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HyDRA
Diagnostic Tools and Risk Protocols to Accelerate Underground Hydrogen Storage
To meet the EU's climate targets, diversify the energy market, and ensure a reliable energy supply, expanding hydrogen infrastructure is crucial. Large-scale storage solutions are needed, as current facilities cannot handle the anticipated increase in hydrogen availability. Storing hydrogen underground in naturally occurring sealed formations, such as sedimentary basins, presents a significant opportunity for Europe. These formations are robust, have large storage capacities, are cost-effective, and can be easily integrated into existing systems. However, critical knowledge gaps remain, particularly regarding how microbial processes might influence underground storage. The HyDRA project aims to address these gaps by developing scientific protocols and regulatory frameworks to ensure hydrogen can be stored safely and efficiently.
Start Date: 01/01/2025 – End Date: 29/02/2028
ENVESOME
The Environmental Exposome And Health
ENVESOME aims to elucidate mechanistically the role of air, noise, light, and hazardous waste pollution in non-communicable disease development. The project addresses the need to strengthen the knowledge available to policymakers regarding pollution-disease associations and causal mechanisms at different phases throughout the human lifecycle. ENVESOME proposes to develop an exposome and citizen-science-based framework for assessing the risks of emerging environmental health stressors. This will be achieved by fusing environmental monitoring and personal exposure data and models through AI tools. Human and cell biology knowledge, human biomonitoring, and in vitro data will be used to determine adverse outcome pathways and networks associated with environmental stressors. Particular focus will be paid to intersecting pathways relevant to cardiorespiratory disease; metabolic syndrome; neurotoxicity; immunotoxicity; sleep, and mental health disorders.
We aim to elucidate the main sources of environmental exposure and drivers of the adverse outcomes above. This will allow for the articulation of cost-effective mitigation strategies that will be applied in select case studies. Their efficacy will be evaluated using environmental and exposure indicators together with early effect biomarkers (EEB). Methodological and technical innovations and the respective scientific evidence regarding the causal links between emerging environmental stressors and human health will be translated into policy proposals supporting the articulation of strategies for country- or city-specific, targeted and cost-effective interventions, thus promoting effective public health protection, as well as guidelines and updated limit values as needed. Environmental management for public health protection will be supported by a decision support system (for policy makers), a chatbot (for health practitioners), and a mobile app (for citizens). Training on novel tools will be given to all relevant actors.
Start Date: 01/01/2025 – End Date: 31/12/2029
MuPSI
Multiscale Pressure-Stress Impacts on Fault Integrity for Multi-site Regional CO2 Storage
CCS is a crucial part of the Clean Energy Transition, contributing significant CO2 reductions by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. Several gigatons of CO2 abatement per year is needed on industry and power, entailing an unprecedented scale-up with associated risks that are challenging to quantify at scale. MuPSI aims at de-risking the methods for the multi-site storage context, which is highly relevant for helping CCS meet ambitious targets and fulfill its expected role in the energy transition. When several CO2-storage sites are collocated in one hydrological unit, operations in one site affect operations and risks in the other sites. Operators and regulators need workflows and tools to manage those risks across sites while protecting proprietary data. Of particular concern is the impact of the cumulative pressure build-up on fault integrity leading to leakage or seismicity. Quantifying this risk involves understanding the dynamics of pressure and stress at multiple scales and how different hydro-geomechanical processes and uncertainty interact across scales. The objective is to develop better techniques and simulation strategies for incorporating regional-scale impacts in fault de-risking workflows to enable scale-up of CO2 storage to gigaton-scale multi-site hubs. Research will focus on bridging separate scales from region to fault by developing reliable models at each scale and robust ways to transfer static/dynamic data between them. We aim for open-source models / software that are industry-compatible. Case studies for North Sea / US will illustrate the new methods and techniques. Industry interest indicates that this research direction is a high priority. The project expects TRL 6 by validation /demonstration in a relevant environment.
Funding: CETP2023 – Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Proyectos de Colaboración Internacional PCI24-2 – Ref. PCI2024-155067-2
Start Date: 31/12/2024 – End Date: 30/12/2027
GeotermIA
Development of a management and optimization tool for deep geothermal resources using artificial intelligence
Deep geothermal energy has the potential to provide sustainable, clean and long-lasting energy resources. Therefore, it plays a strategic role in the energy policies for the coming years. Maximizing the efficiency of this technology and ensuring its profitability is a challenge due to the inaccessibility and uncertainty of the geology consisting of highly heterogeneous fractured rocks, and due to the complexity of the coupled physical processes involved of flow, heat transport and mechanical deformation. The expected growth of this technology manifests the need to manage multiple projects optimally and quickly. The GeotermIA project proposes to develop a tool for the real-time management and optimization of deep geothermal resources through the use of AI, which contributes to the development of digital twins of geothermal facilities.
GeotermIA will develop a deep learning algorithm informed by physics. Training in the identification of patterns and trends useful to improve the efficiency of the geothermal system will be based on historical and synthetic data from simplified, high-fidelity and stochastic numerical models. The tool will allow to evaluate the performance of geothermal systems in real time, identify possible problems and propose optimization solutions, thus providing solid assistance in the decision-making process and contributing to the transition towards more sustainable and clean energy sources.
Funding: Programa Momentum CSIC, Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia - Financiado por la Unión Europea – NextGenerationEU - Ref. MMT24-IDAEA-01
Start Date: 21/12/2024 – End Date: 20/12/2028
ENIGMA
Effects of antifoulants on the structure and functioning of marine microbial communities
The study will provide insights into the resilience, resistance, or sensitivity of Cabrera and Islas Atlánticas (Cíes) Marine-Terrestrial National Parks to antifouling pollutants. By analysing metabolic activity, prokaryotic community dynamics, and gene transcription in relation to environmental conditions and the composition of antifouling compounds, it will identify marker genes linked to the metabolism of these pollutants. These markers can serve as indicators of ecosystem health and response capacity. This comprehensive approach will enhance our ability to predict the effects of antifouling compounds on marine organisms and ecosystems, aiding in the development of conservation and management strategies for Marine-Terrestrial National Parks.
Funding: Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico. Red de Parques Nacionales
Start Date: 13/12/2024 – End Date: 12/12/2027
REC-FLIX
Recoveries from pollution in water, organisms, air and food in the Ebro River after remediation of chlor-alkali wastes (Flix Reservoir): Extrapolation to other river systems
This project aims to determine the current chemical and biological quality of the Lower Ebro River from Riba-roja reservoir to Ebro Delta, after the elimination of the industrial waste of the Flix reservoir and the cessation of industrial activities of the chlor-alkali plant. For this purpose, a comprehensive study of the levels of organic contaminants and trace metals in water, sediments, soils, air, organisms and food produced in the area will be carried out.
The work will include the analysis of the pollutants of concern in the environmental matrices, their distribution in the area and the potential toxic effects associated. In addition to the pollutants related to the discharges from the chlor-alkali plant, other currently used compounds, such as pesticides, and of emerging concern in the environment will be also considered to provide a global picture of the quality of the aquatic system. This project constitutes a unique opportunity to study the response of a heavily impacted freshwater ecosystem to the pollution elimination in one of the most important rivers in Spain.
Funding: Convocatoria 2023- Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. PID2023-146639NB-I00.
Start Date: 01/09/2024 – End Date: 31/08/2027
BIOGEOMONT
Alterations in the biogeochemical cycles of high-mountain watersheds in the context of global change: Implementation of a monitoring plan
Unlike the highly humanized areas of the planet, where societal activities directly influence local biogeochemical cycles, high-mountain areas, which are regions with limited industrial or agricultural activity, are preferred locations to study the modification of biogeochemical cycles at the global scale. High-mountain areas are excellent for monitoring global change, as they are among the regions where atmospheric influence on nature is most clearly manifested. In fact, high-mountain aquatic ecosystems are considered 'sensors' (or 'sentinels') of environmental change, as they integrate signals from both natural and anthropogenic disturbances occurring in the atmosphere and watersheds, ultimately influencing the ecology and chemistry downstream. Despite the evident effects of global change on high-mountain ecosystems, current knowledge is severely limited by: i) the lack of studies and/or monitoring plans that adopt a comprehensive landscape approach (considering processes in the atmosphere-soil-water continuum), ii) the lack of data collected at relevant spatial-temporal scales (e.g., high-frequency data or multi-watershed sampling), and iii) the lack of hydro-biogeochemical studies that consider the coupling (and interaction) between different biogeochemical elements (e.g., C and N), taking into account the magnitude of mutual influences.
This project aims to implement a monitoring plan (or observation network) that will enable the analysis of new evidence on the directional responses of high-mountain watersheds to environmental change and, consequently, generate new knowledge about the modification of biogeochemical cycles at regional and global scales. From this general objective, three specific objectives are derived, related to possible alterations in the biogeochemical cycles in high-mountain areas as a result of global change.
Funding: Ayudas Excelencia RYC-MaX (CSIC) para investigadores Ramón y Cajal de la convocatoria 2022 de la AEI. Proyecto Intramural Especial (CSIC).
Start Date: 01/09/2024 – End Date: 31/08/2027
Funding: National Project, Regional Project
ECOSUN
Impacto ambiental del filtro solar químico Octocrileno. Identificación de absorbentes-UV de origen vegetal como ingredientes ecológicos en formulaciones de protectores solares
ECOSUN seeks to substantiate with novel data the potential unfavourable impact of Octocrylene sunscreen on aquatic ecosystems while identifying herbal extracts as a viable alternative to the presently utilized UV filters. This approach is designed to safeguard both human’s and ecosystems’ health. To achieve these goals, we will combine the knowledge and expertise of scientists working in the fields of analytical chemistry, biology, pharmacy, toxicology, hydrology, and marine sciences.
Funding: Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Start Date: 01/09/2024 – End Date: 30/08/2027
ARISE
Atmospheric antimicrobial resistance spread
ARISE is an interdisciplinary and innovative project in the field of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) aerosol pollution. ARISE aims to identify chemical markers (i.e., specific group of organic molecules or chemical families) in the PM2.5 possibly associated with antibiotic resistance bacteria (ARB), antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGE) present in the air. Beside the evidences that airborne fine particulate matters can be a successful conduit for long-range dispersal of resistance, to the best of our knowledge there are no studies that have evaluated the link between the chemical and microbiological components of PM2.5 and the impact they could generate on the AMR spread in the air. ARISE represents the first attempt to identify the chemical markers of airborne PM2.5 conveying atmospheric AMR spread, in line with the ‘One Health’ approach to address the collective need of reducing the environmental AMR burden.
Entidad financiadora: Fundación "La Caixa". Becas de Posdoctorado Junior Leader – Incoming, convocatoria 2023
Start Date: 01/06/2024 – End Date: 31/05/2027
WATER4MED
Water management strategies and Adaptation acTions undER a global change context FOR the MEDiterranean region
The primary goal of WATER4MED is to provide a robust approach to enhance Mediterranean water governance models by managing water resources sustainably and efficiently, and providing viable alternatives to increase water storage capacity and mitigate floods. Approaches and alternatives to climate change adaptation will be developed and tested in 4 demonstration sites considering the Mediterranean dimension, while their replicability will be assessed in additional Mediterranean sites
