Unprecedented Demand
Lithium demand is forecast to triple by 2030, driven by EVs, grid storage, and energy demand to support AI-scale infrastructure. The vast majority of lithium processing occurs OUTSIDE of the USA (mostly in China).
Geopolitical Pressure
The U.S. currently imports over 70% of its lithium (>95% of lithium carbonate in 2024), exposing dependencies on critical supply chains to geopolitical and logistical risks.
Broken Status Quo
Traditional brine evaporation takes 12–24 months, consumes enormous quantities of water and reagents, and leaves behind toxic waste. Hard rock mining is capex-heavy, power-intensive, and often economically marginal. New methods are desperately needed.
Uses a fraction of the water of even the most advanced DLE 1.0 methodologies, critical for brine operations in arid regions.
Low power usage enables off-grid, self-contained system deployment, perfect for remote locations or wastepile sources.
Clean & Fast: NexGen's DLE 2.0 methodology is unique in being a continuous flow process, that does not require swapping out "batches".
Our technology bypasses evaporation ponds and chemical leaching, delivering high-purity lithium using a closed-loop, continuous flow electrochemical system.
Lithium demand is projected to exceed 3 million tons of LCE annually by 2030, up from under 1 million tons in 2023. To meet targets, over 300 new lithium projects will need to come online in the next 5-7 years. Governments and automakers are responding with unprecedented investment to shift to domestic supply chains.
The U.S. Department of Energy has earmarked over $20B for battery supply chain initiatives.
IRA tax credits and loan guarantees have jumpstarted dozens of domestic lithium projects.
Major automakers, including GM, Ford, and Stellantis, have committed over $100B collectively to secure battery materials and production capacity.
Our technology enables extraction from low-grade, complex, or previously uneconomic sources, expanding the viable resource base and opening new revenue streams unavailable to others.
By eliminating harsh effluents, minimizing fresh water usage, and bringing biogas sourced power onsite, our DLE 3.0 technology reduces environmental impact, shortens regulatory timelines, and lowers project risk.
Out technology supports clean, domestic processing and production of critical minerals, aligning with national priorities for supply chain resilience, energy security, and localized economic development