The NERC funded GWatt project was coming to an end. We have been studying the Porthtowan fault zone in Cornwall as a reservoir for deep geothermal energy. A final dissemination workshop was held with project partners and industry. Led by Dr. Robin Shail from Camborne School of Mines we also had a final field visit […]
Our Vision
We work at the interface between Geology, Geomechanics, Petrophysics and Geochemistry to solve questions relating to subsurface CO2 storage, geothermal energy, unconventional resources or energy storage. We combine state-of-the-art, advanced and novel laboratory methods with analytical and numerical modelling to amplify the understanding of the opportunities and risks of these technologies to enable an informed […]
Recent Projects
▼ Current Projects ★ Small Angle Scattering to analyse microporous materials InvestigatorsAndreas Busch (PI), Amirsaman Rezaeyan, Jingsheng Ma Funded through several beam times by MLZ Garching ★ Fault stress field and frictional characteristics in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs and Coal Mines InvestigatorsAndreas Busch (PI), Sabine den Hartog CollaboratorProf. Wei Li, China University of Mining and Technology, […]
Recent Publications
Busch, A., Hangx, S., Vialle, S., Rizzo, R.E. and Kampman, N., 2023. Mechanical weakening of a mudrock seal by reaction with CO2-charged fluids. Geology. https://doi.org/10.1130/G51250.1
Welcome to New Members 2022/2023
We welcome Sahyuo Achuo Dze as a PhD candidate (working on Fault flow with Andreas Busch) and Nick Harpers as a PDRA (working on AI in CCS as part of the ECO-AI project).
