Current Projects

 

The Geological Institute cooperates with national and international universities, research groups, governmental institutions and industry.

Here you can find a selection of current projects.

Project title

Research focus

KarboEx: Carboniferous limestones reinvestigated for geothermal use

Applied Regional Geology

Geothermal reservoir characterization of deep limestones in the Rhine-Ruhr region

Applied Regional Geology

E-Test: Investigation of the Carboniferous in the shallow subsurface of the Aachen-Liege-Maastricht region

Applied Regional Geology

Cyclical processes related to Underground Pumped Storage Power Plants (UPSP) using abandoned mines

Applied Regional Geology

SANDS – Single Grain Age Distribution in Thermochronological Samples

Structural Geology and Tectonics

Tectonics and carbonate platform development, Gabes-Tripoli Basin, offshore Libya

Tectonics and Sedimentary Systems

From reefs to drift: Miocene/Pliocene sedimentary change in the Browse Basin, NW Australia

Tectonics and Sedimentary Systems

Aragonite ooze, ooids and reefs: Neogene to Quaternary carbonate sedimentation on the Australian NW Shelf

Tectonics and Sedimentary Systems

NW Borneo fold-thrust belt: tectonic restoration and petroleum systems modelling

Tectonics and Sedimentary Systems

Footprints of ice: Ice loading and its effects on sedimentary basins and the carbon cycle

Tectonics and Sedimentary Systems

Facies analysis Zechstein-2 carbonates

Tectonics and Sedimentary Systems

Sustainability assessment of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle; MSc project with FZJ IEK-3

Sustainable Georessources Management

Techno-economic analysis of selected industrial sectors - glass, copper, zinc - using an energy system model; MSc project with FZJ IEK-3

Sustainable Georessources Management

An analysis of the framework conditions of a CO2 economy in NRW with a focus on transport and storage, taking into account geological conditions; MSc project with Open Grid Europe GmbH

Sustainable Georessources Management