Vulcan Energy Resources
Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About
Founded in 2017, Vulcan Energy Resources is a private company headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany with approximately 201-500 employees specializing in Geothermal, Hydrogen.
Vulcan Energy Resources is a renewable energy and sustainable materials company developing integrated geothermal energy and lithium extraction projects in the Upper Rhine Graben. The company aims to produce climate-neutral lithium hydroxide monohydrate for European battery manufacturers while generating renewable heat and electricity for regional customers. Operating proven deep geothermal technology at depths of 2,500-4,000 meters, Vulcan extracts lithium from naturally occurring geothermal brine using its proprietary direct lithium extraction process (VULSORB). The Lionheart project, currently under construction, will produce up to 24,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide monohydrate annually and supply 300 MW of renewable heat for district heating networks, sufficient for approximately 500,000 electric vehicle batteries. The company also operates the Insheim geothermal power plant, supplying renewable electricity to over 6,500 households since 2012.
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Service areas (3)
Geothermal Energy Production
Development, construction and operation of deep geothermal facilities for electricity and heat generation using proven technologies in the Upper Rhine Graben region.
Lithium Extraction and Processing
Extraction of lithium from geothermal brine and processing to battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate and lithium carbonate using proprietary direct lithium extraction technology (VULSORB).
Renewable Heat Supply
District heating supply to municipalities and industrial customers using geothermal energy as a sustainable base-load heat source.
Locations
Headquarters
Amalienbadstraße 41, 76227, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Operating locations (3)
- Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
- Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Service regions
Projects
8Lionheart Phase One
Integrated project for combined geothermal energy and lithium extraction in the Upper Rhine Graben region, producing lithium hydroxide monohydrate for battery manufacturing and renewable heat for district heating networks.
Ludwigsland / Ludwig Project
Second phase deep geothermal and lithium extraction project in the Ludwigshafen region, planned to produce lithium carbonate for battery industry.
Schleidberg Drilling Site
First new drilling site for Lionheart Phase One, with successful initial production testing confirming high lithium content and reservoir productivity.
Trappelberg Drilling Site
Second drilling site for Lionheart Phase One located near Landau, designed to supply geothermal heat to local communities.
Central Lithium Plant (CLP) Frankfurt-Höchst
Industrial-scale lithium processing facility converting lithium chloride to lithium hydroxide monohydrate for battery manufacturers using electrolysis powered by renewable energy.
Geothermal Heating Plant Landau
Combined geothermal and lithium extraction facility in Landau producing renewable heat for district heating network and lithium chloride for processing.
Insheim Geothermal Power Plant
Operational deep geothermal facility generating climate-neutral electricity and serving as base for research and pilot lithium extraction operations since 2012.
HEAT4LANDAU Project
Federal government-funded expansion of geothermal infrastructure with five additional drilling sites to supply up to 300 MW of renewable heat for Landau district heating network.
Credentials & affiliations
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
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Li4BAT Funding
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Partnerships
BASF, EnergieSüdwest AG, Pfalzwerke, Infraserv Höchst, KfW, European Investment Bank
People
Management & team (15)
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