Workshop “Potential of lithium mining in the Czech Republic and its use in advanced technologies”

President of the Czech Academy of Sciences Prof. Drahoš (left) and Dr. Breiter (right) during the opening of the workshop in the Parliament (photo Pavel Lisý).

Workshop “Potential of lithium mining in the Czech Republic and its use in advanced technologies” was held on October 17, 2016, within the cooperation between the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The scientific programme of the workshop was organized by Karel Breiter of the Institute of Geology CAS. Five talks given by foremost specialist of the Academy of Sciences, universities, Czech Geological Survey and mining companies covered topics ranging from geological exploration, through mining and processing of lithium in the Czech Republic, to potential use of lithium in energy storage.