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Vulcan Energy Resources Deutschland

  • BVC Upstream, Mining, Refining & Raw Materials
  • Direct Lithium Extraction, Geothermal Lithium, Lithium Production, Raw Materials Production

Vulcan Energy Resources, headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, produces carbon-neutral lithium and geothermal energy using its proprietary VULSORB technology. Through the Zero Carbon Lithium™ Project, Vulcan supplies sustainable lithium hydroxide for European electric vehicle batteries, supported by key investors like Stellantis.

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Germany

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Karlsruhe

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Company Overview

Vulcan Energy Resources is a sustainable energy company founded in 2018, headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany. It produces carbon-neutral lithium from naturally heated subsurface brine while generating geothermal power through its Zero Carbon LithiumTM Project, aiming to supply sustainable lithium hydroxide to the European battery and automotive industries.

Battery Technology

Vulcan’s proprietary VULSORB technology extracts lithium from geothermal brine using advanced physical filters that bind lithium and return thermal water underground. The integrated process combines lithium extraction with geothermal energy production, yielding high-purity battery-grade lithium hydroxide without fossil fuels.

Products

Battery-grade lithium hydroxide for electric vehicle batteries, produced via the Zero Carbon LithiumTM Project and Phase One Lionheart Project with capacity for approximately 500,000 EVs annually.

Recent Projects

Partnership with BASF in early 2025 for seismic surveys and adsorption-type direct lithium extraction at Ludwigshafen; opening of the Central Lithium Electrolysis Optimisation Plant (CLEOP) in Frankfurt’s Industrial Park Höchst; deployment of an electric V20 drilling rig at the Phase One Schleidberg well site.

Investors

Stellantis holds €50M equity since 2022 as the second-largest shareholder; it has binding supply agreements with Renault Group, Volkswagen Group, Umicore and LG Energy Solution; European Investment Bank participated in the Phase One financing.
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