Descripción del proyecto
Formar a la nueva generación de expertos en geoenergía
Los proyectos de geoenergía pueden llegar a contribuir considerablemente a reducir el cambio climático. No obstante, su naturaleza subterránea y la interacción de varios procesos, como el flujo de fluidos, la geomecánica y la geoquímica, provocan que sean complejos. El proyecto SMILE, financiado con fondos europeos, formará a una nueva generación de investigadores para superar estos desafíos y predecir mejor esos procesos acoplados. Así se podrán desarrollar nuevas soluciones para un adecuado despliegue de fuentes de energía subsuperficiales con bajas emisiones de carbono, al tiempo que se protegen las aguas subterráneas y los ecosistemas relacionados. El proyecto formará a los investigadores en la modelización experimental, matemática y numérica de procesos acoplados, ampliando la escala de las técnicas y la supervisión de la deformación terrestre mediante datos de campo obtenidos con pruebas piloto altamente instrumentadas e instalaciones industriales. El objetivo es formar a investigadores competitivos con habilidades tanto técnico-científicas como transferibles.
Objetivo
Geo-energies, such as geothermal energy, CO2 storage and underground energy storage, have a great potential to contribute to meet the Paris Agreement targets on climate change. Yet, their deployment has been hindered by a lack of a full understanding of the processes that are induced in the subsurface by large-scale fluid injection/extraction. The various processes involved (e.g. fluid flow, geomechanical, geochemical and thermal effects) imply complex interactions that cannot be predicted without considering the dominant coupled processes, which is rarely done. As a result, some early geo-energy projects have occasionally developed unpredicted consequences, such as felt and damaging induced earthquakes, gas leakage and aquifer contamination, dampening public perception on geo-energies. SMILE aims at overcoming these challenges in developing geo-energy solutions by training a new generation of young researchers that will become experts in understanding and predicting coupled processes. Thus, they will be capable of proposing innovative solutions for the successful deployment of subsurface low-carbon energy sources while protecting groundwater and related ecosystems. To achieve this ambitious goal, the early-stage researchers will be exposed to an interdisciplinary training on experimental, mathematical and numerical modelling of coupled processes, upscaling techniques and ground deformation monitoring using field data from highly instrumented pilot tests and industrial sites. The training in SMILE has been designed by both academic and industrial partners to train competitive researchers with both technical-scientific and transferable skills to enhance their employability in academia, industry and public sector. The outputs of the project will be largely disseminated. Outreach to society will be achieved through a conspicuous series of initiatives. SMILE will make a significant contribution to the societal challenges of securing clean and low-carbon energy sources.
Ámbito científico
CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.
CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologyhydrogeology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologyseismology
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational sciencemultiphysics
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energygeothermal energy
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN - HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral NetworksCoordinador
28006 Madrid
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