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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...
Public Voting Open for the CRM-geothermal Video Contest!
We thank all the participants for their video submissions for the CRM-geothermal Video Contest! We received 17 incredible videos in total. Our jury has shortlisted 5 finalists. From today, you can watch and vote for these 5 finalist videos on our Instagram, TikTok,...
Student stories: CRM analysis of rocks from the North German Basin for the co-use of deep geothermal plants
Anika Thomas investigated during an internship and her Master Thesis the rocks of the North German Basin regarding the abundance of the critical elements lithium, strontium and copper.
CRM-geothermal achieves milestone in microbial metal processing
The CRM-geothermal project has recently reached a milestone in its quest to harness microbial capabilities for metal recovery from geothermal fluids. Researchers from the Laboratory of Microbiology at the University of Neuchâtel and Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH performed innovative screening experiments to identify microbes capable of extracting valuable metals like lithium (Li) and mitigating problematic elements such as lead (Pb) which can cause scaling in some geothermal power plants.
Visit of the Ambassador of Malawi at GFZ
On April 23, 2024, His Excellency Joseph John Mpinganjira, Ambassador of the Southeast African Republic of Malawi in Germany visited the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
Hybrid workshop on 8 May: CRIRSCO/UNFC Reporting schemes in the co-extraction of heat and CRMs from geothermal fluids
The International Raw Materials Observatory (INTRAW) and the University of Miskolc (UNIM) organise a hybrid workshop related to the deployment of the combined extraction of CRM and energy from geothermal fluids).
CRM-geothermal Newsletter #1
We invite you to discover our first newsletter!
Open call for Stakeholder Board members
Our Stakeholder Board comprises experts in geothermal energy and critical raw materials and we currently have an open call to further enlarge the group as we start to implement the first engagement activities.
Webinar recordings now online!
On 12 March 2024, the RAWMINA and CRM-geothermal projects jointly organised a webinar on “Frontier technologies for sustainable extraction of critical raw materials”.
Milestone reached for helium extraction from geothermal fluids
Researchers from the German GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) in Potsdam have reached a project milestone concerning the efficient extraction of helium from geothermal fluids through membrane-based gas-water separation technology.
Field trip to Malawi – the “warm heart of Africa”
End of September 2023, the four scientists Franziska Wilke, Bettina Strauch, Martin Zimmer, and Simona Regenspurg from the German GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ), embarked on a sampling field trip in Malawi to collect gas, water, and rock samples within the project’s Work Package 2, which investigates critical raw materials (CRM) in the alkaline geothermal systems of the East African Rift valley.
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