Blue Transition: North Sea Region in climate change
funded by the EU

75 years of Geophysics at LIAG
to the jubilee

DESMEX-REAL: Exploring ore deposits using a novel method
-funded by the Federal Ministry of Eduction and Research

 

Neotectonic development of the Osning lineament
funded by the German Research Foundation

MoreSpin - Development of a mobile NMR sensor
-funded by German Research Foundation

 

Near-surface geothermal energy in Germany: first traffic light map in GeotIS shows potential for geothermal probes

According to scientific findings, the heat transition is not possible without geothermal energy. But if local authorities or homeowners are interested in this constant source of heat from the earth, where can they obtain initial information on the potential uses and how to get started with geothermal energy? Researchers at LIAG and the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (UGOE) are developing a nationwide solution together with their research partners and the German Geological Survey: In the freely accessible Geothermal Information System GeotIS, they present possible geothermal resources and use overview maps based on a traffic light system to show where geothermal probes can be installed for heating and cooling buildings. The first traffic light map for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has now been published, and more are planned for all federal states by the end of the year.

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Safety - Analysis of the Aller valley fault zone in Germany

Studies are increasingly showing that fault systems in areas of slow deformation such as northern Europe can also cause strong earthquakes, even if they do not exhibit any seismicity. Faults that are millions of years old in particular surprise us with relatively unexpected earthquakes. In the new DFG project SAFETY, the near-surface fault structure of the Allertal fault system near Hämelhausen and Lehringen in Lower Saxony is being analyzed using shear wave seismics, which have been further developed at LIAG, and georadar. The Aller fault zone is one of the longest old faults in northern Germany.

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LIAG and the University of Tübingen appoint Sumiko Tsukamoto as professor of Quaternary geochronology

The LIAG and the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen jointly appointed Sumiko Tsukamoto as Professor of Quaternary Geochronology in August. Using geophysical dating methods, the physicist researches the temporal developments in the Quaternary period - the youngest and at the same time shortest epoch in the history of the Earth, which has lasted for 2.6 million years. Starting in the upcoming winter semester, she will supervise both bachelor's and master's students at the University of Tübingen.

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LIAG celebrates 75 years of geophysics in Hanover

Researchers at LIAG and its predecessor institutions have been using applied geophysical methods to explore the near-surface and usable subsurface for 75 years and are constantly developing measurement and evaluation methods. Around 130 invited guests, including Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Christian Meyer and State Secretary in Lower Saxony's Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Building and Digitalisation, Frank Doods, took part in the anniversary celebrations on 15 November 2023.

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Saarland participates in "WärmeGut" research project

An effort that can only be achieved together: the omplementation of a nationwide uniform information system on the potential of near-surface geothermal energy for heat supply. To sign the association agreement, the project leader of LIAG, Prof. Dr. Inga Moeck, met with the head of the State Office for Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety (LUA) and other project participants of the State Geological Survey of Saarland.

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North Sea region in climate change: researchers meet for solution strategies in Denmark

First partner meeting in the EU Interreg project Blue Transition in Denmark for sustainable groundwater and soil management. 60 participants from Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, France and Germany attended the three-day meeting and visited one of the Danish pilot sites. A video offers exciting impressions.

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Climate and landscape development in the Alpine region

LIAG and its partners are conducting seismic measurements in a glacial basin in the municipality of Schäftlarn (Munich district) as part of a research project affiliated with DOVE. In the course of the research, a combination of evaluation methods will be applied for the first time. The aim of the overall project is to reconstruct the climate and landscape development during the ice ages (from 2.6 million years ago until today) in the Alpine region.

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