EU Projects

ASTROGEODESY 
Astrogeodesy by VLBI Global Observing System
Dr. Minghui Xu, GFZ   [ERC-2022-STG]

CosMechNuclides
Quantifying fault response to enhanced climate-driven erosion using cosmogenic nuclides and geomechanical models
Dr. Alex Hughes [HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01-01]

CRM-geothermal
Raw materials from geothermal fluids: occurrence, enrichment, extraction
Dr. Simona Regenspurg, [HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-06]

EMERGE
Measuring and Modelling Tectonic CO2 Emissions Through Time
Prof. Dr. Sascha Brune, GFZ [ERC-2022-COG]

EXCURSION
Geomagnetic field excursions: revealing the extreme states of Earth's outer core
Dr. Sanja Panovska [ERC-2024-COG]

FEATS-G
Quantifying the Potential of Quantum Space Gravimetry
Dr. Henryk Dobslaw, GFZ [HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-81]

GERACLE
Geomagnetic Excursions and Reversals: Establishing their Atmospheric and Climatic Effects
Dr. Monika Korte [ERC-2024-SyG]

GLASS2MELT Universal Model of the Density of Deep Silicate Melts
Dr. Sergey Lobanov, [ERC-2023-COG]

LIMIT2ADAPT
When and where do we reach the limits of adaptation to riverine flood risk?
Dr. Heidi Kreibich, GFZ [ERC-2025-SyG]

Net4Cities
Real-Time Monitoring Networks and Transport Emissions for Tailored Zero Pollution Action Plans in European Cities
Dr. Erika von Schneidemesser, [HORIZON-CL5-2023-D5-01-18]

PHOENIX
Revolutionizing Ocean Climate Monitoring through Space-based magnetometry and artificial intelligence
Dr. Jan Saynisch-Wagner, GFZ; Dr. Rafael Rigaud do Amaral, GFZ  [HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF-01-01 /EF]

QUAKEHUNTER
Real-time monitoring of earthquake nucleation for faults near urban areas
Prof. Dr. Patricia Martinez-Garzon, GFZ   [ERC-2022-STG]

ROCKDEATH
Role of fluids in rock deformation and the earthquake cycle
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Brantut, [ERC-2022-COG]

ROTTnROCK
Assessing the role of hydrothermal alteration on volcano morphology, instability, and unpredictable volcanic hazards
Prof. Dr. Thomas Walter, [ERC-2023-SyG]

TALENTS
The doctoral rift science network for the energy transition
Prof. Dr. Sascha Brune, [HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01-01]

TRIDENT
Thermal energy storage in post-mining lakes for district heating transformation
Dr. Thomas Kempka, GFZ [RFCS-2025-01-RPJ]

UPLIFT
Unlocking Petrothermal Lithologies through Innovative Fracture Technologies
Hannes Hofmann, GFZ [HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-03]

WIRE
Waves in the Inner Magnetosphere and their Effects on Radiation Belt Electrons
Dr. Dedong Wang, GFZ [ERC-2023-COG]

ARCHEAN PARK 
Relicts of Ancient Cellular Biochemistry in High-CO2 Subsurface Ecosystems
Dr. Jens Kallmeyer, [ERC-2023-SyG]

ARION
Advancing Research Assessment through integrated Open practices and Narrative
Dr. Mathijs Vleugel, [HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-01]

BALANSED
Biomass Assessment of Land and Sea for Engagement and Deliberation
Dr. Pia-Johanna Schweizer,  [HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-05]

BALTFLOODS
Baltic Flood Resilience and Digital Solutions
Dr. Mohammadmehdi Saberioon, [Interreg Baltic Sea Region - Applications tackling challenges under Programme Priority 1 and Priority 3]

BIRGEJUPMI 
bridging knowledge systems for inclusive, resilient, and prosperous Arctic coastal futures
Dr. Anne Chahine, [HORIZON-CL6-2024-COMMUNITIES-01-3]

COREU 
CO2 ROUTES ACROSS EUROPE
Prof. Dr. Fabrice Cotton, [HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01-17]

DECIDE
Decision criteria and rules for post-mining disaster risk evaluation
Dr. Thomas Kempka, [RFCS-2025-01-AM]

DEEP PURPLE
Essential field and laboratory measurements of critical physical and microbial processes which darken the Greenland Ice Sheet and accelerate sea level rise
Prof. Dr. Liane Benning, GFZ & UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL [ERC-2019-SyG]

DEVENDRA Deciphering the Effect of Vegetation and Erosion on basalt and carbonate weathering by Novel Denudation Rate Approaches
Prof. Dr. Friedhelm von Blanckenburg,  [ERC-2021-ADG]

DROP
Drivers and origins of high-altitude precipitation on the Third Pole
Prof. Niels Hovius (Supervisor) UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT  [ERC-2023-ADG]

EARTH-AID
Agentic AI for Trustworthy Impact Simulations Integrating Digital Twins and Data Lakes for Geohazards & Georesources within Destination Earth
Prof. Fabrice Cotton, [HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-TECH-03]

EMCCINNO
EMpowering CCIs to boost systemic INNOvation for sustainable climate transition
Dr. Manuel Rivera [HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-02]

EPOS-ON 
EPOS Optimization and EvolutioN
Dr. Andrey Babeyko, [HORIZON-INFRA-2023-DEV-01-03]

EQUIP-G
European QUantum Infrastructure Project for Gravimetry
Prof. Andreas Güntner [HORIZON-CL4-2024-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02-01]

EURAD-2 
European Partnership on Radioactive Waste Management - 2
Prof. Dr. Michael Kühn, [EURATOM-2023-RADIOWASTE-IBA]

EXCITE2 
Enhanced X(cross)-disciplinary Community-driven Imaging Technologies for Earth and Environmental material research
Prof. Dr. Liane Benning, GFZ & UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT [HORIZON-INFRA-2023-SERV-01-01]

ForestNavigator
Navigating European Forests and forest bioeconomy sustainably to EU climate neutrality
Prof. Dr. Martin Herold, [HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01 / HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01-09]

FORWARDS
The ForestWard Observatory to Secure Resilience of European Forests
Prof. Dr. Martin Herold, [HORIZON-CL6-2022-CLIMATE-01-05]

GenAI4Earth
Generative Artificial Intelligence for Earth System
Dr. Wolfgang ZU CASTELL, [HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-05]

GEOTWINS 
Digital Twin Components for Deep Geothermal Energy Power and Heat Generation
Prof. Dr. Fabrice Cotton, [CETPartnership Joint Call (JC2023)]

HYDROMINE
Development of hydrogen-oriented municipal waste refinery based on a novel borehole gasification process combined with advanced gas separation techniques
Dr. Thomas Kempka, [RFCS-2022 / RFCS-01-2022-RPJ]

HyFlexMine
Hydrogen flexible storage system for underground mines
Dr. Thomas Kempka, [RFCS-2025-01-RPJ]

ICEBERG 
Innovative community engagement for building effective resilience and arctic ocean pollution-control governance in the context of Climate Change
Dr. Nina Döring, [HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-3]

IM4CA
Investigating Methane for Climate Action
Prof. Torsten Sachs,[HORIZON-CL5-2024-D1-01-01]

INITIATE 
Climate tectonics interactions using big data-informed models
Prof. Dr. Jean Braun, GFZ & UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN [HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01]

LEAP-RE
Long-Term Joint EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership on Renewable Energy
Dr. Egbert Jolie, [H2020-LC-SC3-2018-2019-2020 / LC-SC3-JA-5-2020]

MARINESABRES 
Marine Systems Approaches for Biodiversity Resilience and Ecosystem Sustainablity
Benjamin Boteler, [HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01-10]

MEET
Monitoring Earth Evolution Through Time
Prof. Dr. Stephan Sobolev, GFZ & UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES [ERC-2019-SyG]

MIDIPEAT 
Monitoring of peat microbial diversity through vegetation properties and its implication for carbon dynamics across European peatlands
Prof. Dr. Susanne Liebner, [2022 – 2023 Joint Call BiodivMon]

MINING-IMPACT3
Ecological Aspects of Deep-Sea Mining – 2023
Dr. Barbara Neumann, GFZ  & GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research  [JPI Oceans Joint Call 2023]

MININGBRINES
Multidisciplinary Integration and Networking for INcreased sustainability and multi-resources valorization of Geothermal Brines
Dr. Juliane Kummerow, [HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01-01]

MOSMIN 
Multiscale observation services for mining-related deposits
Dr. Christian Haberland, [HORIZON-EUSPA-2022-SPACE-02-54]

NextGenCarbon
Next Generation Modelling of Terrestrial Carbon Cycle by assimilation of in-situ campaigns and Earth Observations
Dr. Benjamin Brede, [HORIZON-CL5-2024-D1-01-07]

OEMC
Open-Earth-Monitor Cyberinfrastructure
Prof. Dr. Martin Herold, [HORIZON-CL6-2021-GOVERNANCE-01-16]

OGCR
Intergenerational Open Geospatial Carbon Registry - Open-Source Tools for Connecting EU Agricultural Policies (CAP) and Carbon Removal Credits (CRCF) and mandatory Carbon Markets
Prof. Martin Herold, [HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-07]

OPTGEO-CE
Optimised and cost-efficient geothermal energy solutions in heating and cooling across borders
Hannes Hofmann, [Interreg Central Europe]

PERMAGOV
Multi-layer governance performance of marine policies
Benjamin Boteler, [HORIZON-CL6-2022-GOVERNANCE-01-03]

POLARIN 
Polar Research Infrastructure Network
Dr. Christoph Sens-Schönfelder, [HORIZON-INFRA-2023-SERV-01-01]

PUSH-IT 
Piloting Underground Storage of Heat In geoThermal reservoirs
Dr. Katrin Kieling, [HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-04]

REMOTREES 
A new technology of in-situ observation datasets to address climate change effects in hard-to-reach forest areas
Prof. Dr. Martin Herold, [HORIZON-CL6-2022-GOVERNANCE-01-07]

REUNATECH
NATECH Risk management and Resilience of High-TECH industries and Critical infrastructures across EUrope
Dr. Heidi Kreibich, [HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01-01]

SCALEDEM 
Scaling Democratic Innovations
Dr. Dorota Stasiak, [HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-12]

SCARLET 
Superconducting cables for sustainable energy transition
Dr. Adela Marian, [HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-09]

SCoLINE
Innovative composite slings system for PV and power line based on composite poles for live power line construction on post-mining areas to transform them into green energy production area
Dr. Thomas Kempka, [RFCS-2025-JT-Big Tickets for Coal / RFCS-2025-JT]

SENSEI 
Smart European Networks for Sensing the Environment and Internet quality
Dr. Philippe Jousset, [HORIZON-CL4-2024-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-54]

SHiFT
SuperHot geothermal – Integrated demonstration and Flow Testing
Dr. Philipp Weis, [HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-03]

SnowShifts
Current and future shifts of snow regimes in extreme environments
Dr. Christian Voigt, [ERC-2025-SyG]

SUNRISE
Extreme Events in a warming, unequal world: Linking Drivers to Impacts for improved Attribution, forecasting and regional responses
Dr. Pia-Johanna Schweizer, [HORIZON-CL5-2025-06-D1-04]

TECTOVISION
What is controlling plate motions over the minutes to decades timescale?
Dr. Jonathan Bedford, [ERC-2021-STG]

Tools4CleanBANOS
Tools for Overcoming Riverine & Marine Litter: Solutions for Clean BAltic Sea and NOrth Sea
Ben Boteler, [HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-02]

WHEATWATCHER 
Safe Wheat Agriculture Towards Sustainable Health: Innovative Sensing Techniques, and Holistic Spectroscopy Traceability for Improved Soil, plant Health and safe wheat grain
Dr. Mohammadmehdi Saberioon, [HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-03]