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 |
Speaker
Rafael Villablanca
Geochemist
BWG Geochemische Beratung GmbH (Hannover)
Deep Brines: From Saline Waters to Multi-Commodity Resource
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
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
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
