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ReunEM helicopter-borne geophysics campaign in Reunion Island

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News

Des agents de l’Observatoire de la côte de Nouvelle-Aquitaine sur le terrain.
News
Coastline: 2022 monitoring campaigns on the French coast
BRGM participates in post-winter surveys to monitor the evolution of various French coastlines.
16 May 2022
Carte de France de la situation des nappes au 1er mai 2022.
Press release
Groundwater aquifers on 1 May 2022 and risk of summer drought
16 May 2022
A rockfall, Reunion Island
News
Falling rocks: a technical guide to rockfall hazards
13 May 2022
The source of the Loue, Doubs
News
Water: first call for projects for the PEPR OneWater research programme
13 May 2022
All the news
3D scanning of an underground cavity

Events

Sampling a high-enthalpy geothermal well near Krafla in Iceland
23
may
2022
27
may
2022
Vienne, Austria/Oneline event
Digital event
EGU 2022 - European Geosciences Union
ReunEM heliborne geophysics campaign, Reunion Island
7
jun
2022
Orléans (MOBE)
Conference
Science Tuesdays: airborne geophysics, helping to manage water resources
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7
jun
2022
8
jun
2022
Orléans (Lab'O Village)
Workshop
TInnov Orléans 2022
Nickel ore, New Caledonia
13
jun
2022
29
jun
2022
Toronto, Canada / Online
Trade Fair
PDAC 2022
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Our solutions

Affleurement de métagabbros à smaragdite recoupés par des veines à trémolite-amiante (Haute-Corse, 2013).
Our solutions
Mapping the possible presence of asbestos in the natural environment
As a project owner or contractor, you might need to know whether the rocks and soil in a given area are likely to contain asbestos fibres. BRGM can provide support at every stage of your project, fro…
Exemple de carte utilisant l’API hydrométrie de Hub’eau dans MétéEAU Nappes.
Our solutions
Simplified access to geoscientific data
Do you wish to easily use data produced or disseminated by BRGM? You can tailor these data to meet the needs of web developers, consultancy firms, public services, companies and other re-users by dev…
Analyse in-situ d’un sol pollué par fluorescence X (Auzon, Haute-Loire, 2011).
Our solutions
Consideration of soil quality in urban planning
As a public or private stakeholder involved in reclaiming wasteland and managing excavated soil in potentially polluted areas, improve your knowledge of urban soil quality with the support of BRGM us…
Formation à distance sur-mesure (2020).
Our solutions
Training in how to use BRGM's scientific data
BRGM makes various kinds of geoscientific data available to the general public in different formats through its web portals. It also provides its public and private partners with standard or tailor-m…
Schéma des différentes options de stockage géologique du CO2 dans des aquifères profonds, des gisements de pétrole ou des veines de charbon non exploitées.
Our solutions
Characterisation of a potential CO2 storage site
Do you want to reduce your company’s CO2 emissions? BRGM helps you to assess the potential for geological storage of your company’s emissions beneath its facilities.
Drilling at the BRGM geothermal platform, Orléans
Our solutions
Declaration and description of underground works
Simplify your regulatory procedures and obligations concerning data linked to subsurface work using BRGM's interconnected tools: DUPLOS (Unified Declaration for Underground Works) and DiaLog (technic…
All the solutions
Grotte calcaire avec stalactites et lac souterrain, Hongrie

References

Aquila earthquake in Italy
Reference, completed project
POCRISC: for a common culture of seismic risk
28 March 2022
Diagram of the process for extracting lithium from geothermal brines
Current project
EuGeLi: Lithium extraction from geothermal brines in Europe
17 January 2022
View of fields, Picardy
Reference, completed project
Fairway: management and governance of farm systems for the quality of drinking water supplies
10 January 2022
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French regional network

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Underground cave, Baume des Echarnaux, Doubs

Technological platforms

Dispositif TransREP de la plateforme BioREP du BRGM pour l’étude des milieux profonds.
Laboratory, technological platform
BioREP: bioreactors for deep environments
BioREP is an experimental platform for studying deep environments and characterising the natural biogeochemical processes and/or industrial processes that take place there. It enables the safe study …
BRGM's Plat'Inn platform for raw materials and the circular economy
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.
Heliborne geophysical survey of La Réunion
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…
Representation of a field of vertical geothermal probes
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.
Heat exchangers at BRGM's Geothermal platform
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 …
BRGM's PRIME platform in Orléans. A plurimetric experimental pilot
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…
All the laboratories and platforms

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3D scan of an underground cavity as part of a stability diagnosis
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