Vulcan's Project Our team.
A visionary and Experienced team.
Vulcan has proven itself as a competent, experienced and reliable partner in the realisation of projects in the field of deep geothermal energy and district heating. The OneVulcan team is also active in the field of research and development and endeavours to innovate and further improve existing processes, adapt and combine commercially proven technologies.
The aim behind all this is to reduce the CO2 emissions of lithium for battery production. The deployment of the entire OneVulcan team in research contributes to making work processes in the field of deep geothermal energy more material and resource efficient.
Our team Here for you on site
Our experienced team ensures the successful implementation of our project in the region.
Would you like to get in touch with us? For regional inquiries, you can reach us at regio@v-er.eu.
Head of Regionalmanagement Thomas Bening
As Head of Regional Management and Public Affairs, Thomas Bening plays a central role in shaping Vulcan’s public profile and regional communication with political representatives, municipalities, and local communities in the project regions. His extensive experience in politics provides him with a broad and well-established network.
Thomas studied law in Heidelberg and Frankfurt am Main and also completed training at the German School of Journalism. For more than 10 years, he worked on a range of assignments in Germany and internationally, supporting members of parliament and party officials in the German Bundestag, state parliaments, and the European Parliament.
Director New Business and Exploration Dr. Kristian Bär
Dr. Kristian Bär is an experienced geoscientist holding a Diplom‑Ingenieur degree and a Doctor of Natural Sciences from the Technical University of Darmstadt. He also earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Geology from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.
He has over 12 years of teaching and research experience at TU Darmstadt and in New Zealand. During this time, he contributed to local and international research and development projects in geothermal energy, focusing on exploration, asset assessment, potential studies, modeling, reservoir simulation, and reservoir stimulation. His work included assignments in countries such as Mexico, Iceland, Italy, France, Slovenia, Croatia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
With more than 20 peer-reviewed publications and over 120 conference papers and presentations, he has made a significant contribution to the scientific community.
Dr. Bär has been with Vulcan for over two years. He initially joined as a Geothermal Engineer and Project Development Manager and now serves as Head of New Business & Exploration.
Project Development Engineer Thomas Busley
Thomas Busley is a trained geoscientist (M.Sc.) and energy engineer (M.Sc.), both degrees earned at the Technical University of Darmstadt. During his studies, he worked as a research assistant in the Applied Geothermal Energy group.
Since August 2023, he has been working at Vulcan, where he is primarily responsible for:
- supporting the development and implementation of geothermal, pipeline, and lithium extraction projects,
- preparing techno-economic analyses of heat projects, and
- project and licensing management.
Working at Vulcan Fancy joining in?
There is a lot to do and a lot to achieve at Vulcan. That is why we are always looking to strengthen our highly motivated, successful team. Would you like to work with us to make the mobility of tomorrow climate-neutral? If so, we look forward to receiving your application.
