Registration open – Final conference of the CRM-Geothermal project, 25 February 2026
CRM-Geothermal Conference: 25 February 2026 in Offenburg, Germany (source: CRM-Geothermal)
Carlo Cariaga
29 Jan 2026
Registration is open for the final conference of the CRM-Geothermal project, taking place on 25 February 2026 in Offenburg, Germany right before GeoTHERM.
The Final Conference of the EU-funded CRM-geothermal project will be taking place on 25 February 2026 in Offenburg, Germany. This event will be held just before the GeoTHERM 2026 Expo & Congress. This final project conference will showcase the main findings of the CRM-geothermal project, with presentations by consortium partners and invited experts.
Participation in the conference is free and does not require a GeoTHERM badge. Participants from industry, research, and policy are warmly invited to attend this final event and engage in discussions on the future of Critical Raw Materials (CRM) recovery from geothermal systems. Click here to register.
The CRM-geothermal project applies a holistic approach to evaluating and extracting Critical Raw Materials from geothermal fluids in Europe and East Africa. Its work bridges geoscience, technology, and sustainability to strengthen Europe’s raw materials independence.
Key project achievements include:
- Assessment of CRM potential: A comprehensive database and a Fluid Atlas were developed to visualise the distribution of critical raw materials in geothermal fluids.
- Understanding geological processes: The origin and mobilisation of CRMs were studied across diverse geological settings – such as crystalline fractured rocks and deep sedimentary basins with high-salinity fluids – to assess their occurrence and long-term extraction potential.
- Innovative extraction technologies: New methods were developed for extracting CRMs such as lithium, strontium, and helium from different types of geothermal fluids.
- Socio-economic and environmental assessment: The project evaluated economic, social, and environmental dimensions of CRM co-production.
- Demonstration of feasibility: The co-extraction of CRMs was successfully demonstrated at a pilot site in Cornwall (UK).
The CRM-geothermal final conference is only one of many side events that will take place as part of the 2026 GeoTHERM expo & congress. For those interested in reservoir modeling and simulation, Seequent is also running a free workshop on 25 February. Registration for this workshop is also still open.
Source: CRM-Geothermal
