Raw materials from geothermal fluids
Ocurrence · Enrichment · Extraction
The Horizon Europe-funded CRM-geothermal project is:
Developing an innovative technology solution which combines the extraction of critical raw materials and energy from geothermal fluids to decrease the European Union’s dependency on imported resources, supporting the EU Green Deal.
Attain energy transition goals
Extracting Critical Raw Materials (CRM) from geothermal wells would help the EU attain the energy transition goals.
Strategic & environmental benefits
Combined extraction of heat and minerals from geothermal reservoirs has several strategic and environmental benefits over traditional extraction techniques.
Understand CRM occurrence
The project will advance the understanding of CRM occurrence in geothermal fluids and the sustainability of extraction processes.
Address challenges
CRM-geothermal project addresses the challenges of EU-autonomy in CRM production by a comprehensive database and advanced extraction technologies.
EU Green Deal
The CRM-geothermal project will support the strategic objectives of the EU Green Deal and the Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Attain energy transition goals
Extracting Critical Raw Materials (CRM) from geothermal wells would help the EU attain the energy transition goals.
Strategic & environmental benefits
Combined extraction of heat and minerals from geothermal reservoirs has several strategic and environmental benefits.
Understand CRM occurrence
The project will advance the understanding of CRM occurrence in geothermal fluids and the sustainability of extraction processes.
Address challenges
CRM-geothermal project addresses the challenges of EU-autonomy in CRM production by a comprehensive database and advanced extraction technologies.
EU Green Deal
The CRM-geothermal project will support the strategic objectives of the EU Green Deal and the Agenda for Sustainable Development.
CRM-geothermal Tools
Discover the main tools of the CRM-geothermal project:
AI Lithium Estimation Tool
Database Tool
Guidelines for Social License to Operate (SLO)
Latest news
New Factsheet: Joint Resource Calculation for Complex Geothermal Projects Using the UNFC Framework
How can geothermal energy and critical raw materials such as lithium be assessed together within a single project? A new CRM-geothermal factsheet explores how the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) provides a common approach for evaluating...
Successful Field Demonstration of Lithium and Helium Extraction Technologies in Cornwall
Exciting news from the research of the CRM-geothermal project! From 15 to 25 June 2026, a group of researchers and technicians from GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences worked in Cornwall together with partners from Cornish Lithium to demonstrate extraction of...
Student Story – Serhat Tonkul: 3D modeling and defining geothermal fluid properties at saline geothermal system, Western Turkey
Serhat Tonkul completed his PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering at the İzmir Institute of Technology, where his research focused on geothermal systems, CO₂-fluid-rock interactions, critical raw materials, and numerical modelling of geothermal reservoirs....
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