{"id":35720,"date":"2025-12-07T11:54:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=35720"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:28:09","slug":"lithium-to-be-produced-from-geothermal-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/lithium-to-be-produced-from-geothermal-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionary Technology: Lithium to be Produced from Geothermal Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vulcan Energy<\/strong> has completed \u20ac2.2 billion in financing<\/strong> to transition to lithium production<\/strong> from geothermal brine<\/strong> in Germany<\/strong>. The project aims for a domestic and sustainable lithium supply<\/strong> by 2028<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australian company Vulcan Energy has announced that a critical stage has been reached in its geothermal-based lithium project<\/strong> in Germany\u2019s Upper Rhine Valley<\/strong>. The company has finalized \u20ac2.2 billion in financing<\/strong> for the Lionheart project<\/strong>, which relies on obtaining lithium from hot, highly mineralized brine<\/strong> extracted from geothermal reservoirs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to this funding, the installation of full commercial facilities<\/strong>, following pilot-scale studies, will begin in the coming days. Vulcan states that lithium produced from geothermal sources<\/strong> will be ready at a commercial scale<\/strong> in 2028<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Both Sustainable and Highly Clean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lionheart places a unique process at the center of Europe’s goal to establish a domestic and sustainable lithium supply chain<\/strong>, combining geothermal energy<\/strong> with mineral production<\/strong>. Under the project, hot brine drawn from deep geothermal reservoirs<\/strong> is used simultaneously for energy<\/a><\/em> generation<\/strong> and lithium extraction<\/strong>. Once the fluid is extracted underground, lithium ions<\/strong> are separated via a chemical process and converted into lithium hydroxide<\/strong> used in battery production<\/strong>. This method offers a low-carbon production model<\/strong> of strategic importance to Europe, characterized by zero fossil fuel consumption<\/strong> and minimal waste generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project also includes a geothermal power plant<\/strong> that will provide renewable electricity<\/strong> and heat to the region. Thus, the extracted fluid transforms into both a resource for mineral processing and an energy source for local communities. As is known, the EU<\/strong> and many other regions are dependent on China<\/strong> for critical raw materials<\/strong>. Therefore, such projects are even more valuable than usual. Europe is closely monitoring this project as geothermal-based lithium<\/strong> is viewed as one of the cleanest methods of domestic production. The need for Europe to turn to its own resources is made more evident by China\u2019s<\/strong> decisive role in global lithium trade<\/strong> and the dominance of giants like CATL<\/strong> in the world battery market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Batteries for 500,000 Vehicles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In its definitive feasibility study<\/strong> published in February 2023, Vulcan announced it would reach an annual production capacity of 24,000 tons of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM)<\/strong>. This target is maintained with the new financing. The company states that this amount will be sufficient for the production of approximately 500,000 electric vehicle batteries<\/strong> per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buyers for the lithium<\/strong> to be produced in the first phase of the project have already been confirmed. Long-term supply agreements<\/strong> have been signed with Umicore<\/strong>, LG Energy Solution<\/strong>, Stellantis<\/strong>, and Glencore<\/strong>. LG Energy Solution<\/strong> will take 31,000 tons over six years, while Umicore<\/strong> will take 23,000 tons in the same period. Stellantis<\/strong> will purchase a total of 128,000 tons over ten years, and Glencore<\/strong> will purchase between 36,000 and 44,000 tons over eight years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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