CO₂ & Hydrogen Geological Storage
PANEL OF EXPERTS
01 Mission
02 Experts
04 Events
05 Publications
Mission
Advancing CO₂ and Hydrogen storage with geological expertise for a sustainable future.
The mission of the Panel of Experts on CO₂ and Hydrogen Geological Storage is closely aligned with the principal objectives of the European Federation of Geologists, which are representing, safeguarding and promoting the geological profession, promoting best practices and responsible use of resources, and establishing policies on environmental matters and sustainability. The current development of CO₂, natural hydrogen exploration and Hydrogen geological storage makes these objectives highly relevant for the topic of energy storage. The success of CCS will largely depend on how reliably CO₂ can and will be stored, while the new era to Hydrogen relies on Hydrogen geological storage and the various colors for hydrogen, justifying the dedicated mission of the PE CO₂ and Hydrogen
Geological Storage: emphasising the role of professional geologists and the importance of the geological perspective in the overall concept of CO₂ and Hydrogen storage.
This panel of experts has been created in October 2008. Before it was part of the ”Panel of Experts on Geothermal Energy and CO₂ Sequestration” and the “Panel of experts on CO₂ storage”.
Experts
Kris Welkenhuysen (Belgium), Nuno da Silva (Belgium & Portugal), Gyorgy Falus (Hungary), Deirdre Lewis (Ireland), Nick O’Neill (Ireland), Federico Spagnoli (Italy), Henk J.M Pagnier (NL), Ilka von Dalwigk (Sweden), Juan Alonso Aparte (Spain), Miloš Markič (Slovenia), Tonći Grgasović (Croatia), Kris Piessens (Belgium), Michael Haschke (Germany)
Nikolaos Koukouzas
COORDINATOR
Activities
Support to the European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP)
November 2024
Launch of EFG Policy Manifesto: Geology’s Vital Contribution to European Competitiveness
SEPTEMBER 2023 - EFG RESPONSE TO PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL CARBON MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
In September 2023, EFG contributed to the European Commission’s public consultation on an Industrial Carbon Management Strategy (CFE (2023) 3659176). Read our response here.
JULY 2023 - EFG POSITION ON EU NET ZERO INDUSTRY ACT CONSULTATION
In July 2023, EFG submitted feedback on the European Commission’s European Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) proposal. Read our response here.
OCTOBER 2020 - STATE OF THE ART REPORT ON CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE
The report offers an introduction to carbon sequestration technologies in use or being investigated, especially in the energy industry, which emits a considerable amount of CO₂ in the course of producing the materials, fuel and power that make our lifestyles possible. The earth sciences are fundamental in many of these technologies, meaning that geoscientists and geoengineers have an essential role in sustainable progress.
Events
October 2024: Media Partnership with HNAT 2024
November 2021: COP26 side event: Hydrogen: Red Herring or Silver Bullet, 10 November 2021
Publications
Poster: CO2 Capture and Storage, January 2008
Monitoring the EU policy
EU funding
EU institutions involved:
Other platforms we invite you to follow
CO2ReMoVe FP6 project
