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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...
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.
Meet our researchers!
We asked the CRM-geothermal researchers to talk about their work on the project. Learn more via our YouTube playlist!
CRM-geothermal represented at COP28 in Dubai
The European Federation of Geologists, an official observer organisation at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP), proudly presented two groundbreaking EU-funded projects at COP28 in Dubai – CRM-geothermal and CEEGS.
CRM-geothermal participates in Batteries Cluster Hub event
On Thursday, 16 November, during the 2023 edition of the Raw Materials Week, the twelve EU funded projects that constitute the Cluster Hub ‘Materials for batteries’ gathered for their annual event in Brussels.
CRM-geothermal at the 5th EnviroChem
Colleagues from the Izmir Institute of Technology participated in the 5th International
Environmental Chemistry Congress (EnviroChem) held in Antalya, Turkiye, from 30 October till 2 November 2023.
CRM-Geothermal Video Contest for 12-18-year-olds
Two of the most important challenges society is facing are climate change and the supply of mineral raw materials. Geothermal energy can play a significant role in the fight against climate change. It is a renewable and sustainable heat and electricity source that is...
Join us at the Materials for Batteries Cluster Hub Workshop on 16 November!
The Cluster Hub “Production of raw materials for batteries from European resources”, of which CRM-geothermal is a partner, is a knowledge exchange ecosystem, where partners involved in different European projects (private companies, support organisations, experts, universities and research institutes) can identify and discuss common topics related to their projects, and to the production of materials for batteries, as well as synergies that can foster innovations in this field.
Press release: CRM-geothermal Project Successfully Completes Fluid Testing in Cornwall
The EU-funded CRM-geothermal project is pleased to announce the completion of fluid test work in Cornwall as part of its endeavour to develop a ground-breaking technology-solution combining the extraction of critical raw materials and energy from geothermal fluids.
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