The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) awards recognize outstanding achievements in the successful transfer of technology from laboratory to industry. The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory was recently awarded six FLC awards, including the 2026 Excellence in Technology Transfer Award, for technology commercialized by Element3 that enables the extraction of lithium from oil and gas wastewater.
Lithium is a critical material for advanced manufacturing and national defense. The breakthrough suite of technologies licensed by Element3 will help secure a domestic supply of lithium.