ITI GeoT projects

The ITI GeoT funds research projects proposed and conducted by the scientific working groups. Every year, A Call For Project is launched and then evaluated by our Scientific committee and then approved by the Steering committee.

Call for projects

New Call For Project 2026: To be announced!

 

2025 projects

New laureats

  • Mechanical behaviour and permeability evolution of hyaloclastite from the geothermal reservoir at Krafla volcano (Iceland) (PI: Michael Heap)

WG  involved Rocks physics

  • Geochemistry of CO2 and redox control during alteration of granitic rocks in faults and geothermal reservoirs: key aspectsfor exploration and stimulation of H2 (PI: Damien Lemarchand et Jesica Murray) 

WG involved Hydro-geochemistry

  • Laser ablation U-series dating of the Soultz-sous-Forêts hydrothermal fracture fillings (PI: Sophie Rihs)

WGs involved Hydro-geochemistry & Geology

  • GO@URG 2.0 – Catching up on the Great Oolite in the Upper Rhine Graben : Performing the first integrated study of the well of Chalampé in order to define the reference geological section for future research and exploration (Pi: Mathieu Shuster)

WGs involved Rocks physics & Geology

  • Sedimentological and petrophysical analysis of the Middle to Upper Buntsandstein transition: Upper Grès Vosgien to Conglomerat Principal, East France (PI: Guilherme Bozetti)

WG involved Geology

  • Analysis of the media coverage and framing of deep geothermal energy in Alsace (PI: Yenny Serrano)

WG involved Social sciences

2024 projects

New laureats

  • Better understand the link between the induced seismicity and the development of the aseismic slip on a fault plane. (PI: Olivier Lengliné)

WGs  involved Seismology & Modelling

  • New GNSS network installation (PI: Baptiste Rousset) 

WGs  involved Geodesy & Data management (CDGP)

  • Hybrid gravity applied to the monitoring of the Theistareykir geothermal reservoir (PI: Jacques Hinderer)

WG  involved Potential methods

  • Toward intermediate reservoirs appraisal in the Upper Rhine Graben: Petrophysical and mechanical characterization of the Grande Oolithe (Dogger) in the Rhine Graben (PI: Patrick Baud)

WGs  involved Rocks physics & Geology

  • The influence of pressure and temperature on the electrical conductivity of geothermal reservoir rocks from Soultz-sous-Forêts (France) (PI: Mike Heap)

WGs  involved Rocks physics & Potential methods

  • H2 generation and stimulation with CO2 in granitic geothermal reservoirs of the Upper Rhine Graben (PI: Damien Lemarchand)

WGs  involved Hydro-geochemistry & Modelling

 

Time extensions from 2023 projects

  • Temporal and Spatial Evolution of the Lower Triassic Buntsandstein Formation (PI: Guilherme Bozetti)
  • Continuation of the CDGP (PI: Marc Schaming)

2023 projects

New laureats

  • Hybrid gravity applied to the monitoring of the Theistareykir geothermal reservoir (PI: Jacques Hinderer)

WG involded Potential methods

  • Mechanical behaviour and permeability of porous volcanic geothermal reservoir rock (PI: Micheal Heap)

WG involded Rocks physics

  • Influence of the intermediate principal stress on inelastic compaction and compaction localization in porous sandstone (PI: Patrick Baud)

WG involded Rocks physics

  • HT-HP experimental approach for native hydrogen generation by CO2 injection in granitic geothermal reservoir (PI: Damien Lemarchand)

WGs involded Hydro-geochemistry & Modelling

  • Temporal and Spatial Evolution of the Lower Triassic Buntsandstein Formation (PI: Guilherme Bozetti)

WG involded Geology

  • Coupling between pressure and opening during fluid migration along a fault – implication for remote induced seismicity triggering (PI: Jean Schmittbuhl)

WGs involded Seismology & Modelling

 

Time extensions from 2022 projects

  • Influence of the intermediate principal stress on inelastic compaction and compaction localization in porous sandstone (PI: Patrick Baud)
  • Architectural Characterization of the Upper Triassic Buntsandstein Formation (PI: Guilherme Bozetti)
  • Governing risks. Analysis of the political and discursive reconfigurations induced by the Strasbourg earthquakes (PI: Philippe Chavot)
  • Experimental study and modeling of the Si isotope fractionation and particle size growth during silica precipitation (PI: Damien Lemarchand)
  • An improved optical fiber DAS technology (PI: Jian Lin)
  • Continuation of the CDGP (PI: Marc Schaming)

2022 projects

  • Influence of the intermediate principal stress on inelastic compaction and compaction localization in porous sandstone (PI: Patrick Baud)

WG involved Rocks physics

  • Architectural Characterization of the Upper Triassic Buntsandstein Formation (PI: Guilherme Bozetti)

WG involved Geology

  • Governing risks. Analysis of the political and discursive reconfigurations induced by the Strasbourg earthquakes (PI: Philippe Chavot)

WG involved Social sciences

  • New  insights  on  the  nature,  age  and  origin  of the URG lower crust (PIs: Benoît Petri & Francis Chopin)

WG involved Geology

  • Permeability anisotropy in the Buntsandstein (PI: Michael Heap)

WG involved Rocks physics

  • Hybrid gravity applied to the monitoring of the Theistareykir geothermal reservoir (PI: Jacques Hinderer)

WG involved Potential methods

  • Experimental study and modeling of the Si isotope fractionation and particle size growth during silica precipitation (PI: Damien Lemarchand)

WG involved Hydro-geochemistry

  • An improved optical fiber DAS technology (PI: Jian Lin)

WG involved Modelling

  • Enhanced native hydrogen generation by CO2 injection into a deep granitic geothermal reservoir in the Rhine Graben (GEOTH2ERMIE) (PI: Yann Lucas)

WGs involved Hydro-geochemistry & Modelling

  • Continuation of the CDGP (PI: Marc Schaming)

WGs involved Data management (CDGP) & Geodesy

  • Passive 4D monitoring of the Strasbourg deep reservoirs using ambient seismic noise and earthquake interferometry (PI: Jérôme Vergne)

WGs involved Seismology & Modelling