GeoEnergy

 

Energy is vital to the functioning of our society. We need energy to heat our homes, produce food, transport, etc. However, energy consumption poses two significant challenges. First, our massive dependency on fossil fuels increases atmospheric CO2 and accelerates climate change. Second, domestic energy production is decreasing, so we have become more dependent on suppliers outside Europe, in some cases unreliable or unsustainable supplies. The EU aims to tackle these challenges through the Green Deal by increasing domestic renewable energy, reducing consumption, and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.

In EGS, this topic is dealt with in the GeoEnergy Expert Group.

Many European and regional projects have been carried out during the last decades to address energy-related issues related to fossil fuel resources, Carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity, geothermal energy potential, shale gas and shale oil plays, etc. GeoERA substantially increased the knowledge about GeoEnergy.

 

Related projects

Roll-out of Deep Geothermal Energy in North-West Europe
DGE-ROLLOUT
Roll-out of Deep Geothermal Energy in North-West Europe
DGE-ROLLOUT facilitates the use of deep geothermal energy as climate-friendly energy resource to reduce CO2 emissions and to protect the environment i...
3D geomodelling for Europe
3DGEO-EU
3D geomodelling for Europe
This project demonstrates cross-border harmonization methods, focusing on uncertainty, fault data modeling, and consistency in 3D models, crucial for ...
Cross-border, cross-thematic multiscale framework for combining geological models and data for resource appraisal and policy support
GeoConnect³d
Cross-border, cross-thematic multiscale framework for combining geological models and data for resou...
The GeoConnect³d project developed and tested a new methodological approach to prepare and disclose geological information in a more useful and unders...
Hazard and Impact Knowledge for Europe
HIKE
Hazard and Impact Knowledge for Europe
The HIKE project aimed at stimulating the development of common information repositories and a knowledge sharing infrastructure in order to support in...
Geological Analysis and Resource Assessment of selected Hydrocarbon systems
GARAH
Geological Analysis and Resource Assessment of selected Hydrocarbon systems
The GARAH project main result was a harmonized, scientific based, geological analysis and assessment of the conventional and unconventional hydrocarbo...
Mapping and Assessment of Geothermal Plays in Deep Carbonate Rocks – Cross-domain Implications and Impacts
HotLime
Mapping and Assessment of Geothermal Plays in Deep Carbonate Rocks – Cross-domain Implications and I...
Hydrothermal systems in deep carbonate bedrock are among the most promising low-enthalpy geothermal plays across Europe. Apart from a few areas where ...
Managing Urban Shallow geothermal Energy
MUSE
Managing Urban Shallow geothermal Energy
MUSE investigated resources and possible conflicts of use associated with the use of shallow geothermal energy (SGE) in European urban areas

Other Scientific Themes

Basic Geology

Multiscale space-related datasets and data products are the fundamental components of geological baseline information delivered by national geological survey organisations. These datasets and products show and explain the geological architecture of the surface and subsurface of the Earth’s crust.

Boreholes

EGDI contains data on different sets of boreholes. Currently a WMS services is available.

Earth Observations and Geohazards

The systematic observation of the Earth’s surface and the monitoring of ground deformation allows the precise mapping and assessment of geohazards. Geohazards can have severe impacts on human lives and properties and may lead to serious socio-economic consequences.

Geochemistry

Chemical elements are the Earth’s building blocks. Geochemistry is the study of the distribution and concentration of Earth’s elements.

GeoERA

Establishing the European Geological Surveys Research Area to deliver a Geological Service for Europe (GeoERA).

Geoheritage

Earth’s geological processes are happening around us all the time. The results are often distinctive geological sites (geosites) that can be unique, visually appealing or have scientific value.

Geophysics

Geophysics studies the Earth's interior using physical properties measured at or above its surface and produces mathematical models to predict those properties.

Marine Geology

About two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. In line with this, Europe’s seas total about fifteen million square kilometres, fifty percent more than its land area.

Mineral Resources

We live in a mineral-based world. It has been said that “if you can’t grow it, you have to mine it”. Indeed, virtually everything we use on a daily basis is manufactured from the Earth’s mineral resources. Mineral raw materials provide us with our basic needs – energy, infrastructure, transportation, technology and more.

Urban Geology

Geological and geotechnical information about the subsurface of cities are of paramount importance and of high socio-economic value for their development and the maintenance of critical infrastructure.

Water Resources

Groundwater, present almost every where beneath our feet, is by far (99%) the largest freshwater resource on earth. As rain falls, it recharge and continuously feeds, rivers, lakes, wetlands and coastal waters.