CHEM Talks: Professor Theis Sølling

Professor Theis Sølling will give a “CHEM Talks" Friday 15/9-2023 at 12:15.

https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/62166793494

“Fundamental science and the energy transition”

Oil and gas will constitute a large proportion of the energy mix while we transit to sustainable energy resources.  It is our duty to produce hydrocarbons with the smallest possible environmental footprint. In order to do so it is necessary to tackle vast challenges that are mostly rooted in fundamental physical chemistry.  Luckily, some of the challenges are the same as those that are in play when it comes to, e.g., CO2 sequestration, groundwater production and geothermal utilization.  In this presentation, I will outline the key scientific questions that pertain to subsurface challenges, and I will try to provide a holistic view on how the energy transition is handled from an academic standpoint in a country presently with a 90 % reliance on hydrocarbon export.