Germany is dependent on imports - not such a good idea in times of trade wars and tariffs.

"Our knowledge of many raw materials is relatively poor because we haven't surveyed what is available in Germany" - Prof. Dr. Jochen Kolb

At this year's GeoSaxonia24, PD Dr. Elisabeth Eiche was awarded the Hermann Credener Prize by the DGGV for her scientific work

Alle unsere „Wenden“, vor allem die Mobilitätswende und die Energiewende, hängen davon ab, dass wir über diese Rohstoffe frei verfügen können - Prof. Jochen Kolb

Ein Beitrag mit Prof. Jochen Kolb bei FOCUS

Short film about the analysis of stalactites in Eberstadt near Buchen

NEW - Interview about this topic on the KIT Research-podcast

A guest at Europe's largest geothermal trade fair in Offenburg - lithium research also met with great interest here.

Anhand von Höhlentropfsteinen rekonstruieren Forschende regionale und globale Klimageschichte – Isotopenzusammensetzung gibt Aufschluss über jahreszeitliche Niederschlagsmengen.

KIT-Pressemitteilung
SWR-Aktuell
Deutschlandfunk Nova

Beiträge des SWR und 3sat über Grundwasser, Biodiversität für den Trinkwasserschutz und das Citizen Science Projekt

On July 6, the panel discussion "Karlsruher Umweltimpulse" with Prof. Dr. Jochen Kolb and other guests took place in the Triangel as part of the Knowledge Week Environment and Resources with the topic "Circular Economy, Raw Materials and Ethics".

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Victor Moritz Goldschmidt Prize for Dr. Benjamin Walter and SGA Young Scientist Award for Dr. Clifford Patten

Beitrag mit Prof. Dr. Jochen Kolb im Deutschlandfunk "Forschung aktuell" über die Gewinnung und Herausforderungen der Lithiumförderung

Local energy company Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW) is working with researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to develop a process to extract tonnes of battery-grade lithium from the hot, salty water that powers the Bruchsal plant. If their project succeeds, it could produce Europe’s cleanest supply of lithium.

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Environment Minister Thekla Walker visit the lithium pilot plant in Bruchsal. Also present are Prof. Dr. Jochen Kolb and EnBW.

An article in the Wiener Zeitung with Prof. Dr. Jochen Kolb

ResOpt is concerned with optimizing the combustion properties of biogenic residual and waste materials. The aim is to understand the formation mechanisms of deposits, to reduce their quantity and thus to increase the energy efficiency of biomass power plants.

Most batteries and rechargeable batteries today contain lithium. In nature, this light metal only occurs in bound form, so it has to be dissolved in a complex process. This is not always done in an environmentally friendly way. Now a company wants to extract lithium in Germany as well - from Europe's largest groundwater reservoir.

Interviews with Prof. Dr. Jochen Kolb on the latest discovery of a rare earth deposit in Sweden:
 

NDR (5:53): "Mining takes time".
 

SRF (7:01): What is the significance of the find?
 

SWR (4:31): Opportunity for environmental protection and less dependence on China.

An e-car without Chinese supplies? Completely unthinkable at present. Germany and Europe are trying to become less dependent on Chinese raw materials. But that is not so easy.

An article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung with Prof. Dr. Jochen Kolb

Professor Jochen Kolb explains the pilot plant for lithium extraction on the site of the geothermal power plant in Bruchsal to Minister President Winfried Kretschmann and Environment Minister Thekla Walker.