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GeoNetSee (An AI/IoT-based system of GEOsensor NETworks for real-time monitoring of unStablE tErrain and artificial structures) project is supported by the Interreg Danube Region Programme, co-funded by the EU.It corresponds to Danube Region Programme priority: A more competitive and smarter Danube Region and to the specific objective: Enhancing innovation and technology transfer in Danube region.

Project budget: 1.791.280,00 EUR
Interreg funds: 1.433.024,00 EUR
Project partners: 14 project partners + 12 joint partners from 9 Danube countries
Lead partner: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade
Project manager: prof. dr. Vladimir Rajović

About the project:

GeoNetSee will create a solution for monitoring unstable terrain and artificial structures, which will include a geosensor network and a platform for collecting, processing, and visualizing collected data in real-time.The platform, called the Danube Collaborative Center (DCC) will share all collected data, research findings, best practices, and expertise in multidisciplinary domains. DCC will foster partnerships and collaboration with similar EU organizations and commissions, to leverage existing expertise, share resources, and align efforts in data collection, analysis, and knowledge sharing.The GeoNetSee system will be tested in both laboratory and operational environments (3 countries as pilot sites and 6 as testing sites).The solution will include the installation of permanent CORS stations in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina, that would join the European Plate Observing System (EPOS) which also includes the EUREF Permanent global positioning satellite systems (GNSS) Network (EPN). An innovation chain of technology and knowledge-intensive activities within the DRP region will be created to close off innovation gaps and the uptake of advanced technologies for a smarter and greener Danube region.

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VSEBINA PROJEKTA:

Postopno opuščanje fosilnih goriv in doseganje cilja »ničelnih neto emisij« sta glavni prednostni nalogi v Evropski uniji (EU). Dolgoročna podnebna strategija EU in evropski zeleni dogovor poudarjata ključno vlogo obnovljivih virov energije (OVE) za cilje razogljičenja EU. Pri tem OVE, kot sta veter in sonce, zahtevata uvedbo obsežnih sistemov za shranjevanje energije za povečanje zanesljivosti oskrbe. Poleg tega so »IEA World Energy Outlook 2020« in nedavna poročila Medvladnega panela za podnebne spremembe (ang. IPCC) poudarili, da Pariškega podnebnega sporazuma in ciljev EU ni mogoče doseči brez znatnega zajemanja CO2 v sektorjih, ki jih je težko razogljičiti, kot so proizvodnja cementa, železa, jekla ali gnojil. Glede na trenutno energetsko krizo je nujno povečati rabo različnih OVE s povečano uporabo stalnih virov, kot je geotermalna energija.

V okviru ambicioznega energetskega prehoda je pomembno oblikovati medsektorsko tehnologijo, ki je tako tehnološka kot ekonomsko izvedljiva. To je cilj projekta CEEGS, ki ga financira EU v sklopu raziskav in inovacij Obzorje Evropa. V okviru projekta bo razvit sistem za shranjevanje obnovljive energije, ki bo temeljil na trans-kritičnem ciklu CO2, geološkem skladiščenju CO2 in pridobivanju geotermalne toplote. S tem bo izboljšana zmogljivost in ekonomska učinkovitost tehnologij za zajemanje, uporabo in shranjevanje ogljika (ang. CCUS) in tehnologij za shranjevanje obnovljive energije pri majhnem vplivu na okolje.

Projekt CEEGS je 3-letni projekt, ki temelji na razvoju medsektorske tehnologije za energetski prehod. Glavni cilj projekta je zagotoviti znanstveni dokaz o tehnično-ekonomski izvedljivosti tehnologije in zvišati trenutno nizko raven tehnološke razvitosti (TRL) z 2 na 4 z obravnavanjem vrzeli med površinskim trans-kritičnim ciklom in podzemnim skladiščenjem CO2. S prenosom teoretičnih konceptov v laboratorijsko preverjeno tehnologijo bo omogočena medsektorska tehnološka rešitev za energetski prehod.

Projekt bo potekal v treh fazah, kjer:

1. prva faza vključuje opredelitev zastavljenih cilje s teoretičnimi principi, modeli, simulacijami in procesi, v katerih napredne numerične simulacije vključujejo procese v rezervoarju, zasnovo vrtine in zasnovo površinske naprave,
2. druga faza vključuje preverjanje sistemov z eksperimenti, ki obravnavajo integracijo in učinkovitost CEEGS v energetskih sistemih, s pomočjo razvitih digitalno funkcionalnimi laboratorijskimi modeli ter validacijo posameznih komponent z rezultati pilotnih projektov CO₂, in
3. tretja faza, kjer se opredeli družbene, ekonomske in trajnostne ocene, pri katerih družbena ocena, ocena življenjskega cikla (ang. Life Cycle Assessment – LCA) in analiza tveganja na okolje (ang. Tool for Environmental Analysis – TEA) ocenjujejo vplive in uvedbo koncepta skladiščenja s pomočjo obnovljivih virov energije, industrije, ki jo je »težko« razogljičiti, daljinske sisteme ogrevanja in hlajenja ali preko bilance omrežja.

Raziskovalni konzorcij sestavlja 10 partnerjev iz 5 EU držav, z multidisciplinarnimi veščinami na področju energetskih sistemov, shranjevanja energije, geologije, geotermalnih sistemov in geološkega skladiščenja CO2. Projekt koordinira Univerza v Sevilji. Vključenih je tudi 11 pridruženih partnerjev, ki pokrivajo področje diseminacije rezultatov. GeoZS sodeluje kot pridruženi partner, nominiran s strani Slovenskega geološkega društva.

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CEEGS Obvestilo za javnost PR1 – Januar 2023 (SLO)

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Ricardo Chacartegui Ramirez
Koordinator
University of Seville
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CEEGS projekt je financiran s strani EU programa raziskav in inovacij Obzorje Evropa s pogodbo št. 101084376.

PROJECT CONTENT:

The EU’s long-term climate strategy and the European Green Deal highlight the pivotal role of renewable energies for the continent’s decarbonisation objectives. However, renewable energy sources (RES) such as wind and solar require the deployment of large-scale energy storage systems to increase the security of supply. Furthermore, the IEA World Energy Outlook 2020 and recent IPCC reports stressed that the Paris Climate Agreement and EU targets cannot be reached without a substantial capture of CO₂ in hard-to-decarbonise sectors such as cement, iron, steel or fertiliser production. Considering the current energy crisis, it is also imperative to diversify the portfolio of RES, making increased use of constant sources such as geothermal energy.

The Horizon Europe-funded CEEGS project is therefore developing an innovative CO₂-based electrothermal energy and geological storage system. The concept aims at making feasible the integration of transcritical CO₂ cycles with underground energy storage achieved through simultaneous CO₂ geological storage and geothermal heat extraction and improving thus the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) and renewable energy storage technologies at a low environmental impact. CEEGS intends to bring the theoretical concept to a lab-scale proven technology, offering a cross-sectoral technology solution for the energy transition.

CEEGS is a 3-year long Horizon Europe funded project, that will develop a cross-sectoral technology for the energy transition, combining a renewable energy storage system based on the trans-critical CO₂ cycle, CO₂ storage in geological formations and geothermal heat extraction. This system has a negative CO₂ footprint as part of the stored underground CO₂ is diffused into the geological formation, resulting in permanent sequestration. The main objective of the project is to provide scientific proof of the techno-economic feasibility of the technology, raising the current low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) from 2 to 4 by addressing gaps in the interface between the surface trans-critical cycle and the subsurface CO₂ storage.

The project is based on three phases:

1. from theoretical principles to models, simulations and processes in which advanced numerical simulations integrate reservoir behaviour, wellbore design and surface plant design;
2. from models and simulations to systems/experimental verification addressing CEEGS integration and efficiency in energy systems, with digital functional and laboratory models developed and components validated with results from the CO₂ pilot-scale projects and;
3. social, economic and sustainability assessments where social acceptance studies, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) tools evaluate impacts and concept deployment with renewables, hard-to-decarbonise industries, district heating and cooling, or in grid balance.

The research consortium consists of 10 partners from 5 EU countries, with mulitdisciplinary skills on energy systems, energy storage, geology, geothermal systems and CO₂ geological storage. The project is coordinated by the University of Sevilla. GeoZS participates as an associate partner nominated by the Slovenian Geological Society.

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Ricardo Chacartegui Ramirez
Coordinator
University of Seville
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CEEGS project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 101084376.