TP Schedule

Unlocking Europe’s Subsurface: Integrating Geothermal Energy and Critical Minerals Supply

Tracks

Critical Raw Materials

Thursday, November 5, 2026

3:45 PM - 5:25 PM

Room 3

Speaker

Dr Rafael Villablanca Ahues

Project Manager

BWG - Geochemie Beratung Gmbh

Deep Brines: From Saline Waters to Multi-Commodity Resource

3:45 PM - 4:05 PM

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Eva Winkelhahn

Independent

Domestic lithium supply in Germany: A comparative study of lithium extraction from geothermal brines and the Zinnwald project

4:05 PM - 4:25 PM

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Ms Sonia Isabella López Kovács

Reserves Audit Leader

Repsol

From Hydrocarbons to Critical Minerals and Geothermal Energy: Leveraging Transferable Subsurface Skills for the Energy Transition

4:45 PM - 5:05 PM

Moderator

Rosa Aguilar

Repsol

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Sonia Isabella López Kovács

Reserves Audit Leader

Repsol

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