Joint Dedicated Session: Sharing the Subsurface: Co-location of Geothermal, CCS, Hydrogen Storage and Offshore Wind
Tracks
CCS
| Wednesday, November 4, 2026 |
| 8:45 AM - 10:05 AM |
| Room C |
Details
The energy transition is rapidly increasing demand for subsurface space. Geothermal heat and power (often with critical mineral extraction), CO₂ storage, hydrogen and compressed-air storage, and offshore wind foundations are all competing for the same onshore and offshore domains — sometimes literally stacked above or beside one another. Co-location offers clear benefits: shared infrastructure, reduced surface footprint, and accelerated deployment. This dedicated session addresses potential synergies or conflicts including mechanical, thermal and hydraulic interference between neighbouring or overlapping projects; induced seismicity and pressure interaction; shared and discriminating monitoring strategies (geophysical, geodetic, geochemical); long-term integrity of wells and caprocks in multi-use settings; regulatory and liability frameworks across operators; and public acceptance where multiple developments concentrate in one region or community.
Speaker
Dr Andreas Beha
Head of Carbon Management
Neptune Energy GmbH & Co. KG
One subsurface. Three technologies. Multiple trade-offs. Balancing onshore CO2 storage, Geothermal energy and Lithium extraction
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM
Mr FREDERIC Glanois
Director
Brgm
Panel Speaker
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM
Walid Alexander Ibrahim
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Challenges for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste in the Deep Underground: Competing Uses and Spatial Planning Challenges in Germany
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM
Dr Vincent Vandeweijer
Geologist
TNO
Panel Speaker
9:45 AM - 10:05 AMModerator
Andreas Busch
Professor
Heriot-Watt University
Heike Ruetters
BGR
Dominik Soyk
Lead Research & Development New Energy
Neptune Energy
