M. Sc. Priscilla Ernst
Function and Responsibilities:
Research scientist providing support in management of EU-funded projects. Current research focus is on the techno-economic modelling and economic uncertainties in context of energy and subsurface gas storage, LCA and carbon footprintResearch Interests:
- LCA and carbon footprint
- Risk assessment in context of energy and subsurface gas storage
- Techno-economic modelling
- Project management: EU-funded projects
- Hydrogeology
Career:
Since 2021: Research Associate, German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ PotsdamProjects:
HydroMine - Development of hydrogen-oriented municipal waste refinery based on a novel borehole gasification process combined with advanced gas separation techniques
ATLANTIS - An interdisciplinary feasibility study on hybrid pumped-hydro power storage of excess energy in open-pit coal mines
ROCCS - Establishing a Research Observatory to unlock European Coal seams for Carbon dioxide Storage
ODYSSEUS - Coal-to-liquids supply chain integration in view of operational, economic and environmental risk assessments under unfavourable geological settings
MEGAPlus - Unconventional Methane Production from Deep European Coal Seams through combined Coal Bed Methane (CBM) and Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) technologies
GeoMAP - Geological, hydrogeological and geomechanical modelling, visualisation and forecasting tools for the representation of mining impacts and post-utilisation potentials