Lithium concentration | 109 mg/L |
| Development stage | Development |
| Target first production | Q3 2027 |
| Target full nameplate capacity | Following the ramp-up from the first production |
| Strategic focus | Scaling produced-water lithium extraction, modular deployment, regional battery-grade lithium supply |
ND II Lithium Project
Project Sustainability Impact
CO₂e avoided |
Cars equivalent |
Freshwater reduction |
Land reduction |
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| Alberta Facility - Alberta | 176.6 kt CO₂/year | 38,400 cars off the road/year | 833M gal/year - 29,000 pools | 340M ft²/year - 5,900 football fields |
| ND I Facility - North Dakota | 28 kt CO₂/year | 6,100 cars off the road/year | 132M gal/year - ≈4.600 pools | 54M ft²/year - 935 football fields |
| ND II Facility - North Dakota | 32.4 kt CO₂/year | 7,000 cars off the road/year | 153M gal/year - 5.300 pools | 340M ft²/year - 5.9k football fields |
| Portfolio Impact at full nameplate | 237 kt CO₂/year | 51,500 cars off the road/year | 1.12B gal/year - 39,163 swimming pools | 456.6M ft²/year - 7,927 football fields |
CO₂e avoided
Cars equivalent
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.
Lithium Harvest’s first three projects aren’t designed to close the regional supply gap alone. At combined nameplate capacity, Alberta, ND I, and ND II represent approximately 11,600 tpa LCE.
But that’s exactly why they matter.
They demonstrate a repeatable pathway for adding lower-impact lithium supply from geothermal brine and produced water - using modular deployment, co-located infrastructure, and integrated extraction and refining.
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North America faces a growing lithium supply gap
Regional lithium demand is expected to grow from approximately 300,000 tpa LCE in 2028 to around 500,000 tpa LCE in 2032.
Over the same period, regional upstream lithium supply is forecast to reach only around 140,000 tpa LCE in 2028 and 280,000 tpa LCE in 2032.
That leaves a projected regional supply gap of approximately 160,000 tpa LCE in 2028, expanding to around 220,000 tpa LCE by 2032.
That gap won’t be closed by one project, one basin, or one technology route. It will require many more credible, fast-to-scale lithium projects across the region.
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The challenge is refining, not only extraction
The regional supply challenge isn’t only about extraction. It’s also about refining.
In 2024, North America accounted for approximately 3.4% of global lithium mining and only around 2% of global lithium refining.
Even by 2030, North America’s share is forecast to reach only around 9% of global lithium mining and 7% of global lithium refining.
At the same time, lithium refining remains heavily concentrated, with China accounting for approximately 70% of global refining in 2024 and forecast to remain above 60% in 2030.
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.
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These projects are proof points for a repeatable model
That’s why Lithium Harvest is building a project platform - not one isolated asset.
- Alberta demonstrates how geothermal brine can support dual-value resource development.
- ND I demonstrates how produced water can become a critical mineral opportunity.
- ND II demonstrates how the produced-water model can be repeated and scaled.
Together, these projects show how brine-based lithium production can help add a regional supply faster.
The conclusion is simple: North America needs more than one lithium project. It needs a new class of fast-to-scale, lower-impact lithium projects - and secondary brines can be part of that solution.
Technology Behind the Projects
DLE is not the project. The full system is.
Lithium Harvest’s projects are built around an integrated brine-to-lithium platform that combines advanced water treatment, adsorption-based Direct Lithium Extraction, downstream refining, automation, and site-specific process integration.
That matters because real brines are complex.
Lithium concentration alone doesn’t create a commercial project. Commercial performance depends on the full brine profile - impurities, competing ions, scaling risk, flow rate, infrastructure, operating conditions, recovery, product quality, and cost.
By designing the complete pathway from brine intake to battery-grade lithium compounds, Lithium Harvest can evaluate each project through a practical commercial lens:
What can be recovered reliably, selectively, and economically?
Broader Innovation and Development Projects
Our work goes beyond current lithium extraction projects.
Through targeted R&D and validation projects, Lithium Harvest explores new opportunities across critical minerals, water treatment, process development, and circular resource recovery - including geothermal metals, produced-water lithium, magnesium extraction, membrane distillation, and battery materials recovery.
These projects help us assess resource potential, test recovery pathways, generate process data, and make better decisions about scale-up, commercial viability, and long-term resource development.
Explore Related Solutions and Resources
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.
