Justice Cancels a Deep Geothermal Exploration Order, but Validates the One on Lithium

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In the midst of controversy over the risks that could arise from the exploitation of deep geothermal energy in Alsace, the court annulled an exploration order granted by the Ministry of Energy to Vulcan Energy. A decision that does not concern lithium research.

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By a decision of 12 February 2026, the Administrative Court of Appeal of Nancy annulled, at the request of the municipality of Baldersheim, the ministerial order of 12 July 2024 which had granted an exclusive research permit (PER) for geothermal gites ...

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Geothermal: an exploration permit in Alsace cancelled by the court Admin FCE 12 Feb 2026 - 19:55 The Administrative Court of Appeal of Nancy announced on Thursday that it had cancelled an order authorizing the Vulcan Energy mining group to search for geothermal deposits in the basement of the Haut-Rhin, in particular for the car manufacturer Stellantis.Known by the municipality of Baldersheim, in the agglomeration of Mulhouse, the court annulled…

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The decision was rendered on Thursday 12 February: the Nancy Administrative Court of Appeal annulled the ministerial decree of July 2024 granting Vulcan Énergie France an exclusive licence to search for geothermal gites for a period of 5 years. Also filed by Mulhouse Alsace agglomeration (M2A) and 13 communes, the appeal against the search for lithium by the same company is rejected.