First geothermal drilling for Lithium de France
Pau, June 12, 2025 – Arverne Group (ISIN code : FR001400JWR8, mnemonic code ARVEN), announces the start of geothermal drilling operations in Schwabwiller, carried out by its subsidiary Lithium de France, in order to produce both renewable heat and lithium.
This launch is a major milestone in the Group’s development, made possible after obtaining the environmental authorization and a building permit.
The initial work on site involves civil engineering operations. Geothermal well drilling will begin after the summer. It will be pursued, once the necessary authorizations have been obtained, by the construction of the heat powerplant, and the installation of the demonstration plant to assess both lithium resources and the performance of the innovative Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology.
Information and updates on the operations will be shared throughout the project with the various local stakeholders.
Pierre Brossollet, Founder and CEO of Arverne Group : “These initial works bring our ambition to life: making geothermal energy a tangible solution to the major challenges of decarbonization. They also represent a big step toward more energy sovereignty for our country.”
Arverne Group specializes in harnessing underground resources and transforming them into environmentally-friendly, local, renewable energy that helps local communities prosper. An integrated industrial player, from exploration and drilling to production and sales to end-users, Arverne Group is positioned across the entire value chain, with the aim of becoming the French leader in geothermal energy and its by-products, including low-carbon geothermal lithium.
Founded in Pau in 2018, Arverne Group has organized the development of its activities around several subsidiaries, the main ones being 2gré (sale of geothermal heat), Lithium de France (extraction and sale of geothermal lithium), and Arverne Drilling Services, which operates drilling operations.
A company with a mission, Arverne Group is listed on the Tech Leaders segment of Euronext Paris (ISIN FR001400JWR8, mnemonic ARVEN).
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