{"id":435,"date":"2024-03-26T17:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natuerlich-kurpfalz.eu\/unser-team\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:57:24","slug":"unser-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natuerlich-kurpfalz.eu\/en\/unser-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our team"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"block_e8297fc915acbcbee9ca7d7674ecdd1d\" class=\"block__text-media-hero block relative -mt-14 block_margin\">\n\n  <div class=\"relative bg-[url(316)] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat\">\n\n          <div class=\"absolute inset-0\">\n        <figure class=\"m-0 h-full\">\n <div class=\"ratio no-ratio h-full\">     <img width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" src=\"https:\/\/v-er.eu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/07.-Juli-2023-Sommerfest-Felt-1523-scaled.jpg\" class=\"object-cover h-full w-full wp-image\" alt=\"Unser Team beim Sommerfest\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" 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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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-last-item\">The aim behind all this is to reduce the CO<sub>2<\/sub> 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.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"relative\"\n  x-data=\"getSwiper({&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;allowTouchMove&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:{&quot;delay&quot;:2500,&quot;disableOnInteraction&quot;:false}})\"\n  x-init=\"initSwiper(breakpoints.none)\"\n  x-on:resize.window=\"initSwiper(breakpoints.none)\">\n\n  <div class=\"swiper overflow-unset\" x-ref=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper row flex-nowrap\">\n      <div class=\"swiper-slide col-4 md:col-3 mt-14\">\n                <figure class=\"m-0 w-full\">\n <div class=\"no-ratio\">     \n <\/div> <figcaption\n    class=\"text-muted text-end mt-1\">\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n  \n<\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n<section id=\"block_62b03972613009ecceb10759a07396d0\" class=\"block__members block block_margin\">\n    <div class=\"bg-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row gap-y-14\">\n        <div class=\"col-12 lg:col-6\">\n  <h2 >\n          <span class=\"PreHeadline block text-3xl hyphens-auto font-bold text-secondary font-highlight\">Our team<\/span>\n              <span class=\"Headline block hyphens-auto text-primary\">Here for you on site<\/span>\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"block\">\n      <p class=\"mb-last-item\">Our experienced team ensures the successful implementation of our project in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-last-item\">Would you like to get in touch with us? For regional inquiries, you can reach us at regio@v-er.eu.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  \n\n  \n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"row gap-y-6\">\n                                          <div class=\"col-12 md:col-6 xl:col-4\">\n                  <div class=\"modal h-full\" x-data=\"{open: false}\" x-cloak>\n  <div class=\"h-full\" @click=\"open = true\">\n    <div class=\"h-full group\">\n  <div class=\"singe-tile rounded-2xl overflow-hidden shadow-even hover:scale-[1.01] transition duration-300 h-full flex flex-col\">\n    <div class=\"block relative\">\n      <figure class=\"m-0 w-full\">\n <div class=\"ratio ratio ratio-4x3\">     <img width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" src=\"https:\/\/v-er.eu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Thomas-Bening-Lukas-Gawenda-scaled.jpg\" class=\"object-cover wp-image\" alt=\"Ihr Kontakt in der Region: Thomas Bening\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/v-er.eu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/Thomas-Bening-Lukas-Gawenda-scaled.jpg 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class=\"p-6 pt-10 flex flex-col justify-center flex-1 bg-primary\">\n      <div class=\"block text-center\">\n        <p class=\"text-white mb-1\">Head of Regionalmanagement<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"mb-0\">\n              <span class=\"Headline block hyphens-auto text-white text-2xl font-bold\">Thomas Bening<\/span>\n      <\/h3>\n        <a @click.prevent class=\"btn textlink-secondary mt-6\"> Read more<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"fixed inset-0 flex items-center justify-center z-30 before:content-[attr(before)] before:backdrop-blur-sm before:inset-0 before:fixed before:z-30\"\n    before=\"\"\n    x-show=\"open\" \n    x-transition:enter=\"transition ease-out duration-300\" \n    x-transition:enter-start=\"blur-none\" \n    x-transition:enter-end=\"backdrop-blur-sm\"\n    x-transition:leave=\"transition ease-in duration-300\" \n    x-transition:leave-start=\"backdrop-blur-sm\"\n    x-transition:leave-end=\"blur-none\"\n    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class=\"col-9 flex items-center\">\n                            <h3 class=\"mb-0\">\n          <span class=\"PreHeadline block hyphens-auto text-secondary text-lg font-bold font-base\">Head of Regionalmanagement<\/span>\n              <span class=\"Headline block hyphens-auto text-primary text-3xl font-bold\">Thomas Bening<\/span>\n      <\/h3>\n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"col-12\">\n                            <p class=\"mb-last-item\">As Head of Regional Management and Public Affairs, Thomas Bening plays a central role in shaping Vulcan\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-last-item\">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.<\/p>\n\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n      <button class=\"mt-4 px-4 py-2 bg-coral-red text-white rounded-full rotate-45 shadow-2xl border-4 border-white absolute right-0 -top-3 cursor-pointer\"\n        @click=\"open = false\">\n        <span>+<\/span>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>                <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"col-12 md:col-6 xl:col-4\">\n                  <div class=\"modal h-full\" x-data=\"{open: false}\" x-cloak>\n  <div class=\"h-full\" @click=\"open = true\">\n    <div class=\"h-full group\">\n  <div class=\"singe-tile rounded-2xl overflow-hidden shadow-even hover:scale-[1.01] transition duration-300 h-full flex 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He also earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Geology from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-last-item\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-last-item\">With more than 20 peer-reviewed publications and over 120 conference papers and presentations, he has made a significant contribution to the scientific community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-last-item\">Dr. B\u00e4r has been with Vulcan for over two years. 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During his studies, he worked as a research assistant in the Applied Geothermal Energy group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-last-item\">Since August 2023, he has been working at Vulcan, where he is primarily responsible for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>supporting the development and implementation of geothermal, pipeline, and lithium extraction projects,<\/li>\n<li>preparing techno-economic analyses of heat projects, and<\/li>\n<li>project and licensing management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n      <button class=\"mt-4 px-4 py-2 bg-coral-red text-white rounded-full rotate-45 shadow-2xl border-4 border-white absolute right-0 -top-3 cursor-pointer\"\n        @click=\"open = false\">\n        <span>+<\/span>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>                <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n<section id=\"block_203d5c07a5773ace3cce3a2af4fe1d87\" class=\"block__text-media block overflow-x-clip block_margin\">\n      <div>\n  <svg height=\"20\" width=\"100\" class=\"h-8 md:h-12 lg:h-20 w-full  text-primary\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 10\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n  <polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"0 10 10 0 10 10\"><\/polygon>\n  <\/svg>\n<\/div>    <div class=\"bg-primary pt-12 lg:pt-20 pb-20\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-12 flex items-center lg:col-7 xl:col-6\">\n          <div class=\"w-full flex flex-col flex-nowrap items-end\">\n            <div class=\"mx-auto lg:mx-0 col-12 md:col-10 lg:col-11\">\n                              <h2 >\n          <span class=\"PreHeadline block text-3xl hyphens-auto font-bold font-highlight text-secondary\">Working at Vulcan<\/span>\n              <span class=\"Headline block hyphens-auto text-white\">Fancy <strong>joining in? <\/strong><\/span>\n      <\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"mx-auto lg:mx-0 \">\n                <div class=\"text-white\">\n                  <p class=\"mb-last-item\">There is a lot to do and a lot to achieve at Vulcan. 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