Despite ongoing efforts to increase the percentage of renewable energy resources, hydrocarbons (HC), i.e. oil and gas will remain an important energy source for the next several decades. As a consequence, exploration of new HC reservoirs will have to continue. One of the key factors to reach EU’s ambitious goals in reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is the replacement of coal by alternative energy sources, mainly natural gas. Utilizing EU-borne energy resources is a key factor for reaching these goals. However, this also means increased exploration for HC reservoirs within Europe, the world’s most densely populated continent. Prospection of fossil fuels in densely populated areas like Europe is bound to tight environmental regulations and comes at economic costs. The need to decarbonize our energy system and promote the sustainability of European economies leads to conventional hydrocarbon prospection facing public resistance. Finding a balance between energy demands and responsible management of environmental resources remains a challenge in the years ahead.
PROSPECTOMICS provides a possible solution by deploying a radically new approach based on biomolecules like DNA, RNA and proteins related to hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms in marine sediments. In comparison to geological and geophysical exploration, the project PROSPECTOMICS uses state-of-the-art “omics” techniques and detailed biogeochemistry to develop better understanding of the activity and metabolic potential of microbial life in sediments that are naturally exposed to hydrocarbon seepage. The employed omics techniques will generate vast amounts of data, requiring analysis via machine learning and predictive models. The potential product of PROSPECTOMICS will be a set of biological “fingerprint” markers that can easily and routinely be employed to guide hydrocarbon exploration with minimal environmental disturbance.
Company Details
- Address
- Telegrafenberg, Potsdam,brandenburg 14473,germany
- Industry
- Research
- Website
- https://www.prospectomics.eu
- Keywords
- Microbiology, Geomicrobiology, Biogeochemistry, Metatranscriptomics, Metagenomics, Metaproteomics, Machine Learning, Hydrocarbons, Biomolecules, molecularbiology, multiomics.
- HQ
- Potsdam, Brandenburg
- Competitors
- EUROoC ITN, European Research Council (ERC).
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