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CRM-geothermal Webinar: Pilot Plant
We are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Pilot Plant for Extracting Critical Raw Materials from Geothermal”. Discover how the FluMex mini-plant, developed within the CRM-geothermal project, was tested under real geothermal conditions at the Cornish Lithium site in...
CRM-geothermal Webinar: Pilot Plant
We are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Pilot Plant for Extracting Critical Raw Materials from Geothermal”. Discover how the FluMex mini-plant, developed within the CRM-geothermal project, was tested under real geothermal conditions at the Cornish Lithium site in...
New Infographic: From Geothermal Data to Lithium Intelligence with AI
The CRM-geothermal EU-funded project is exploring how Artificial Intelligence can support the identification and estimation of lithium in geothermal resources. Developed by INLECOM, the Lithium Estimation AI Tool combines extensive geochemical data with explainable AI...
Webinar Recording Now Available: Technologies for the Extraction of Critical Raw Materials from Geothermal Brines
The recording of the webinar “Technologies for the Extraction of Critical Raw Materials from Geothermal Brines” is now available to watch. Held on 29 June 2026, the webinar brought together leading researchers and experts from the CRM-geothermal project to discuss the...
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....
CRM-geothermal Webinar: Critical Raw Material Extraction Technologies from Geothermal Brines
We are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Technologies for the Extraction of Critical Raw Materials from Geothermal Brines”. This event will bring together leading researchers and experts from the CRM-geothermal project to discuss the development of technologies...
New CRM-geothermal factsheet: Fluid Atlas for Geothermal Fluids and Critical Raw Materials
The CRM-geothermal factsheet on the Fluid Atlas has been launched! The Fluid Atlas is an open-access, web-based mapping platform that brings geothermal, geochemical, and geological data together in a spatially integrated form across Europe and Eastern Africa. Its aim...
Student Stories – Seyra Toprak: Recovery of lithium from high-salinity geothermal brines using selective adsorption technologies
Seyra Toprak joined the CRM-geothermal project during her Master's studies, where she focused on the recovery of critical raw materials, specifically lithium, from high-salinity geothermal brines using selective adsorption technologies. Seyra is currently a PhD...
Student Stories – Adolph Jr. Manadao Bravo: Multiphase flow behavior in high-temperature geothermal fluids with a focus on critical raw material recovery
Adolph Jr. Manadao Bravo is pursuing his PhD in Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland, where he investigates multiphase flow behavior in high-temperature geothermal fluids with a focus on critical raw material recovery. In his research, he examines how liquid...
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