EU Projects at GFZ

Since its foundation in 1992 the Research Centre for Geosciences participated with more than 250 projects in the EU's Research Framework Programmes in European consortia. Some of these projects have been or are coordinated at the GFZ.

EU projects of the GFZ in Horizon Europe

In Horizon Europe (funding period 2021-2027), the GFZ is involved in 58 projects and received over 57 million euros in funding from the EU. In addition, there are a further projects in other EU funding programmes, such as RFCS (Research Fund for Coal and Steel), ERA-NETs, EIT Raw Materials or Interreg.

EU projects of the GFZ in Horizon 2020

In Horizon 2020 (funding period 2014-2020), the GFZ was involved in 62 projects and received over 41 million euros in funding from the EU. In addition, there are a further 21 projects in other EU funding programmes, such as RFCS (Research Fund for Coal and Steel), ERA-NETs, EIT Raw Materials or Interreg.

Current GFZ-coordinated EU Projects

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

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

CROSSROADS
Climate ReOrganizations at Synoptic Scale as Recorded in the Offshore Archives of the Dead Sea
Prof. Dr. Achim Brauer (Supervisor), & Emmanuel Guillerm  [H2020-MSCA-IF-2020 / MSCA-IF-GF]

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

EnvSeis
Studying the Earth's surface with seismic methods
Dr. Jens Martin Turowski, [HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01-01]

EU1.5LIFESTYLES Policies and tools for mainstreaming 1.5° Lifestyles
Prof. Dr. Doris Fuchs, [H2020-LC-CLA-2018-2019-2020 / LC-CLA-10-2020]

Geo-INQUIRE
Geosphere INfrastructures for QUestions into Integrated REsearch
Prof. Dr. Fabrice COTTON, [HORIZON-INFRA-2021-SERV-01-07]

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

GyroSCoPe
Geomorphic and Sedimentary responses to Climate Periodicity
Prof. Dr. Taylor Schildgen, [ERC-2019-COG]

MICOL-FUNTRANS 
Microbial soil colonization and structure formation by fungal hyphae mediated transport
Dr. Christoph Keuschnig, [HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01-01 / EF]

MSCA4UKRAINE
Reconstruction of the Ukrainian seismic network
Dr. Tetiana Amashukeli,  [MSCA4UKRAINE - Scholars at risk Europe 2022, AvH]

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]

PERFORM2
lmproving Geothermal System Performance through Collective Knowledge Building and Technology Development
Dr. Simona Regenspurg, [Joint Call 2021 Accelerating the Heating and Cooling Transition]

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]

TRANSGeo
Transforming abandoned wells for geothermal energy production
Prof. Dr. Hannes Hofmann, [lnterreg B - First Call of proposals 2022]

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

Current EU Projects with GFZ participation as partner

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

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

CEEGS 
Novel CO2-based electothermal energy and geological storage system
Dr. Cornelia Schmidt-Hattenberger, [HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-02]

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

CROSSGOV
Coherent and cross-compliant ocean governance for delivering the EU Green Deal for European Seas
Sebastian Unger, [HORIZON-CL6-2021-GOVERNANCE-01-06]

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]

DIRECTED
DIsaster Resilience for Extreme ClimaTe Events providing interoperable Data, models, communication and governance
Dr. Heidi Kreibich, Dr. Heiko Apel, [HORIZON-CL3-2021-DRS-01-02]

DT-GEO
A Digital Twin for GEOphysical extremes
Prof. Dr. Sascha Brune, [HORIZON-INFRA-2021-TECH-01 / HORIZON-INFRA-2021-TECH-01-01]

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

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]

GEOTHERM-FORA
Support stakeholders fora on geothermal systems
Dr. Katrin Kieling, [HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-15]

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]

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]

ICEBIO
Center for Glacial Biome Doctoral Network
Prof. Dr. Liane G. Benning, [HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01-01]

IMPROVE
Innovative Multi-disciPlinary European Research training netwOrk on VolcanoEs
Dr. Philippe Jousset, [H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019 / MSCA-ITN-ETN]

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]

M4MINING
Multi-scale, Multi-sensor Mapping and dynamic Monitoring for sustainable extraction and safe closure in Mining environments
Dr. Saeid Asadzadeh, [HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01-08]

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]

METIS
Methods and Tools Innovations for Seismic Risk Assessment
Prof. Dr. Fabrice Cotton, GFZ & ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE [NFRP-2019-2020 / NFRP-2019-2020-03]

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]

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

MRV4SOC 
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Soil Organic Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Balance
Prof. Dr. Sabine Chabrillat, [HORIZON-MISS-2022-SOIL-01-05]

OceanNETs
Ocean-based Negative Emission Technologies - analyzing the feasibility, risks, and cobenefits of ocean-based negative emission technologies for stabilizing the climate
Dr. Stefan Schäfer, [H2020-LC-CLA-2018-2019-2020 / LC-CLA-02-2019]

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

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

PITHIA-NRF
Plasmasphere Ionosphere Thermosphere Integrated Research Environment and Access services: a Network of Research Facilities
Prof. Dr. Claudia Stolle, [H2020-INFRAIA-2018-2020 / INFRAIA-02-2020]

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]

RELIVE
Reintegrating Land and Livestock for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Improved Circularit
Dr. Pia Gottschalk, [2021 JOINT CALL ERA-NET Cofund SusAn, FACCE ERA-GAS, ICT-AGRI-FOOD and SusCrop]

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]

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]

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

SOS-ZEROPOL2030 
Source to Seas - Zero Pollution 2030
Sebastian Unger, [HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-04]

SPIN
Seismological Parameters and INstrumentation
Dr. Christoph Sens-Schönfelder, [H2020-MSCA-ITN-2020/ MSCA-ITN-2020]

SUBMERSE 
SUBMarine cablEs for ReSearch and Exploration
Prof. Frederik Tilmann, [HORIZON-INFRA-2022-TECH-01-01]

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

THE-HUT
The Human-Tech Nexus - Building a Safe Haven to cope with Climate Extremes
Dr. Daniel Schorlemmer,[HORIZON-CL3-2021-DRS-01-02]

TRACTS 
Traces as Research Agenda for Climate Change, Technology Studies, and Social Justice
Martin Fonck, [COST ACTION 2021]

VECTOR
Vectors to Accessible Critical Raw Material Resources in Sedimentary Basins
Prof. Dr. Sarah Gleeson, [HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-06]

WET HORIZONS
WET HORIZONS - upgrading knowledge and solutions to fast-track wetland restoration across Europe
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Sachs,  [HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01 / HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01-08]

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]

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