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Vulcan Energy, geothermal lithium from the Rhine Graben
Landau, Germany49.20°N 8.12°E
computed criticality11/100
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A project to extract lithium from geothermal brine in the Upper Rhine Graben. Since April 2024, the LEOP plant has been producing high-purity lithium chloride. The EIB has granted 250 M€ in financing.
2024Fault line
Geothermal lithium from the Rhine Graben remains at the scaling-up stage. Large-scale commercial production has not yet been reached.
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Vulcan Energy Resources
BEI
Stellantis
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