The subsurface area, the range of technologically achievable depths of the earth’s crust, is affected by several energy production and storage, raw material mining, waste and pollutant disposal processes. The media used in the technological processes (gas, liquid and solids) cause reversible and non-reversible changes from the intact condition: chemical, physico-chemical, geochemical, etc. of the geological formation.
Perhaps the most significant challenges of our time are climate change, security and stability of energy supply, protection of drinking water resources, decarbonisation efforts, and responsible management of mineral resources. All this induces a rethinking of the focus areas of R&D tasks, which require the study of the whole chain process, focusing on achieving the smallest ecological footprint and keeping in mind the social need for sustainable development. One of the basic building blocks of this can be the conscious, environment-oriented, complex and synergistic utilization of the geological formations for energy and storage purposes.
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