The Department of Geoscience is proud to announce that Associate Professor Stephane Bodin has been awarded a grant of just over 3 million DKK from Independent Research Fund Denmark for the research project: CO2 removal by mineralisation: Can we use the volcanic ash in Denmark? 

The project, conducted in collaboration with David Lundbek Egholm and Christian Tegner, focuses on developing technologies for the permanent removal of CO2 from the atmosphere. This effort is crucial for mitigating climate change and reducing greenhouse gas concentrations. The researchers will explore the potential for large-scale carbon-dioxide removal (CDR) through accelerated CO2 mineralisation in 55-million-year-old volcanic ash layers found in the Danish subsurface. 

The goal is to document the capacity of these geological formations to permanently bind atmospheric CO2 as solid carbonate minerals. If this potential can be harnessed, the project could pave the way for a new, safe, and nature-based CDR technology that would benefit the green transition in Denmark and internationally.

This project represents an exciting step forward in climate research and sustainable technology development, marking another milestone for the Department of Geoscience in contributing to a greener future.

We congratulate Stephane Bodin, David Lundbek Egholm, Christian Tegner, and the rest of the team on this achievement and look forward to following the progress of their project!