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Access to earth science laboratories in the Netherlands
9 August 2024
EPOS-eNLarge gives researchers worldwide the opportunity to access earth science facilities and laboratories in the Netherlands free-of-charge. TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands (TNO-GDN) participates with the Rijswijk Centre for Sustainable Geo-energy (RCSG).
Geo-expertise deployed for North Sea safety
2 July 2024
Geophysicists from the Geological Survey of the Netherlands, together with other TNO colleagues, have developed a method to detect ships close to sea cables. This technology with dark fibers could make an important contribution to safety in the North Sea.
Geological map of the Netherlands presented to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK)
4 April 2024
On Wednesday April 3rd, the new geological map of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was officially handed over to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK). On behalf of the Geological Survey of the Netherlands (GDN), Tirza van Daalen, GDN director, and Paul Bogaard, GDN secretary, presented the map to Esther Pijs, Programme Director-General Groningen and the Subsurface at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK).
Ten years of drilling activities in the Netherlands
7 March 2024
What does the data show when drilling for geothermal energy, oil, gas and salt in the Netherlands? An overview of drilling activities in the Netherlands show us a record in the number of geothermal wells being drilled in the past year. Wells drilled for oil- and gas also showed a record last year, though in
Consortium with GDN searches for Stone Age remains in North Sea bed
8 December 2023
With six European scientific institutions, the Geological Survey of the Netherlands (GDN), part of TNO, will develop and test a method to find traces of Stone Age habitation in the upper North Sea bed.