The importance of the subsurface to support the resilience of energy supply in Europe
Convener:
Gregor Goetzl
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Co-conveners:
Staša Borović,
Alla Shogenova,
Jessica Maria Chicco,
Vasiliki Gemeni
This session, jointly convened by EuroGeoSurveys – the Geological Surveys of Europe, ENeRG – the European Network for Research in Geo-Energy and the COST Action Geothermal-DHC, aims at integrated and interdisciplinary research related to the appraisal and management of the subsurface. This includes the use of sustainable geoenergy capacities (e.g., geothermal), the storage of clean energy carriers (e.g., hydrogen), the storage of heat and cold, CO2 storage, as well as the synergy of the mentioned technologies at one storage site or in one project. Expected contributions may cover recent developments and efforts regarding mapping, digital subsurface capacity models and management approaches to avoid conflicts of use or lock-in effects and provide synergy use of the subsurface. Special attention will be paid to concepts, approaches and scenarios supporting the efficient phasing-out of hydrocarbon exploitation while optimizing the re-use of existing data and infrastructure. Contributions interlinking geoscientific aspects with social sciences (e.g., social acceptance), environmental sciences and governance are also welcome.