Facility

Project ATLiS Lithium Hydroxide Plant

Primary-source record for Project ATLiS Lithium Hydroxide Plant. The qualifying line is modeled at the physical grain supported by the cited source, with lithium-brine as input and battery-grade-lithium-hydroxide-monohydrate as output. Current state was rechecked for the Phase 2 launch-date sweep on 2026-08-18.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 18, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Location: Imperial County, California, United States

Lithium chemicals

Project ATLiS Lithium Hydroxide Plant qualifying line

Announced

Direct lithium extraction from geothermal brine followed by purification and lithium-hydroxide-monohydrate crystallization

Material flow

Lithium-Bearing Brine → Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate

Capacity

20,000 metric-tonne-per-year · Product mass · Nameplate · as of Jan 17, 2025

Qualification

Commercial production · The cited primary source identifies the line output as battery grade or battery quality. · Jan 17, 2025

Sources

U.S. Department of Energy · published Apr 3, 2026 · retrieved Aug 18, 2026 · archive
U.S. Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office · published Oct 21, 2024 · retrieved Aug 18, 2026 · archive