[Geodynamics] EGU26 Session ERE1.8 Multi-scale subsurface processes, fluid systems and raw materials supporting the energy transition

[Judith Bott]

Dear colleagues,

We kindly invite you to participate in the *EGU26 session ERE1.8 
“Multi-scale subsurface processes, fluid systems and raw materials 
supporting the energy transition: scientific challenges and 
interdisciplinary approaches”*.

Please submit your abstract via the following link: 
https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Q2wCCE8wmrt0mjxRrtNfMF7NDS6?domain=meetingorganizer.copernicus.org 
<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Q2wCCE8wmrt0mjxRrtNfMF7NDS6?domain=meetingorganizer.copernicus.org>

Note the *abstract submission deadline is 15 January 2026 at 13:00 CET*.

_Session abstract_

Geodynamic and tectonic processes interacting across scales are the key 
engines in shaping the structural, thermal and petrological 
configuration of the crust and lithosphere. They constantly modify the 
thermal, hydraulic and mechanical rock properties, ultimately leading to 
a heterogeneous endowment of (often co-located) subsurface resources. 
Supporting the transition to sustainable low-carbon economies at scale 
poses significant challenges and opportunities for the global geoscience 
community. Improved integration and tighter interdisciplinary 
understanding of the subsurface processes that can provide access to 
alternative energy supplies and critical raw materials is needed, as are 
unifying science-backed exploration strategies and resource assessment 
workflows.

This session aims to improve our scientific understanding of the 
pathways and interdependencies that lead to the concentration of 
economic quantities of energy carriers or noble gases, mineral 
resources, and the formation of exploitable geothermal reservoirs. 
Further, it also focuses on providing input for exploration 
decision-making and scientific input for policy making as well as for 
the strategic planning of collaborative research initiatives.

We invite studies on observational data analysis, instrumentation, 
numerical modeling, laboratory experiments, and geological engineering, 
with an emphasis on integrated approaches/datasets which address the 
geological history of such systems as well as their spatial 
characteristics for sub-topics such as:

  * *Geothermal systems*: key challenges in successfully exploiting
    geothermal energy are related to observational gaps in lithological
    heterogeneities and tectonic (fault) structures and sweet-spotting
    zones of sufficient permeability for fluid extraction.
  * *Geological (white/natural) hydrogen (H2) and helium (He)
    resources*: potential of source rocks, conversion kinetics,
    migration and possible accumulation processes through geological
    time, along with detection, characterisation, and quantification of
    sources, fluxes, shallow subsurface interactions and surface leakage.
  * *Ore deposits*: To meet the global continued demand for metal
    resources, new methods are required to discover new ore deposits and
    assess the spatio-temporal and geodynamic characteristics of
    favourable conditions to generate metallogenic deposits, transport
    pathways, and host sequences.

Please feel free to*forward this invitation* to any people you think may 
be interested.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

Looking forward to your contribution.

Your convener team

Meike Bagge, Christian Heine, Judith Bott, Maximilian Hasch, Sascha Brune


-- 
Dr. Judith Bott
Section 4.5 Subsurface Process Modelling
Phone +49 (0)331 6264 1342
Email: judith.bott at gfz.de
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*GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences*
Foundation under public law of the federal state of Brandenburg
Telegrafenberg, D-14473 Potsdam
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