oa SMILE MSCA Doctoral Network: Multidisciplinary and Multiscale Approach for Coupled Processes Induced by Geo-Energies

Geo-energies, in particular CO2 storage, have a great potential to contribute to meet the Paris Agreement targets on climate change. Yet, their deployment has been hindered by a lack of a full understanding of the processes that are induced in the subsurface by large-scale fluid injection. The various processes involved (e.g., fluid flow, geomechanical, geochemical and thermal effects) imply complex interactions that cannot be predicted without considering the dominant coupled processes, which is rarely done. SMILE aims at overcoming these challenges in developing geo-energy solutions by training a new generation of young researchers that will become experts in understanding and predicting coupled processes. SMILE is already proposing innovative solutions for the successful deployment of CO2 storage while protecting groundwater and related ecosystems. These interdisciplinary solutions integrate concepts of seismology, ground-deformation monitoring, geophysics, hydrogeology, geochemistry and geomechanics.