ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The City Council of Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany has approved an agreement with Vulcan Energy (Vulcan) to begin construction of an integrated geothermal energy generation and lithium extraction plant (G-LEP) at the site of the planned “Am Messegelände Südost” business park.

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Charged

MARCH 18, 2020

Beneath California’s Salton Sea lies a vast pool of super-heated fluid that’s long been exploited as a source of geothermal power. Lilac’s technological secret sauce is an ion-exchange process that forces mineral-rich brine through a container filled with lithium-absorbing beads.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

Cornwall is set to become home to Europe's first geothermal lithium recovery pilot plant, with government funding announced this week set to support a project that combines lithium extraction from geothermal waters deep below the surface of the county with geothermal energy generation.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) has announced plans of producing around 10o tonnes of Lithium Carbon Equivalent (LCE) per year from the company’s geothermal projects in Cornwall, UK. High lithium concentrations at the United Downs site had been reported as early as 2021.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Cornish Lithium Ltd announces preliminary results of geothermal sampling as it announces plans for further fundraising round. Jeremy Wrathall, CEO and founder of Cornish Lithium, said the sampling results marked "an exciting step towards the realisation of low-carbon lithium extraction from geothermal waters in Cornwall".

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2021

Major milestone for emerging renewable energy sector as developers of UK's first geothermal power plant agree to sell 3MW of baseload power to green energy supplier.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 26, 2025

Cornwall is also blessed with geothermal energy and is the site of two major geothermal projects – the Eden Geothermal project and the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power (UDDGP) project.

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The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 8, 2024

The ground is humming with geothermal energy that could heat or cool our homes – and now the big US utilities are starting to take note Along with earthworms, rocks, and the occasional skeleton, there is a massive battery right under your feet.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 17, 2025

This year’s list is wonderfully diverse, both in terms of geography and how it shows off the different facets of geothermal energy utilization. Before jumping to the Top 10 list, it is worth noting that the most-visited page at ThinkGeoEnergy is, by far, our Global Geothermal Power Plant Map. On to the Top 10!

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Charged

JUNE 1, 2020

to two lithium recovery projects in the Salton Sea region, where high concentrations of the soft metal are found dissolved in the brine produced by geothermal hotspots. The Salton Sea Known Geothermal Area contains an estimated six million tons of recoverable lithium. The second grant, $1.8 The second grant, $1.8

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Charged

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

According to Statevolt, the location was chosen because the Salton Sea contains enough lithium to meet US demand as well as a projected 40% of global demand. Incentives provided through the Inflation Reduction Act have accelerated its development plans, the company says.

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Charged

MAY 2, 2022

Statevolt has signed a letter of intent with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR), which will deliver sustainable, locally produced lithium and geothermal power from its soon-to-be constructed Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and Power development. The new facility is expected to create up to 2,500 direct jobs in the region.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Vulcan Energy Resources Limited (Vulcan) has announced the conditional 100% acquisition of Geox GmbH (Geox), owner and operator of geothermal wells and related assets around the City of Landau in Germany. The acquisition of Geox finalises the streamlining of Vulcan’s upstream Phase One ownership.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 4, 2024

TerraLithium , a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental, has patented DLE technologies that have the potential to process any lithium-containing brine into a responsibly sourced supply of high-purity lithium. The company is one of few players working on geothermal lithium extraction demonstration projects in the Imperial Valley.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 29, 2024

The tax credits will support the critical development of the Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and Power Project in Imperial County. CTR had recently broken ground on the construction of the first of seven facilities for what would eventually be the “Lithium Valley Campus.”

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

. | Image: Google A first-of-its-kind geothermal project is now up and running in Nevada, where it will help power Google’s data centers with clean energy. Google is partnering with startup Fervo, which has developed new technology for harnessing geothermal power.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 16, 2024

Registration is now open for “Geothermal Power: The Light Under Your Feet.” ” This is a high-level event being organized by the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) that will feature insightful discussions on the future of geothermal electricity, thermal storage, and lithium.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Vulcan Energy is set to open their Lithium Extraction Optimization Plant (LEOP) in Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The facility aims to up the scale of lithium extraction from geothermal water from their current laboratory-scale operations. The LEOP is located right at the Landau geothermal power plant.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Registration is currently open for a webinar to be hosted by the Australian Geothermal Association on “ Lemont GeoLithium, a Tasmanian geothermal power plus lithium-in-brine project.” John is a geophysicist with over 40 years’ experience including nearly two decades in geothermal energy.

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Global Renewable News

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Vulcan's Lithium Extraction Optimisation Plant (LEOP) in Landau, Germany, along with the neighbouring geothermal power plant. During his visit, he emphasi.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Developer of UK's first geothermal power plant sets out plan to extract commercial quantities of critical battery mineral from underground brines

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Cemvita Factory launched a program with Arizona Lithium for environmentally friendly lithium extraction. Enviro Power deployed its high-efficiency SmartWatt Boiler at Wesleyan University , converting heat that would otherwise be lost in traditional boilers into useful electricity. Partnerships + Deployments.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

If as mentioned above we focus on the conventional already widely adopted technologies, there are three broad categories of geothermal use: Geothermal with heat pumps Geothermal direct use heat Geothermal power Where geothermal is hot enough to deliver power, there can sometimes be option to combine the above.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Research trends Low TRL research trends include: Machine learning and AI tools for geothermal exploration and operations Digitization and digital twins Advanced exploration tools ( soil gas surveys , urban seismic exploration , forward modeling methods) The use of supercritical CO2 as a heat transfer medium CO2 reinjection in geothermal brine Coupled (..)

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 1, 2024

The award recognises Vulcan Energy’s innovative project, the Lithium Extraction Optimization Plant (LEOP) from geothermal, designed to revolutionise the production of sustainable lithium in Europe. The LEOP, inaugurated in November 2023, is located at the site of the Landau geothermal power plant in Germany.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

The company revealed this morning it has secured £12m from private equity firm Kerogen Capital and £3m from clean energy investor Thrive Renewables PLC that should allow it to complete work on its flagship United Downs geothermal facility near Redruth.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

More specifically, its global geothermal data curation expertise, industry-leading subsurface imaging technology, and geological interpretation capabilities leveraging machine learning will play a key role in optimizing offshore geothermal well placement and production.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

GreenLIB is pioneering a sustainable future by transforming battery waste into profitable, closed-loop solutions within the global lithium-ion battery market. Enhanced geothermal power Named to Lux Research’s “Climate Tech 2024 Watch List” Fervo Energy is developing next-generation geothermal projects to deliver 24/7 carbon-free energy.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 4, 2024

This will also be the first project in Switzerland where a geothermal assessment will be done simultaneously with a study on whether the geological conditions are favorable for the production of lithium and/or native hydrogen. In addition, this project plans to extend over an exploration area of ??nearly

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In addition to generating electricity, extra value can be extracted from a geothermal field by producing next-generation fuels such as green hydrogen, and such green fuels as ammonia and methanol. Another option is to recover valuable mineral resources in the geothermal brine, including silica and lithium.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 8, 2024

Through the decades, the company has provided technical services and expertise that have also been crucial for the growth of geothermal in the Philippines and Indonesia. Their work on three of the leading countries in terms of installed geothermal power capacity is a testament to the time-tested excellence of MB Century.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 22, 2024

This type of strategy is becoming increasingly common among European countries Renewable power sources such as geothermal energy have been taking an increasingly large place in the spotlight as countries aim to slash their greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing their capacity to meet demand.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

To bring that sort of expertise together in one room – the physics of the reservoir, the understanding of the network – and being able to model that and help users evaluate how they can make that particular geothermal operation as optimal and economical as possible – that is is such an exciting idea.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This week, we’re digging into the news that Arkansas’ southwestern Smackover Formation region could be home to between 5 and 19 million tons of lithium. What happened The porous and permeable limestone in Smackover has long been known for oil and bromine deposits, but only recently has industry begun to explore its lithium lode.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 8, 2024

“Lithium made-in-Italy has great potential, particularly the volcanic-Tyrrhenian belt that extends from the north of Lazio to Campania [Campi Flegrei area],” said Paolo Basile, Steam’s Chief Geologist. ” “Lithium extraction from geothermal brines is vital for our vision of a cleaner, more sustainable future. .”

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In other news, BP abandons its decarbonization goals, chaos in cat bond markets, and Rio Tinto’s lithium play.   ⚒️ Lithios , a Medford, MA-based lithium extraction technology service, raised $12m in Seed funding from Clean Energy Ventures, GS Futures, Lowercarbon Capital, MassCEC 2030 Fund, and TechEnergy Ventures. 

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Department of Energy (US DOE) has published the results of a study done by the Lawrence Berkey National Laboratory quantifying the domestic lithium resources from the geothermal brine in the Salton Sea region in California. resource of lithium due to the brine-hosted lithium in the deep subsurface geothermal reservoir.

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