Critical raw materials, geothermal energy, hydrogen storage, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) all play a vital role in the energy transition and in securing Europe's strategic resources. Exploration and monitoring of these resources and infrastructures require affordable, reliable, and scalable geophysical methods to reduce subsurface uncertainty, de-risk drilling, and ensure safe and sustainable operation.
In recent years, passive seismic imaging has emerged as a cost-effective exploration tool, particularly valuable in complex geological settings and at depths beyond the reach of conventional active methods. These approaches are increasingly demonstrating their potential not only for geothermal and subsurface storage applications, but also for mining exploration.
This session invites contributions that advance passive seismic methodology and modeling for applications to subsurface imaging, as well as case studies showcasing applications to critical raw material exploration, mining, geothermal energy, hydrogen storage, and CCS. We particularly encourage studies highlighting integration of passive seismic techniques into industrial exploration workflows, and contributions spanning ambient-noise and/or earthquake-based approaches.