Speaker:
Prof Dr Klaus Wallmann
Research Centre for Ocean Research Kiel



Leiter der Forschungseinheit Marine Geosysteme am GEOMAR, Leiter des CCS-Forschungsprojekts GEOSTOR / Head of the Marine Geosystems Research Unit at GEOMAR, Head of the CCS research project GEOSTOR

Lecture content:

The presentation will address the opportunities and risks of CO2 storage under the German North Sea.
The following topics will be addressed: Role of CCS in German climate policy, storage capacities and possible locations, environmental risks,
influence of induced seismicity on offshore wind turbines, marine spatial planning, potential conflicts of use and synergies.

CV:

Diploma in Chemistry (University of Marburg): 1986

Doctorate in Engineering Sciences (TU Hamburg-Harburg): 1990

Habilitation in Marine Geosciences (University of Kiel, CAU): 1999

Since 2005 Professor at the CAU and Head of the Marine Geosystems Research Unit at GEOMAR

Since 2010 Head of European and German research projects on CO2 storage under the North Sea