EnBW plans lithium extraction project in Germany

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG is planning to build a lithium extraction demonstrator in Bruchsal. The facility aims to scale up existing research operations to a production level of approximately 200 tons of lithium per year by extracting it from thermal water. This project is intended to provide practical experience for future commercial-scale plants and serves as an expansion of the company's activities in renewable energy and the energy transition.

In its financial reporting for the first half of 2026, EnBW reported an adjusted EBITDA of 2.268 billion euros, compared to 2.420 billion euros in the previous year. The company confirmed an adjusted EBITDA forecast for the full year 2026 of between 4.6 and 5.1 billion euros. Gross investments for the first half of the year totaled 2.4317 billion euros.