XTRACT 1st Periodic Review Meeting
The XTRACT consortium held its 1st Periodic Review Meeting on 10–11 September 2025 in Athens and Lavrion, Greece. Hosted by NTUA/AMDC, TUBAF and Acceligence, the meeting brought together all partners, the Project Officer, and the external expert appointed by HADEA to assess the project’s progress and achievements. The first day of the meeting took place…
XTRACT Project Webinar #1 Wrap-Up
Exploring Phytoremediation and Phytomining with Trees and Plants Under Circular Economy 📌 On 7 July 2025, the Horizon Europe XTRACT project successfully hosted a webinar titled “Novel Phytoremediation Solution and Concurrent Metal Phytomining Using Trees and Plants as Part of the Circular Economy.” The session, co-organised by the Technical University of Crete (TUC) and the…
XTRACT Campaign on the Zero Emission Mine of the Future
We are excited to launch the first awareness video of the XTRACT project, introducing our vision for the Zero Emission Mine of the Future. 📌 Project summaryXTRACT introduces the concept of the Zero Emission Mine of the Future by developing innovative technologies for sustainable and low-emission mining. The project addresses the most emission-intensive parts of…
New Synergy Announcement: XTRACT and Mine.io Project
A new synergy has been established between XTRACT and Mine.io! Mine.io, a Holistic Digital Mine 4.0 Ecosystem, is a €14M, 42-month project bringing together 25 partners focused on industrialization, informatization, and sustainable development of the mining sector. It aims to provide solutions that will build a novel mining digital ecosystem and a systemic structure for…
Addressing the Challenge of Sustainable Mining
The Problem While there is a clear path to creating zero-carbon mining, the pace of change still needs to be improved. The latest UN report on climate change shows that the overall curve of global emissions is bending downward, but not enough to reach the 1.5°C target before the end of the century. According to…
XTRACT Project Joins the Materials for Batteries Cluster Hub
Date : 30/08/2024 We are proud to announce that the XTRACT project has been included in the prestigious Materials for Batteries Cluster Hub. This initiative is designed to foster collaboration among EU-funded projects and to explore the specific innovative technologies being developed in the battery materials sector. The Cluster Hub “Production of raw materials for…
XTRACT Partners’ Insightful Journey to Pilot Site 1
Date : 30/05/2024 On May 30th, a collaborative team from XTRACT partners – TUBAF, Saxore, BRGM, and GEOS – conducted a site visit to the Tellerhäuser deposit in Pöhla, Germany. This significant event marks a pivotal moment in the project’s initiative to establish an innovative in-situ bioleaching plant. The visit aimed to assess the suitability…