European Geologist Journal

Geology at the interdisciplinary nexus: Why does collaboration matter

A Geological Service for Europe – building trust through interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration 

by Julie Hollis, Philippe Calcagno, Guillaume Bertrand, Daniel de Oliveira, Philippe Negrel, Enrique Díaz-Martínez, Francesco La Vigna, Eleftheria Poyiadji, Nathalie Tonné, Sytze van Heteren, Nicola Dakin, Klaus Hinsby, Peter van der Keur, Gunter Siddiqi, Dana Čápová and Francesco Pizzocolo

Deep planning: improving underground developments through inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration on geosystem services by Jenny Norrman, Olof Taromi Sandström, Maria de Lourdes Melo Zurita, Fredrik Mossmark, Emrik Lundin Frisk, Lorena Melgaço, Tore Söderqvist, Paula Lindgren, Yevheniya Volchko, Victoria Svahn

Virtual field trips and experiences as a tool to bridge the gap between earth and social sciences 

by Daniel Becerra Romero and Ioannis Basdos

Understanding the narratives in the public debate about mining in Europe

by Vitor Correia, Luis Rosendo, and Eberhard Falck

Advancements in Forensic Geology: Geological, Police and Law Enforcement Collaboration 

by Dr Laurance John Donnelly

Capturing the social acceptability of geothermal energy in northern Canada: An interdisciplinary initiative involving communities 

by Alice Friser, Fiona Chapman, Mafalda M. Miranda, Diane Gorcy and Jasmin Raymond

Geoscience in policy making: past experience, current practice and future opportunities

Geology in legislation making: Past experience, and future opportunities in Europe 

by Tamas Hamor, Pavlos Tyrologou and Maria Hamor-Vido

Progress and ambitions of the European Geological Survey Organisations in delivering harmonised subsurface data as the basis for informed energy transition policy by Julie Hollis, Francesco Pizzocolo, Francesco La Vigna, Kris Piessens and Jorgen Tulstrup

Communicating geothermal geoscience results to improve public policies and social acceptance of geothermal energy 

by Dario Bonciani, Amel Barich, Marco Vichi, Alice Pippucci and Loredana Torsello

Geological studies for regional and urban planning in Greece 

by Nikolaos Depountis

Policymaking and geosciences: the case of Critical Raw Materials in Italy 

by Mauro Lucarini, Fiorenzo Fumanti, Lucio Martarelli and Monica Serra

Science-based data service to accelerate geothermal developments in Hungary 

by Annamaria Nador

Geological policy in Spain by Manuel Regueiro y Gonzalez-Barros

The role of geology in the transition to clean energy – The contribution of hydrogen and carbon capture, storage and utilisation

The place of natural hydrogen in the energy transition: A position paper

by Eric C. Gaucher, Isabelle Moretti, Nicolas Pélissier, Glen Burridge and Nicolas Gonthier

Techno-Economic Evaluation of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage; Case Study of Scenarios in Western Macedonia, Greece 

by Nikolaos Koukouzas, Rania Karametou,  Dimitrios Karapanos, George S. Maraslidis, Pavlos Tyrologou, Paula Coussy, Anders Nermoen, Julio Carneiro, Paulo Mesquita and Paula Canteli

by Alejandra Tovar, Kris Piessens and Kris Welkenhuysen

Geothermal energy – A geological contribution to the energy transition

Geothermal use and potential of the Lund Sandstone in SW Skåne, Sweden 

by Mikael Erlström and Jan-Erik Rosberg

Exploring low enthalpy geothermal energy in Costa Rica: A pilot project to improve tourism energy matrix efficiency 

by Agustín F. Solano-Arguedas, Ingrid Vargas-Azofeifa, Kenia Barrantes-Jiménez, Geovanni Carmona-Villalobos, Kattia Solís-Ramírez, Karina Rodríguez-Mora, Yoselyn Álvarez-Saborío and Pedro Casanova-Treto

Public perceptions of geothermal projects: New ways of measuring and monitoring local acceptance and social impacts 

by Jan Hildebrand, Alena Jahns, Lea Schwarz and Amel Barich

Geothermal resources for energy transition: A review of research undertaken for remote northern Canadian communities 

by Mafalda M. Miranda, Félix-Antoine Comeau, Jasmin Raymond, Louis Gosselin, Stephen E. Grasby, Andrew Wigston, Alireza Dehghani-Sanij, Sarah Sternbergh and Serge Perreault

Pathways to better integrate geothermal energy at its full technological scale in European heating and cooling networks 

by Gregor Goetzl, Jessica Chicco, Christopher Schifflechner, Joao Figueira, Georgios Tsironis and Aleksandrs Zajacs

Community Funding for Geothermal Energy 

by Georgie Friederichs, Ronald Kleverlaan, Christina Baisch and Isabel Fernandez

Geothermal resources research in a granitic basement – the Braga area case study (NW Portugal) 

by Bruno Pereira, Margarida Antunes, Helena Sant’ovaia, Luís Gonçalves, Cláudia Cruz, João Azevedo and Jorge Oliveira

CROWDTHERMAL services for the energy transition and the Green Deal 

by Isabel Fernández, Márcio Tameirao Pinto and Tamas Miklovicz

The H2020 project REFLECT – Redefining fluid properties at extreme conditions to optimise future geothermal energy extraction 

by Katrin Kieling, Simona Regenspurg, Laurent André, Chris Boeije, Deirdre Clark, Mustafa M. Demir, Florian Eichinger, Pilar Junier, Andrew D. Kilpatrick, Károly Kovács, Justine Mouchot, Pejman Shoeibi Omrani, Anne Pluymakers, Alberto Sánchez Miravalles, Ásgerður K. Sigurðardóttir, Sissel O. Viig, Laura Wasch and the REFLECT team

Topic – Climate change – Increasing resilience with geological knowledge

Pan-European geological data, information, and knowledge for a resilient, sustainable, and collaborative future 

by Julie Hollis, Stephanie Bricker, Dana Čápová, Klaus Hinsby, Hans-Georg Krenmayr, Phillippe Negrel, Daniel Oliveira, Eleftheria Poyiadji, Serge van Gessel, Sytze van Heteren, Guri Venvik

How to ensure better consideration and mitigation of the shrinkage–swelling risk of clays? 

by Steve Gruslin, Tiffany Hennebaut and Mattia Tirone

Topic – Soil – Our endangered food basis

Sustainable land-use alternatives in tropical rainforests? Evidence from natural and social sciences  

by Jörg Matschullat, Roberval Monteiro Bezerra de Lima, Sophie F. von Fromm, Gilvan Coimbra Martins, Mauana Schneider, Armin Mathis, Andrea Malheiros Ramos, Alexander Plessow and Kelly Kibler

GEMAS: Geochemistry of European agricultural and grazing land soil 

by Alecos Demetriades, Clemens Reimann, Manfred Birke, Philippe Négrel, Anna Ladenberger, Timo Tarvainen, Martiya Sadeghi and The GEMAS Project Team

Global assessment of soil pollution: The need for standardized methods

by Frank P.J. Lamé, Klaus Liphard, Marleen Schoemaker and Theresa Geßwein

Topic – Geotechnics – Building sustainable foundations

Policy trends and business opportunities for sustainability in geotechnics 

by Isabel Fernández Fuentes and José Estaire

Site appraisal in fractured rock media: coupling engineering geological mapping and geotechnical modelling 

by Helder I. Chaminé, Maria José Afonso, José Filinto Trigo, Liliana Freitas, Luís Ramos, and José Martins Carvalho

Deepening an old, verticalised pit: rock slope instability hazard assessment using a digitally augmented structural database (Flône limestone quarry, Belgium) 

by E. C. Frets, A. Gauffriau, N. Coussaert and J. Vanneste

Geotechnical challenges at Adriatic offshore gas platforms Subsidence due to exploitation at the Izabela Exploitation Field 

by Ratko Vasiljević

Topic – Let’s become geologists! Challenges and opportunities in geoscience education in Europe

Service learning in geoscience education 

by Marta Mileusnić

Out-of-classroom activities for geoscience education 

by Kyriaki Makri , Fotios Danaskos & Maria Tzima

The Science and Education Network for Sustainability in Estrela UNESCO Global Geopark 

by Hugo Gomes, Emanuel Castro, Magda Fernandes & Fábio Loureiro

Exploring the link between employer needs, employability and postgraduate module

design in a contemporary mining education framework by Benedikt Steiner & Hannah S.R. Hughes

Can we teach children geology using one of the world’s most popular video games? 

by Pontus Westrin, Théo Berthet, Rok Brajkovič, Eric Pirard, Mariaelena Murphy, Luca Bellucci, Karin Käär, Juan Herrera & Rachel Kavanagh

EGU (European Geosciences Union) Education Field Officer programme: teachers’ appreciation, perceptions and needs 

by Giulia Realdon, Guillaume Coupechoux, Gina P. Correia, Xavier Juan, Ramanathan Baskar, Yamina Bourgeoini & Chris King

Geoscience education through environmental ICT storytelling in primary education across Europe 

by N. Evelpidou, D. Pontikou, A. Komi, G. Saitis, K. Giannikopoulou, M-A. Gatou & A. Petropoulos

Integrating new tactics for mineral exploration and Social License to Operate into geoscientists’ training and life-long learning: Lessons learned through the INFACT Project 

by Marko Komac, Christina Benighaus, Elena Kozlovskaya, Leila Ajjabou & Cathryn MacCallum

Interactive methods of studying geology with Z-generation children 

by Hanna Liventseva & Maryna Krochak

Digital transformation and geoscience education: New tools to learn, new skills to grow 

by Antoine Bouziat, Julien Schmitz, Rémy Deschamps & Karine Labat

Student enrolment in geology from a systemic earth science education perspective: an Italian case study 

by Elena Bonaccorsi, Susanna Occhipinti, Alessandra Borghini & Roberto Greco

On all fours: report about a future geologist with a physical disability, or how to overcome the ‘fit professional’ stereotype 

by Nuria Guirado-Romero

Promoting the Earth System approach and the meaning of learning 

by N. Orion, R. Shankar, R. Greco & J.L. Berenguer

Topical – Mineral raw materials in Europe – Chances and challenges for domestic production

Battery minerals from Finland: Improving the supply chain for the EU battery industry using a geometallurgical approach 

by Quentin Dehaine, Simon P. Michaux, Jussi Pokki, Mari Kivinen & Alan R. Butcher 

The Italian Database GeMMA: from monitoring production to cataloguing mining wastes, a starting point for recovering critical raw materials from abandoned mines? 

by Mauro Lucarini, Roberta Carta, Fiorenzo Fumanti, Lucio Martarelli & Monica Serra

The Zinnwald Lithium Project: Transferring legacy exploration data into new mineral resources 

by Thomas Dittrich, Matthias Helbig, Kersten Kühn, Wolf-Dietrich Bock & Armin Müller

Hidden graphite resources in Turkey: a new supply candidate for Europe? 

by Alp İlhan, Ramazan Sarı & Yonca Yıldırım

How can universities and students increase domestic raw material knowledge to help production? Possibilities through examples 

by Máté Zs. Leskó, Lívia Majoros, Gábor Jakab, Richárd Z. Papp, Ferenc Kristály

Are the pan-European seas a promising source for critical metals supply? The project GeoERA-MINDeSEA 

by Javier González, Teresa Medialdea, Henrik Schiellerup, Irene Zananiri, Pedro Ferreira, Luis Somoza, Xavier Monteys & the MINDeSEA Team

Topical – Geological heritage in Europe

Croatian geological heritage related to historical mining and quarrying 

by Marta Mileusnić, Ana Maričić & Michaela Hruškova Hasan

The significance of the Lavrion mines in Greek and European Geoheritage 

by Argyrios Periferakis, Iordanis Paresoglou & Nikolaos Paresoglou

The mining heritage and history of the Silvermines area, County Tipperary, Ireland since the 13th century 

by Eamonn F. Grennan & Colin J. Andrew

Featuring slate: the German geoheritage initiative “Rock of the Year” in 2019 

by Christof Ellger & Manuel Lapp

Pikermi: a classical European fossil mammal geotope in the spotlight 

by Socrates Roussiakis, Panagiotis Filis, Stamatina Sklavounou, Ioannis Giaourtsakis, Nikos Kargopoulos & George Theodorou

The cretaceous clays of Baiso, Emilia-Romagna, Italy: A study for their touristic promotion 

by Giorgia Campana, Alessandro Ghinoi & Christian Marasmi

The Geological Wall in Berlin – Over 120 years of teaching geology 

by Ulrike Hörmann, Angela Ehling & Klaus Reinhold

The Geological Garden at Tata (Hungary): A geosite of outstanding scientific and geo-educational significance 

by István Szente, Erzsébet Harman-Tóth & Tamás G. Weiszburg

Evaporite dissolution sinkholes in the Dwejra Depression, Malta 

by Peter Gatt

Topical – Geology and the energy transition

Exploration of flooded mines as support to the battery industry and the energy transition in Europe 

by Giorgia Stasi, Isabel Fernandez & Yves Vanbrabant

Co-production of clean energy and metals – the CHPM concept 

by Éva Hartai, Tamás Madarász & the CHPM2030 Project Team

Use of depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs for geothermal energy and its significance in energy transfer toward a low-carbon economy: a paper factory project in Slatina, Croatia 

by Ratko Vasiljević

Topical – Oil and gas exploration in Europe – innovation and new technologies

Environmental issues of gas exploitation platforms in the North Adriatic offshore Croatia 

by R. Vasiljević

Oil seep detection based on historical and recent satellite SAR data and manual interpretation: Eratosthenes Seamount (ESM): a very shy oil-trap candidate? 

by C. Blaizot

Numerical simulation of innovative fracking without water or chemical additives 

by M. Zhengmeng Hou & F. Mehmood

Topical – Environmentally sustainable mining in Europe

The hunt for phi structures 

by A. Lambert

Sustainable development of low population density regions – The Lithium Project in Guarda (Portugal) 

by A.M. Antão & A. Carolino

Mining non-renewable mineral resources in a sustainable way 

by T. Kauppila

The application of European hazardous waste assessment to mining projects and implications for environmental sustainability 

by M. Cox, R. Bowell, C. Williams, J. Declercq, J. Charles, R. Warrender, C. Wickham

Riverbed aggregates dredging 

by T. Hámor & G. Kovács

Radically decreasing the emissions of fossil and renewable energy materials and waste landfills 

by R. I. Hargitai

Topical – Geology and a sustainable future

Developing, testing and demonstrating onshore storage of CO2: First results from the ENOS field sites 

by K. Piessens, R. Berenblyum, C. de Dios, V. Hladik, M. Koenen & K. Welkenhuysen

Resource sustainability – Geology is the solution 

by E. F. Grennan and J. A. Clifford

Resources for future generations – understanding earth and people 

by J. Thompson, L. Eagle & O. Bonham

Multi-source data integration of Lower Cretaceous units with geothermal potential in Lisbon region, Portugal, to support geological modelling 

by A. Ramada, R. Diaz & J. Carvalho

Clearing the sky from the clouds – The Mineral Intelligence Capacity Analysis (MICA) project 

by E. Machacek, W. E. Falck, C. Delfini, L. Erdmann, E. Petavratzi, E. van der Voet & D. Cassard

Future Mining – Thoughts on Mining Trends 

by O. Langefeld

The KINDRA project – towards Open Science in Hydrogeology for higher impact 

by I. Fernandez, M. Petitta, K. Hinsby, A. Cseko, P. Szucs, M. Garcia Padilla, E. Hartai, V. Bisevac, A. Stein, B. Bodo, P. van der Keur, V. Mikita, G. Van Leijen & C.M. García Alibrand

UNEXMIN: a new concept to sustainably obtain geological information from flooded mines 

by L. Lopes, N. Zajzon, S. Henley, C. Vörös, A. Martins & J. Miguel Almeida

Topical – Geothermal – the Energy of the Future

Combining energy production and mineral extraction – The CHPM2030 project 

by É. Hartai , B. Bodó & the CHPM2030 Team

Potential of geothermal systems in Picardy 

by E. Dourlat

Geothermal use of mine water 

by L.M. Lara, I. G. Colinas, M.T Mallada, A.E. Hernández-Battez & J.L. Viesca

Towards geological-economic modelling to improve evaluating policy instruments for geothermal energy – Case study for Belgium (Campine Basin) 

by E. Petitclerc, K. Welkenhuysen, S. Van Passel, K. Piessens, D. Maes & T. Compernolle

Geothermal energy developments in the district heating of Szeged 

by M. Osvald, J. Szanyi, T. Medgyes, B. Kóbor & A. Csanádi

ThermoProVal: towards improved guidelines for the realisation of borehole heat pumps in alpine geological settings 

by P. Christe, F. J. Baillifard & G. Steinmann

Rock power: Geothermal power simulations for schools 

by E. Devon, C. King & P. Kennett

Development of the first deep geothermal doublet in the Campine Basin of Belgium 

by S. Bos & B. Laenen

Geothermal subregions in Upper Pannonian sediments: A case study from East Hungary 

by E. Buday-Bódi, R. W. McIntosh and T. Buday

Hydrogeological modelling of geothermal waters in Pamukkale, western Anatolia, Turkey 

by N. Özgür, İ. Kıymaz, E. Uzun & D. S. Kutlu 

The Development and Deployment of Deep Geothermal Single Well (DGSW) Technology in the United Kingdom 

by M. A. Collins & R. Law

Topical – International collaboration on raw materials

Fostering International Cooperation on Raw Materials – the INTRAW Project and the European International Observatory for Raw Materials 

by D. Murguía, F. Brovko, M. Wenham, V. Correia & B. Bodo

European Geological Surveys cooperating on Raw Materials 

by G. Stanley

Future challenges in international cooperation for the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources with high added value in Europe 

by R. Esteban Pérez

Fostering the mining potential of the European Union 

by M. Pellegrini

Dimension Stones, a unique and attractive sector for international institutions and private investors: Outcomes from the International Conference STONECHANGE 2016 as a first step for the necessary future international cooperation 

by M. Cosi & P. Primavori

Resourcing Future Generations: A global effort to meet the world’s future needs head-on 

by E. Nickless

The participation of the company GET s.r.o. in Czech international development cooperation projects 

by J. Tvrdý, T. Pechar, L. Opekar & P. Hanzlík

Stepping up the international cooperation for the sustainable supply of raw materials 

by D. Carrilho

International Cooperation in Development of Mexican Raw Materials 

by B. P. Popkin

Topical – Sustainable land use

Managed aquifer recharge in the Marecchia alluvial fan (Rimini, Italy): trial and early results 

by P. Severi, L. Bonzi & V. Ferrari

Sustainable exploitation of mineral resources within an area of the Natura 2000 network 

by J. M. F. Carvalho, J. Meira, C. Marques, S. Machado, L. M. Mergulhão & J. Cancela

From engineering geosciences mapping towards sustainable urban planning 

by H. I. Chaminé, J. Teixeira, L. Freitas, A. Pires, R. S. Silva, T. Pinho, R. Monteiro, A. L. Costa, T. Abreu, J. F. Trigo, M. J. Afonso & J. M. Carvalho

Challenges and opportunities with charging for geological information in land use planning 

by E. Häggquist and L. Wårell

Towards 2020: groundwater research in Europe

MIN WIN-WIN – Minerals Reporting Standards

Geoarchaeology – Reconstructing our early history