Future Pipe Industries is supporting the Europe energy transition

Future Pipe Industries is proud to support a major step forward in Europe’s energy transition through its collaboration with PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH.

FPI will supply Vulcan Energy’s flagship Lionheart Project with a glass-reinforced epoxy (GRE) pipeline system to connect geothermal power plants with lithium extraction facilities.

Located in the Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field between Germany and France, Lionheart – Vulcan’s first phase of production – is a lighthouse project for Europe’s energy and critical raw material resilience.

Lionheart involves the construction of an integrated lithium and renewable energy project targeting production capacity of 24,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM), enough for ca. 500,000 electric vehicle batteries per annum, with a co-product of 275 GWh of renewable power and 560 GWh of heat per annum for local consumers, over an estimated 30-year project life.

Lionheart Project highlights:
• Over 10 km of piping systems and fittings
• Large diameter pipelines up to DN700
• Designed for demanding operations at 40 bar pressure
• Delivery across 2026–2027

At the core of this infrastructure, FPI’s advanced composite pipe systems enable high-performance, corrosion-resistant, and long-lasting transport solutions, ideally suited for complex energy applications.

By integrating reliability with sustainability, this collaboration contributes to reducing environmental impact while supporting the development of critical raw materials essential for a low-carbon future.

Our involvement with Vulcan’s Lionheart Project reinforces Future Pipe Industries’ proven expertise in advanced composite piping solutions and its trusted role in delivering high-performance infrastructure for complex, sustainability-driven energy applications worldwide.