President & CTO, Lilac Solutions. PhD engineer, lithium extraction, battery materials, mining and metals, climate tech.

San Francisco, CA
Joined February 2009
Excited to announce Lilac's Gen 5 technology for lithium extraction and share our new technical white paper. This is a major step forward in performance and cost, creating an opportunity for lithium project developers to rethink the technology landscape. lilacsolutions.com/news/lila…
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Tesla's semi truck production will increase US lithium usage by 25,000 tpaLCE - that's 5x larger than total lithium production from US resources. For one product launch. Tesla and others have added some refining capacity, but new technology is needed to unlock US resources and make our supply chain more cost competitive with China.
Semi is here Today, we're launching high volume production
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Geely announces new fast charging capability: 4.5 minutes from 10% to 70% charge. China continues to the lead the world toward an all-electric future, providing convenience and affordability regardless of what's happening in the Strait of Hormuz. The US will eventually catch up.
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Lilac recently unveiled its latest Gen 4 technology in our white paper, setting a new standard for lithium extraction. Read more and access the white paper here... lilacsolutions.com/2024/06/l…
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David Snydacker retweeted
President and CTO @Lilac_Solutions @dsnydacker highlights the shift to a new era of e-mobility at #FIIPRIORITY, as large-scale SUVs with 400-mile ranges increase lithium demand, especially in the U.S. where bigger is better! #RioDeJaneiro
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We had fun showing WSJ's Scott Patterson our project site in Utah, and provided an exclusive look inside Lilac's secretive labs for lithium extraction.
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Check out our new video highlighting Lilac's work on-site at the Kachi lithium brine project in Argentina, where we recently achieved all technical and operational milestones.
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Grateful for our amazing team in Argentina and partners at Lake Resources. Lilac continues to execute steadily on operational milestones leveraging our unique technology as we gear up for commercial production.
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Thrilled to see America's culture of innovation resurgent in heavy industrial sectors, and honored to be mentioned alongside these amazing companies working to build a world that's cleaner, safer, and more prosperous.
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Super impressed by Lilac's field operations team which achieved production of lithium on spec in just one month of wet commissioning at a remote project site in the high desert. True dedication and passion for the mission. Cheers to our partners and friends @lake_resources!
Lilac's plant at Kachi is now producing lithium chloride on spec with 80% lithium recovery. Cheers to our partners @lake_resources and our on-site operations team who worked 24/7 to hit this milestone just one month into wet commissioning. 🦩🦩🦩
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Grateful for the support and warm welcome in Nevada from US Senators @SenJackyRosen and @SenCortezMasto as @Lilac_Solutions ramps up hiring and investment. We’re building a new US lithium supply chain in Nevada that is environmentally friendly and scalable. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I’m proud to join @SenCortezMasto in applauding this investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law coming to Nevada to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles and the electrical grid. Congrats @abt_company and @Lilac_Solutions!
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Thanks, @POTUS, for this historic opportunity to retool the US auto industry for the 21st century. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The future of vehicles is electric. But right now, nearly 75 percent of battery manufacturing is done in China. My infrastructure law invests in America's battery supply chain, and I’m proud to announce 20 companies are being awarded $2.8 billion of that funding.
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So cool. Super excited to watch these fusion startups hit milestones and scale.
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Excited and honored to have this support from the Dept of Energy to unlock US lithium production. We are entering a new era of American Dynamism driven by industrial technology with a focus on robust supply chains. DOE also funded my PhD and Lilac's first funding through SBIR.
Lilac Solutions Selected by U.S. Department of Energy for $50 Million Award to Unlock U.S. Lithium Production lilacsolutions.com/2022/10/l…
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I'm thrilled to welcome to the Lilac team some of the most productive, creative, and engaging people from across the chemicals and mining industry.
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Battery recycling is very important long term and will make a major contribution to metal supply by 2040-2050, but near term feedstock is limited especially as battery factories improve yields and reduce scrap.
The big electric vehicle battery scrap gap bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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I spoke live on CNN this week about lithium, Lilac, and the Kachi brine project. Watch here:
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EV battery makers are successfully replacing cobalt and nickel with iron in many applications. This is unlocking growth and concentrating market forces on lithium. Some metals come and go, others reign supreme for decades or centuries, e.g. copper, iron, silicon, etc.
Replying to @colinmckerrache
LFP chemistries have taken a larger and larger share of the market. BNEF expects batteries with cobalt to account for only 60% of the EV market this year. That’s down from nearly 90% a few years ago, with further to fall.
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