Balkan Peninsula Lithium Energy Storage Power Supply Procurement Project

Will elevenes source lithium materials from Serbia?

Asked about whether the company intends to source lithium materials from Serbia, founder and CEO Nemanja Mikać told Balkan Green Energy News that the plan is to import the commodities. ElevenEs requires lithium iron phosphate for cathodes, he stressed. Mikać noted that Rio Tinto’s project is on hold in Serbia.

Is the EU lowering environmental standards for lithium mining?

The EU is lowering environmental standards for mining lithium and other materials for the energy transition, but the Western Balkans and other third countries are set to take an even heavier burden.

Where is the lithium project located?

Of note, the last one, which has the same name as a town in the northeast of Serbia, is actually in the country’s southwestern part. The Lopare project (early stage) is in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The areas under lithium exploration and those envisaged for exploration mostly have very fertile land and the population depends on agriculture.

Can Vulcan energy extract lithium from geothermal water without mining?

But Vulcan Energy is actually developing the technology to extract lithium from geothermal water, without mining. The list seems to be incomplete, as there is a lithium mining project in the Czech Republic, for instance, and geothermal extraction efforts in Italy and the United Kingdom.

Where is the biggest lithium cluster in Europe?

The map shows the biggest cluster is in the central part of the Balkan peninsula. It spans Serbia, Kosovo*, Albania, North Macedonia and the western part of Bulgaria. Vulcan Energy is developing the technology to extract lithium from geothermal water As for lithium, there are 20 projects in Europe, of which eight are in Serbia!

Is the extraction of lithium a threat to the environment?

The extraction of lithium, copper and other necessary commodities, on the other hand, is devastating nature and jeopardizing local communities. The administration in Brussels is set to lower the environmental bar, but the Western Balkans and other third countries may take an even heavier burden.