France’s reference public institution for Earth Science applications BRGM at a glance Geology and knowledge of the subsurface Groundwater management Risks and spatial planning Mineral resources and the circular economy Subsurface potential for the energy transition Digital data, services and infrastructure News Press release PROMISCES to help establish a zero pollution circular economy The goal of a zero pollution circular economy drives the experts of the European project PROMISCES who have joined forces to develop innovative solutions for removing pollutants from the environment… 15 October 2021 News Strategic MUSE I-SITE Agreement signed 13 October 2021 Annual report BRGM’s 2020 policy support report 8 October 2021 Press release Pollutec 2021 : BRGM at the forefront of tackling environmental challenges 8 October 2021 All the news Events 20 oct 2021 22 oct 2021 Lille (Grand Palais) Congress SIM Congress 2021 01 nov 2021 05 nov 2021 Lyon Congress 27th Earth Sciences Meeting 06 dec 2021 Paris / En ligne Study Day 20 years of Gis Sol 13 dec 2021 17 dec 2021 New Orleans (USA) - Online Congress AGU Fall Meeting (American Geophysical Union) All the events Our solutions Our solutions Capture, storage and utilisation of CO2 Do you want to reduce your local CO2 emissions? BRGM assesses the potential for integrating a Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technology into a circular economy to provide you with sol… Our solutions Exploration and management of groundwater resources in the bedrock Although they are found in the subsurface of many regions around the world, bedrock aquifers (in granite, schist, gneiss bedrock, etc.) have long been considered as not particularly productive, and v… Our solutions Rainwater infiltration beneath former industrial sites and contaminated wasteland BRGM is offering its support to project developers by providing tailored solutions for controlled rainwater infiltration beneath former industrial sites and contaminated wasteland to prevent groundwa… Our solutions Vulnerability of the environment to industrial activities BRGM helps you rank the vulnerability of the environment around your industrial assets in order to control the risks to surface and ground water in the event of a spill of hazardous products. Our solutions Storage of industrial CO2 emissions coupled with heat production Does your industrial activity emit less than 150,000 tonnes of CO2 per year and do you want to decarbonise your activities? It may be possible to capture and store your CO2 emissions in the subsurfac… Our solutions Management of wasteland: nature-based solutions BRGM can help you choose, implement and monitor nature-based solutions for the sustainable management and redevelopment of your wasteland sites where polluting activities have taken place. All the solutions References Reference, completed project Reuse of excavated soil that does not come from polluted sites and ground, and geochemical anomalies map 8 October 2021 Reference, completed project Hydrogeological characterisation of the Marseillon spring and Audignon anticline 8 October 2021 Reference, completed project Securing the wall faces of abandoned quarries in Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe 8 October 2021 All the references French regional network All the French regional network Technological platforms Laboratory, technological platform Plat’Inn: an experimental pilot facility for the treatment of mineral raw materials, waste and industrial by-products As part of building a more “circular economy”, BRGM can help you design and develop innovative solutions for the extraction and use of primary and secondary mineral resources. Laboratory, technological platform R'GEOPHY: airborne geophysical surveys and subsurface imaging for many applications The subsurface is a vital resource for human activities. Sustainable resource management requires in-depth knowledge of this environment, which can be acquired directly (through field surveys, drilli… Laboratory, technological platform PONCA: modelling of vertical geothermal probe fields BRGM helps you to optimise the design of a probe field and determine configurations that ensure the best compromise between cost and performance. Laboratory, technological platform Geothermal platform: optimising the energy and environmental performance of geothermal heat exchangers Situated on BRGM's site in Orléans since 2008, BRGM's geothermal platform is the only laboratory of its kind in France. It is used to test shallow geothermal exchangers – of the type used to provide … Laboratory, technological platform PRIME: an innovative test laboratory for soil and water decontamination In France, more than 7,200 sites are contaminated by heavy metals, such as lead, copper and chromium, as well as by hydrocarbons and organochlorine compounds, which include pesticides and solvents. D… Laboratory, technological platform LC-TOF: a new tool to detect and identify emerging pollutants Thanks to their high resolution mass spectrometer, the BRGM's laboratories are now able to detect molecules in the environment that have not yet been identified, to develop suitable monitoring method… All the laboratories and platforms BRGM online
