ANRGLITER

GLITER: Integrative multiscale investigation of heat and lithium source and pathways in Deep geothermal System in a rift context: Focus on the Upper Rhine Graben

Aim : to improve understanding of the fundamental processes behind #lithium, its inhomogeneous distribution at depth and the conditions for its mobility via geothermal fluids.

Last News

💧♨️ 12/06/2025💡

➡️ The 5th general meeting of the GLITER project was held today at IFPEN, France in Rueil-Malmaison.

Partners

Coordinator : BRGM

The project

Description:

The GLITER project proposes an integrated and multi-scale investigation of the combined "geothermal and lithium" system in the perspective of a lithium-and-heat co-production, with an application in the deep geothermal system of the Upper Rhine Graben.

From two fundamental pillars to the understanding of the system (the geodynamics of the rift and its control on the circulation of hot fluids and the geochemical investigations relating to lithium source and mobilisation), an exploration workflow based on the adaptation of the numerical tools from Oil and Gas and on multiscale modelling will be developed.

Thanks to the holistic integration of knowledge and understanding acquired thanks to this workflow, GLITER will provide an overall model of the combined “geothermal and lithium” system, an unprecedented mapping of areas, where heat and lithium are sustainably available ("sweet spots"), and an adapted and tested exploration workflow.

https://anr.fr/Project-ANR-22-CE50-0027

Publications

To come soon ..

The Team

2022 kick off meeting in Paris