Function and Responsibilities:

Since 2008 Guido Blöcher is employed as a Post-Doc at the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam within the content of geothermal energy and aquifer thermal energy storage. During his Ph.D. and as a Post-Doc, Dr. Blöcher had lectured at the Faculty VI Planning, Construction & Environment at Technical University of Berlin, Germany.

Research Interests:

• development and applying of new simulation techniques
• development of new experimental setups to investigate geothermal reservoirs on a laboratory scale
• sustainabilty of enhanced georthermal reservoirs

Career:

Jan. 2011 – now

• GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
• Dpt.: Reservoir Technologies
• Scientist
  

Jul. 2009 – Dec. 2010

• BTU Cottbus
• Lehrstuhl Metallkunde und Werkstofftechnik
• Scientist

Mar. 2008 – Jun. 2009

• GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
• Dpt.: Geothermics
• Scientist

Nov. 2004 – Feb. 2008

• GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
• Dpt.: Geothermics
• PhD student

Apr. 2004 – Sep. 2004

• Geotec Consult GbR
• Bochum
• project leader hydrogeology

Apr. 2001 – Sep. 2004

• Technical University Berlin
• Dpt.: Mathematics
• student assistant

Oct. 1997 – Apr. 2007

• TOTAL Deutschland GmbH
• Berlin
• student assistant

Education:

Nov. 2004 – Feb. 2008

GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam Dpt.: Geothermics

• academic degree “Doctor of Engineering” with excellent achievements
• PhD thesis: “Pore space reconstruction of porous media - Coupling of microstructure, rock mechanics and flow properties depending on effective pressure”

Oct. 1997 - Feb. 2004

Technical University Berlin

• study of Geo-Engineering and Applied Geoscience
• majors: Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology graduate engineering diploma (MSc) in 2004 with excellent achievements
• diploma thesis: “Grundwasserbewirtschaftung mittels eines dreidimensionalen numerischen Strömungsmodels im Raum Ribeirão Preto - São Paulo - Brasilien”

Sep. 1983 – June 1996

• primary and high school
• high school diploma with good achievements

Projects:

SURE (H2020-LCE-2015-1-two-stage)
Duration: 42 Months
Start Date: March 1st, 2016
Title: Novel Productivity Enhancement Concept for a Sustainable Utilization of a Geothermal Resource
DESTRESS (H2020-LCE-2015-2)
Duration: 48 Months
Start Date: March 1st, 2016
Title: Demonstration of soft stimulation treatments of geothermal reservoirs
GEMEX (H2020-LCE-2016-RES-CCS-RIA)
Duration: 36 Months
Start date: 01/10/2016
Title: Cooperation in Geothermal energy research Europe-Mexico for development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Superhot Geothermal Systems
RissDom A
Funded by: BMWi
Title: Fracture-dominated development of a deep geothermal reservoir for electricity generation in the North-German Basin – Seismic exploration, concept andwell planning at the Groß Schönebeck site
ReSalt
Funded by: BMWi
Title: Reaktive Reservoirsysteme – Lösung und Fällung von Salzen und die Auswirkungen auf die hydraulischen und mechanischen Gebirgseigenschaften
ATES
Funded by: BMWi
Title: Efficiency and reliability of energy systems in urban districts with seasonal energy storage in aquifers (Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage)