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01 July 2019
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EFGeoWeek #125
EFGeoWeek is a weekly publication by the European Federation of Geologists (EFG). It is issued each Tuesday and is complementary with EFG’s monthly newsletter GeoNews. EFGeoWeek compiles information from the EFG website, the social media and other publicly accessible media sources relevant for European geoscientists. In addition EFGeoWeek promotes each week one of the articles published in the bi-annual European Geologist Journal.
Esteban: Shallow geothermal energy: Geological energy for the ecological transition and its inclusion in European and national energy policies - Eurogeologists
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eurogeologists­.eu - 1 Geologist. EurGeol. MSc. MBA. MDI. Delegate of ICOG (Spanish Association of Professional Geologists). Member of Panel of Experts on Minerals and their sustainable use (European Federation of Geolog…
Second circular: UNEXMIN - Final conference - 26 September 2019
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thumbnail mailchi­.mp - The event programme will include high-level discussions on European innovative raw materials policies, UNEXMIN’s support to those policies, and on the capabilities and future application of the explo…
CHPM2030 project news
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thumbnail mailchi­.mp - CHPM2030 has organised its final conference in the framework of the EuroWorkshop “Geology and the energy transition” on 23 May 2019 at the Science Centre of Delft University of Technology (the Nether…
Call for articles: Geological heritage of Europe - Eurogeologists
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thumbnail eurogeologists­.eu - The Editorial Board of the European Geologist journal (EGJ) invites you to submit articles for the 48th issue of the journal. The theme of this issue is ‘Geological heritage of Europe’ and it will be…
EU-funded ROBOMINERS project will improve access to European raw materials by developing a bio-inspired, modular and reconfigurable robot-miner for small and difficult to access mineral deposits - Eurogeologists
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thumbnail eurogeologists­.eu - ROBOMINERS is a new project funded under the European Union’s Research and Innovation programme Horizon 2020 (grant agreement n°820971) which aims at creating a bio-inspired robot capable of mining u…
CHPM2030 report on pilots and info platform
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thumbnail www­.chpm2030­.eu - One of the project’s latest achievements is a report on pilots compiled by La Palma Research Centre which presents an evaluation framework that facilitates the investigation of potential study areas …
The final field trials started today! | Unexmin
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thumbnail www­.unexmin­.eu - The last field trials with the UNEXMIN’s technology started today. The team is now in Budapest where it is using it’s UX-1 robots to explore, map and obtain critical information about the Mólnár Jáno…
UNEXMIN presented at AIMS "Mines of the Future" 2019 in Aachen | Unexmin
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thumbnail www­.unexmin­.eu - The UNEXMIN project was presented in the AIMS – Aachen International Mining Symposia- 2019 “Mines of the Future”. The current status and future of the project were presented to an audience of geologi…
German industry talks up ‘carbon-free’ hydrogen from fossil gas
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thumbnail www­.euractiv­.com - Hydrogen production from natural gas can be made almost entirely carbon-free using a technique called pyrolysis, say German industry executives who have called on the European Union to support the te…
After years of decline, oil and gas extraction is set to increase
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thumbnail www­.euractiv­.com - LUKOIL is one of the largest publicly traded, vertically integrated energy companies in the World. The corporate mission of LUKOIL is to make the energy of natural resources serve the interests of ma…
Satellite data offers new hope for taming oil’s methane emissions
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thumbnail www­.euractiv­.com - The release of methane emissions from drilling has been a beguiling problem for the oil and gas industry. But EU satellite data points toward a solution. In the global fight against climate change, c…
Global agriculture: Impending threats to biodiversity
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thumbnail phys­.org - A new study compares the effects of expansion vs. intensification of cropland use on global agricultural markets and biodiversity, and finds that the expansion strategy poses a particularly serious t…
Study reveals key factor in Himalayan earthquake rupture
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thumbnail phys­.org - The Himalayan orogenic belt produces frequent large earthquakes that impact population centers for a distance of over 2500 km. In the central region, the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal, with moment …
Tropical soil disturbance could be hidden source of CO2
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thumbnail phys­.org - Thousand-year-old tropical soil unearthed by accelerating deforestation and agriculture land use could be unleashing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, according to a new study from researchers at F…
Mapping the world's largest terrestrial carbon store
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thumbnail phys­.org - A group of researchers have reported how much peatland there is in the world. Peatlands can store carbon (C) and help regulate the climate. But peatland degradation is releasing carbon into the atmos…
Papua New Guinea volcano erupts sending residents fleeing
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thumbnail phys­.org - Papua New Guinea's volatile Ulawun volcano—designated one of the world's most hazardous—erupted Wednesday, spewing lava high in the air and sending residents fleeing. A pilot for Niugini Helicopters …
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