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Watt It Takes
with Dave Snydacker

Dave Snydacker is Founder and CEO of Lilac Solutions. They’re revolutionizing lithium extraction using specially-formulated beads to extract lithium from briny groundwater, dramatically increasing yields, accelerating development timelines, all with a fraction of the physical footprint and environmental impact of traditional methods.

 
 
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Sponsored By

 
 
 
 
Dave Snydacker

founder & CEO
Lilac Solutions
 
 
 

Dr. David Snydacker founded Lilac in 2016. He is a materials engineer and an expert in battery technology, with experience spanning multiple battery startups developing next-generation materials and manufacturing processes. Dave holds a PhD from Northwestern University and a BA from Wesleyan University.

 
 
 
"A decade from now, the electric vehicle industry will be big enough that there's no way to supply [the necessary] volumes [of lithium] from conventional mines. And new technology is gonna be essential to closing that gap."

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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