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Paper on risk governance for induced seismicity of geothermal projects
Evelina Trutnevyte and Stefan Wiemer of the SCCER-SoE task 4.1 just released a new paper in which they propose the screening tool GRID for geothermal project operators and regulators to get a sense of the extent to which induced seismicity is a concern for a specific project. Furthermore, they recommend tailor-made risk governance measures, including for example hazard and risk assessment, seismic monitoring, insurance, traffic light systems, and public and stakeholder engagement. November 2016

#5 SCCER-SoE Blog
Our new blog post addresses the problems that hydropower has to face due to sediments and identifies promising countermeasures. The author, Professor Robert Boes, is Director of the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) at ETH Zurich and Principal Investigator at the SCCER-SoE. The post is available in English, German, and French. Feel free to share it on Facebook, Twitter & Co. and recommend our blog to interested people. November 2016

#4 SCCER-SoE Blog
In our fourth blog post you get to know DESTRESS – a recently started EU project that aims to pave the way for economically successful, sustainable, and environmentally responsible geothermal energy plants. Professor Stefan Wiemer and Michèle Marti, the authors and both involved in the SCCER-SoE and DESTRESS, discuss frequent pitfalls of geothermal projects and how demonstration sites and collaborative research can help to overcome them. The post is available in English, German, and French. Feel free to share it on Facebook, Twitter & Co. and recommend our blog to interested people. October 2016