The new research programme of the Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony (EFZN) ‘Transformation of the Energy System of Lower Saxony’ (TEN.efzn) will expand interdisciplinary, cross-location energy research in Lower Saxony. The aim of the programme is to strategically develop and re-profile Lower Saxony's energy research by 2030.
In this joint project, six research platforms are being funded by the zukunft.niedersachsen programme and the Volkswagen Foundation with a total of 58.2 million euros. The FZ:GEO is part of TEN.efzn with the research platform Geoenergy Systems.
The Geoenergy Systems research platform (funding amount: 5.5 million euros) uses an existing geological field site as an example to demonstrate the use of underground georeservoirs, i.e. porous rock formations, for the effective and sustainable supply of energy from renewable sources. The researchers want to show that these rock formations, which are widespread in Lower Saxony, can serve as sources and storage facilities for heat and energy carriers (e.g. hydrogen). Technical challenges, uncertainties and risks for the integration of georeservoirs into the energy system will also be analysed. FZ:GEO is involved with the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Environmental Physics in Civil Engineering (Prof. Dr Insa Neuweiler, spokesperson), the Institute of Risk and Reliability (Prof. Dr Michael Beer) and the Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics (Prof. Dr Monika Sester).
Further information on TEN.efzn can be found on the homepage of the Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony: EFZN.
