2nd EAGE Geoscience and Engineering for the Energy Transition Conference
23-25 November 2021 | Online Event
TOPICS GET21
OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
CCUS
ENERGY STORAGE
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
INTEGRATION
CROSS-USES
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
SOLUTIONS & SOCIETY
OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
The discussion on the role of geoscientists and engineers in the energy transition is expanded at GET2021 to include technical domains where there are opportunities for competence transfer and new application of established methodologies. The aim is to foster debate on how to apply geoscience within the offshore wind sector, exemplified but not limited to, the contribution of subsurface disciplines in the development phase of offshore windfarms.
CCUS
Geological storage of CO2 will be an essential component to reach the Paris climate goals. This strategy has been demonstrated in many projects. but challenges remain, not least in relation to how to upscale capacities from currently Megatons to Gigatons as required according to world energy and emission outlooks.
At GET2021, we welcome presentations about recent advances related to the exploration of the storage resource, its definition and characterization, the reservoir and pressure management, risk assessment and monitoring technologies. We particularly invite presentations about ongoing projects, from trials to commercial projects, to stimulate knowledge sharing and to establish and foster the connection between researchers and CO2 practitioners.
The theme also includes ‘utilization’ of CO2 in a subsurface context, including, but not limited to CO2 EOR. Non-technical risks as well as commercial and societal aspects will be discussed in the theme “Society and solutions”.
ENERGY STORAGE
To integrate renewable energy into the energy structure, energy storage plays an important role. Energy storage allows to maintain grid security by compensating the enormous increase of fluctuating renewable energies. Most of the renewable energy sources, notably solar and wind produce variable power. Electrical energy has to be stored during times when electricity is plentiful and later returned to the grid when the demand is high.
The conversion of energy systems is an indispensable prerequisite for this, and the massively increasing technological supply of distributed renewable resources, efficiency systems and energy storage systems ideally position us for this. The development and systemic integration of storage systems will lead to an increased usage of the earth’s subsurface, which has to be handled safely and environmentally friendly.
Topics include, but are not limited to, Mineralogical, geochemical and diagenetic considerations for storage, Seal characterization and containment risk assessment, Storage site performance, Hydrogen storage, Compressed air storage, Underground thermal energy storage.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Geothermal energy could play a key role in the energy transition as a widely available source of baseload power, and its versatility needs no demonstration, from power generation from high-enthalpy resources to shallow developments for heating and cooling. GET2021 aims at addressing the technical issues and the risks that impact the exploration success and the exploitation performance, proposing solutions and skills that can unlock the geothermal potential and support its growth.
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CROSS-USES
While the theme “Integration” focuses on facilities and infrastructure, the theme “Cross-use” addresses synergies from transferring technologies, workflows, and knowledge across businesses and disciplines. Building on proven methods from traditional energy systems, in particular the Oil & Gas business, offers routes to fast-track the development and to implement new subsurface energy components.
In this conference, we invite presentations highlighting opportunities but also limitations and challenges of re-utilizing established geoscience technologies. Topics include, but are not limited to, play-based approaches for exploring and mapping resources for the energy transition, subsurface modeling techniques, monitoring technologies with a specific focus on geothermal energy systems, and data acquisition and drilling technologies. The theme also extends to digitalization, and we welcome abstracts on the integration of AI approaches to subsurface data acquisition, analysis, and visualization.
INTEGRATION
An integral perspective on energy generation, use and infrastructure will be crucial for designing a net-zero emissions system. Exploiting synergies from smartly combining uses and technologies across classical and new energy sectors, as well as within these sectors, can boost efficiency and economic viability. For the subsurface, combining multiple uses may even turn out mandatory in view of the increasing demands on a limited resource.
In this conference, we aim at highlighting geoscience and engineering contributions to unlock the integration opportunities. We invite presentations across the full range of possible combinations. This includes the combination of different technologies in the energy transition space for energy generation, storage, or raw material supply. Examples are CO2 plume geothermal, lithium brine mining, or blue hydrogen. But is also covers “dual play” opportunities arising from the integration of elements of novel energy elements into existing oil and gas infrastructure. We explicitly encourage presentations about technical and business examples.
Together with the “cross-use theme”, this theme is an invitation for a cross-over between the classical subsurface uses, which lies at the heart of the GET conferences.
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
During this conference energy sources and techniques suitable for the energy transition are considered. The main focus is to meet the climate targets towards a net-zero emission. But what are other aims for the energy transition? Will these energy sources meet the future energy demand? How sustainable are the alternative energy sources and techniques?
In this conference, we aim to discuss sustainable resource management, addressing their respective environmental impact and the trade-offs required by their place in the energy mix, considering both the positive as well as negative influences on the ecosystem services.
Topics include, but are not limited to: Sustainability of the alternative energy trends to enable the energy transition, Impact of alternative energy uses, resources and technologies on the environment, Trade-offs of alternative energy resources, What are the benefits and drawbacks of the energy transition on the ecosystem services?, What are the environmental risks associated with the energy transition?, What will be the energy demand and delivery over 100 years? - Predictions towards the future, What is the aim of the energy transition?
SOLUTIONS & SOCIETY
Beyond the technical solutions and the technical synergies that can accelerate the energy transition, GET2021 will be an occasion to evaluate the role that all stakeholders in society can play in this transition. The governance of subsurface projects, the policies related to resource use, the skills and career paths needed to work on the transition, the business approaches to reduce the risk and improve the profitability, are the aspects that we wish to discuss.
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