brgm

It's aims :

• Carry out fundamental and applied research concerning the Earth's surface and subsurface
• Carry out expert evaluations as well as technological and industrial development actions

4 key roles :

• Scientific research
• Support for government policy
• Post-mining safety and monitoring
• International cooperation
• and development assistance

Knowledge and competence areas :

• Modelling of surface- and subsurface-related processes; evaluation and management of georesources
• High-performance computing capacity, geoscientific models, 3D visualization, virtual reality
• Management and interoperability of georeferenced data
• Process development
• Metrology

Thematic areas :

• Geological mapping
• Mineral resources
• Geothermal energy
• Geological storage of CO2
• Water
• Post-mining
• Development planning and natural hazards
• Contaminated land and waste management
• Environmental metrology
• Information systems

The brgm Carnot insitute laboratories

• Geology,
• Mineral resources,
• Natural hazards and risks,
• Water,
• The Environment and related processes,
• Metrology, monitoring, and analyses,
• Information systems and technology,
• Geothermics,
• Geological storage of CO2,
• Post-mining.

Core business

• Earth sciences (exploitation and management of natural resources, protection of the environment)
High competences

• Energy & environment