Plant for the production of lithium is opened
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/energie-landau-in-der-pfalz-anlage-zur-produktion-von-lithium-wird-eroeffnet-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-231122-99-43596"Landau / Karlsruhe (dpa) - A plant for the production of lithium on a ton scale will be opened today, Thursday, in Landau (Palatinate)."
"With the so-called Lithium Extraction Optimization Plant (LEOP), the Karlsruhe-based company Vulcan Energy wants to train its team with a view to the commercial production planned for 2026, among other things."
"The lithium chloride extracted in the current plant is to be transported to the company's own Central Lithium Electrolysis Optimization Plant (CLEOP) in Frankfurt-Höchst."
"There it will be converted into the end product lithium hydroxide monohydrate, which will then be tested by Vulcan partners such as Stellantis, Volkswagen and Renault."
2) Before the inauguration of a lithium plant
https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/ludwigshafen/geothermiekraftwerk-landau-steht-still-vor-einweihung-der-lithium-versuchsanlage-100.html"The State Authority for Geology and Mining inspects and approves plants for the extraction of geothermal energy from deep geothermal energy in Rhineland-Palatinate. The authority also inspects these power plants. In the Landau geothermal power plant, the inspection of the plant technology revealed signs of wear and tear, among other things, the state authority told SWR-Aktuell. The geothermal plant therefore had to be shut down."
"As long as the power plant in Landau is shut down, Vulcan Energy wants to transport the deep water, known as brine, from the company's own geothermal power plant in nearby Insheim (Südliche Weinstraße district) to Landau by truck, explained Francis Wedin from Vulcan Energy."
"This could then be used to operate the pilot plant for lithium extraction."
"Vulcan Energy says it is planning to open a plant in Landau in 2026 that will be able to extract lithium on a much larger scale."
3)Milestone: Vulcan starts commissioning the plant to optimize lithium extraction
https://v-er.eu/de/meilenstein-vulcan-beginnt-inbetriebnahme-der-anlage-zur-optimierung-der-lithiumextraktion/4) State Authority for Geology and Mining
https://www.lgb-rlp.de/fachthemen-des-amtes/geothermie-in-rheinlandpfalz/tiefe-geothermie.html5) Lithium production plant opens
https://www.rheinpfalz.de/rheinland-pfalz_artikel,-anlage-zur-produktion-von-lithium-wird-er%C3%B6ffnet-_arid,5581006.html
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