Eramet and Électricité de Strasbourg commit for the sustainable development of Alsatian lithium
January 26 2023 - 1:30AM
Eramet and Électricité de Strasbourg commit for the sustainable
development of Alsatian lithium
Paris, January 26th 2023, 7.30 am
PRESS RELEASE
Eramet and
Électricité de Strasbourg commit for the
sustainable development of Alsatian lithium
Eramet and
Électricité de Strasbourg (ÉS) announce
their collaboration by signing an
exclusive memorandum of understanding with a view to
jointly studying the development of lithium production in Alsace
from geothermal brine. The envisaged production, of around 10,000
tonnes of lithium carbonate per year, could commence by the end of
the decade.
Eramet and ES have previously collaborated for
several years. As part of the EUGeLi European research project
launched in 2020, the two partners carried out experiments in the
geothermal wells operated by ÉS at its two operating geothermal
power plants in Soultz-sous-Forêts and Rittershoffen, in northern
Alsace. Eramet's innovative Direct Lithium Extraction process has
proven its efficiency – a world first using an Alsatian geothermal
source – and enables local and sustainable lithium production with
high yields and efficiency.
Eramet, a French mining and metallurgical group,
and ÉS, an Alsatian energy company and producer of local renewable
energy, deepen their cooperation through a memorandum of
understanding with the objective to eventually operate a geothermal
lithium extraction, refining and production capacity.
Within the framework of this partnership, ÉS
will bring its knowledge of the geology of the North Alsatian
territory and its subsoil, its expertise in the sustainable
production of high-temperature geothermal energy, its know-how in
electricity and heat marketing, and its historical roots in
Alsace.
Eramet will bring its a unique and innovative
Direct Lithium Extraction process previously developed for its
Centenario project in Argentina, as well as its know-how in the
extraction, refining, production and marketing of lithium, a
critical metal for the energy transition and the manufacture of
electric batteries.
Eramet and ÉS envisage an annual production of
approximately 10,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate. This 100% French
production corresponds to the needs of approximately 250,000
electric vehicle batteries per year. It could start before the end
of the decade if the partners make the Final Investment Decision,
which would take place within four years.
This project would also make it possible to
produce decarbonised geothermal energy and would contribute to the
economic development and energy transition of the Alsace
region.
Christel
Bories, CEO and Chair of Eramet,
said: "This innovative and sustainable project is perfectly in line
with our Group's strategy, which aims to produce the metals needed
for the energy transition in a responsible manner and strengthens
French and European sovereignty for the supply of lithium, which is
critical in the battery value chain. We are delighted to be able to
rely on ÉS, an experienced partner with recognised know-how."
Cédric Lewandowski, Chairman of
the Board of Directors of Électricité de Strasbourg, said: "The
sustainable use of the lithium contained in the geothermal water
from the Alsatian subsoil is a key development area for the
sustainable production of batteries and a strategic opportunity for
France. Moreover, high-temperature geothermal energy in Alsace is
helping to accelerate the production of local renewable energy. In
the field of renewable energies, as in all its activities, ÉS is
developing this project as a responsible energy provider. Eramet is
an experienced partner, recognised worldwide for its know-how,
which shares our values and recognises our ambition for Alsace. Our
actions will be carried out in consultation with all the
stakeholders in Alsace to ensure a responsible energy future for
the region and its inhabitants.”
ABOUT ERAMET
Eramet transforms the Earth’s mineral resources
to provide sustainable and responsible solutions to the growth of
the industry and to the challenges of the energy transition.
Its employees are committed to this through
their civic and contributory approach in all the countries where
the mining and metallurgical group is present.
Manganese, nickel, mineral sands, lithium, and
cobalt: Eramet recovers and develops metals that are essential to
the construction of a more sustainable world.
As a privileged partner of its industrial
clients, the Group contributes to making robust and resistant
infrastructures and constructions, more efficient means of
mobility, safer health tools and more efficient telecommunications
devices.
Fully committed to the era of metals, Eramet’s
ambition is to become a reference for the responsible
transformation of the Earth’s mineral resources for living well
together.
www.eramet.com
ABOUT ELECTRICITE DE STRASBOURG
Électricité de Strasbourg (ÉS) is developing its
activities to offer Alsace a future with low-carbon energy. ÉS is
turning Alsace to an energy territory committed for the future
through the production of local renewable energy, the supply of
energy incorporating a growing share of renewable energy and the
search for energy efficiency in its installations dedicated to its
customers.
ÉS advises and supports its clients by proposing
an innovative energy approach to meet the challenges of the
region's energy transition. ÉS has placed responsibility and trust
at the heart of its relationship with its clients and partners, and
of the Alsace region.
www.es.fr
INVESTOR
CONTACT Director of Investor Relations
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PRESS CONTACT ELECTRICITE DE
STRASBOURG
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