This Texas startup is turning oil well waste into EV batteries

Oil drilling in Texas generates an incredible amount of water—which is full of precious minerals. Element3 is pulling them out to help the U.S. compete with China in the battery economy. Across the Permian Basin, the vast, mineral-rich swath of land in West Texas that supplies much of the nation’s crude oil, derricks pump out massive amounts of oil, roughly 6 million barrels a day.

Source: Fast Company