Department of Geology

Baltic Carbon Forum in Warsaw

Baltic Carbon Forum 2026 will take place in Warsaw on 8–9 October. On 9 October, Alla Shogenova will deliver a keynote lecture entitled “Synergies between CCUS and Hydrogen Production and Storage Technologies”. The lecture draws on Module 8 of the Hy-EDU project and scenarios exploring synergies between CO₂ and hydrogen storage in the Baltic region.

The Quaternary Research Team on Its Annual Field Trip to Lapland

Quaternary team at Kevo mountain. Expedition to Lapland. Photo: M. Liiv

A joint team from TalTech and the University of Helsinki has just returned from successful summer fieldwork in northern Finland and Norway. Each year, a small team empties the pollen and macrofossil traps, continuing research initiated 44 years ago by Professor Sheila Hicks. During the fieldwork, students have the opportunity to observe the surrounding vegetation, learn about subarctic and Arctic ecosystems, and explore the impacts of human activity on these environments.

HERCCULES Meeting in Kavala, Greece

On 15–17 September, Alla Shogenova and Kazbulat Shogenov attended a HERCCULES project meeting and a joint HERCCULES and COREu dissemination event in Kavala, Greece. Discussions focused on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies, including the opportunities and challenges associated with their deployment to reduce industrial CO₂ emissions. Participants also visited the Prinos CO₂ storage project, where the injection and permanent storage of captured CO₂ in geological reservoirs are planned. The project aims to establish the first commercial-scale CO₂ storage hub in Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean and support the development of regional CCUS clusters.

Foto: K. Šogenov

Energy Transition Forum in Vilnius

On 18th September, Kazbulat Shogenov participated in the energy transition forum “Decarbonising the Future: Innovations in CCUS, Geothermal Energy and Hydrogen” in Vilnius, Lithuania, where he presented an e-learning course on hydrogen transport and storage being developed within the ERASMUS+ Hy-EDU project. The course covers the design, operation and monitoring of hydrogen infrastructure and its integration into future energy systems, and will be made available on a MOOC platform. His presentation highlighted that the adoption of hydrogen technologies requires both technological progress and the development of relevant engineering skills. Hy-EDU addresses this need through a modular educational programme for universities, lecturers, students and professionals.

Foto: K. Šogenov