CRM-geothermal presented its first results to the scientific community at the 2023 Goldschmidt Conference. This conference is the foremost annual, international event on geochemistry and related subjects, organised by the European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society. In 2023, the Goldschmidt Conference took place in Lyon (France) from the 9th to 14th of July.

Saskia Bindschedler presenting on “Biomining of critical raw materials using the oxalate-carbonate pathway” 

Serhat Tonkul presenting on “Understanding of Lithium Origin in High Enthalpy Geothermal Systems: A Case Study for Tuzla and Seferihisar Geothermal Power Plants, Western Anatolia, Türkiye” 

Poster presentation by Franziska D.H. Wilke on “Critical raw materials in geothermal fluids of the East African Rift (Tanzania)”

Part of the CRM-geothermal team participated in the conference and shared first scientific results in the following sessions: 

Thursday, 13 July 2023, 10:00-10:15 CEST – Session 7f: Critical raw materials for the renewable energy revolution

Oral presentation: Understanding of Lithium Origin in High Enthalpy Geothermal Systems: A Case Study for Tuzla and Seferihisar Geothermal Power Plants, Western Anatolia, TürkiyeBy Serhat Tonkul, Tolga Ayzit, Alper Baba, Mustafa M. Demir, Katrin Kieling and Simona Regenspurg

Thursday, 13 July 2023; 17:30 – 19:30 CEST – Session 7h: Critical raw materials for the renewable energy revolution

Poster presentation: Critical raw materials in geothermal fluids of the East African Rift (Tanzania) – Poster #279 – By Franziska D.H. Wilke, Anna Jentsch, Timmu Kreitsmann, Martin Zimmer, Michael Bau, Lydia Olaka, Albano Mahecha and Simona Regenspurg

Friday, 14 July 2023; 09:30-09:45 – Session 7h – Secondary and unconventional resources and extraction methods

Oral presentation: Rare earth elements and yttrium in alkaline lakes and hot springs from TanzaniaBy Timmu Kreitsmann, Dennis Kraemer, Albano Mahecha, Simona Regenspurg, Franziska D.H. Wilke and Michael Bau

-Friday, 14 July 2023; 16:15-16:30 – Session 7h: Secondary and unconventional resources and extraction methods

Oral presentation: Biomining of critical raw materials using the oxalate-carbonate pathwayBy Saskia Bindschedler, Patrick Hilpisch, Eliot Schmid, Danaé Bregnard, Mashal Alawi, Simona Regenspurg and Pilar Junier

In addition, the CRM-geothermal Coordinator Simona Regenspurg convened Session 7h – Secondary and unconventional resources and extraction methods together with other international colleagues.