Content\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The energy and digital transitions require a large amount of mineral raw materials, some of which are considered 'critical' by the European Union and are predominantly imported from non-European countries. However, the EU has largely untapped resources at its disposal in geothermal fluids, some of which contain significant amounts of these Critical Raw Materials (CRM).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The combined extraction of heat and minerals from geothermal reservoirs offers a series of advantages:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Enabling domestic supplies of CRM The Horizon Europe-funded CRM-geothermal project will thus open up a potentially huge untapped resource and deploy solutions to help Europe fulfil the strategic objectives of the EU Green Deal and the Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Although CRM are known to occur in geothermal fluids, there are still many uncertainties concerning their occurrence in different geological settings and the sustainability of their extraction. The actual extraction process is also a major challenge requiring technology development. The CRM-geothermal project therefore aims to:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Expected impact<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The CRM-geothermal project has been running for four years. CRM-geothermal is coordinated by the Helmholtz Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches Geoforschungszentrum (GFZ) based in Potsdam, Germany. The research consortium consists of 20 partners, 14 of which are based in the EU and 6 associated partners from the UK, Switzerland and Kenya; covering academic and industrial background. GeoZS participates as an associate partner nominated by the Slovenian Geological Society.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n More information is available:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Website: https:\/\/crm-geothermal.eu\/<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mailing list: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3RLQyi1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/crm-geothermal\/<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrmGeothermal<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/crmgeothermal\/<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n CRM-geothermal project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement ID: 101058163.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/body><\/html><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":939941,"template":"","vrsta":[35],"class_list":["post-197535","projekt","type-projekt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vrsta-aktivni"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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