BRGM, the French geological survey, provides teachers, students and the general public with numerous educational resources to discover and understand the Earth sciences.

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Maison de la Radio, geothermally heated since 1963 (Paris, Ile-de-France).
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Places heated by geothermal energy
From the Rennes Métro and Orly airport to the Maison de la Radio and the athletes' village for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the use of geothermal energy is becoming increasingly widespread.
19 October 2023
Field of solar storage collectors in the Marstal excavation in Denmark.
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Heat storage: a clean energy source ideal for future needs?
16 October 2023
Solar panel, United States
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Hybrid solutions: new frontiers for geothermal energy?
12 October 2023
Portrait of Cindy Demichel, co-founder and CEO of Celsius Energy
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Cindy Demichel: "Our goal is to speed up the decarbonisation of buildings using geothermal energy"
9 October 2023
Infographie "Quelle géothermie pour quels usages ?", issue de la revue Géosciences n°27, parue en septembre 2023.
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Which geothermal energy for which uses?
3 October 2023
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Latest videos

Blandine Gourcerol and Nicolas Charles, geologists at BRGM, as guests on the Science in questions programme.
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Science in questions: a new programme on mineral resources
BRGM took part in a new programme on L'Esprit Sorcier TV entitled "Mineral resources: will they run out?".
23 June 2023
Cécile Capderrey and Gonéri Le Cozannet, coastal risk specialists at BRGM, as guests on the Science in questions programme.
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L'Esprit Sorcier TV: a first programme with BRGM, on the subject of the coastline
4 May 2023
La géologie urbaine : un enjeu majeur pour l'avenir de nos villes.
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Urban geology: a major challenge for the future of our cities
17 November 2022
PIVOTS is a set of seven scientific platforms, set up in the Centre-Val de Loire region in 2016, which are unique in France
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PIVOTS: innovative platforms to respond to environmental challenges
16 November 2022
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Latest articles

Field of solar storage collectors in the Marstal excavation in Denmark.
Article
Heat storage: a clean energy source ideal for future needs?
Heat storage is set to play a key role in the energy mix of the future, to better match energy supply and demand, and recover the heat produced indirectly by different activities.
16 October 2023
Solar panel, United States
Article
Hybrid solutions: new frontiers for geothermal energy?
12 October 2023
A "tentative diagram" of different geothermal heat sources
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A boost for geothermal heat production
28 September 2023
Pan de Azucar National Park, Chile
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Investigations: geology and James Bond
24 August 2023
Storage of World War I shells
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The toxic consequences of war create a colossal challenge for Ukraine
16 August 2023
Trenches cut into the chalk at La Main de Massiges
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Wars of the 20th century: the story of a rift between humans and their environment
29 June 2023
Photographic report from the Aquitaine Coast Observatory, Lège-Cap-Ferret
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine: taking photos to understand changes to the coastline
22 June 2023
The Dard waterfall, Jura
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In the Jura region, global warming is increasing nitrate pollution in rivers
19 June 2023
The needles of Chamonix and Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie
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Rocks in the heart of the Alps that are older than previously thought
16 March 2023
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Our feature articles

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Mineral resources: rare earths
12 July 2022
Illustration of bathymetric acquisition with multibeam echosounder
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Volcanoes and earthquakes in Mayotte: BRGM closely involved
6 May 2021
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Risks and spatial planning: clay shrinkage and swelling
27 November 2020
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From research to applications: BRGM on the front line facing natural hazards
22 March 2019
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The circular economy, a new challenge for geoscience
21 April 2018
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Underground cavities
6 July 2017
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