GEG - Geothermal Energy and Geofluids

2026 (1 publication - to date)

1 Refereed Publication in Journals

CO2-Plume Geothermal (CPG) after enhanced oil recovery (EOR)

Küçük, S., Farajzadeh, R., Brehme, M., Rossen, W. R., and Saar, M. O.

2026Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeoenergy Science and Engineering 257 Part B, Art. 214261(Published: February 1, 2026)

URLDOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2025.214261

2025 (5 publications)

5 Refereed Publications in Journals

CCS coupled with CO2 plume geothermal operations: Enhancing CO2 sequestration and reducing risks

Hau, K. P., Brehme, M., Rangriz Shokri, A., Malakooti, R., Nickel, E., Chalaturnyk, R. J., and Saar, M. O.

2025Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeothermics 133, Art. 103447(Published: December 1, 2025)

URLDOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2025.103447

Mixing‐Induced Mineral Precipitation in Porous Media: Front Development and Its Impact on Flow and Transport

Kottsova, A., Kong, X.-Z., Zitha, P. L. J., Saar, M. O., Bruhn, D. F., Knornschild, N., Allaz, J. M., Archer, C., and Brehme, M.

2025Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedWater Resources Research 61, Art. e2024WR039316(Published: October 1, 2025)

DOI: 10.1029/2024wr039316

Reactivity of Wet scCO₂ toward Reservoir and Caprock Formations under Elevated Pressure and Temperature Conditions: Implications for CCS and CO₂-Based Geothermal Energy Extraction

Rangel-Jurado, N., Kong, X.-Z., Kottsova, A., Grafulha Morales, L., Ma, N., Games, F., Brehme, M., Bernasconi, S. M., and Saar, M. O.

2025Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedEnergy & Fuels 39, pp. 1679–1693(Published: January 23, 2025)

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c04515

Conceptual models of high-enthalpy, liquid-dominated geothermal systems: a site-specific case and a worldwide comparison

Suherlina, L., Bruhn, D. F., Kamah, Y., Suryantini, S., and Brehme, M.

2025Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeothermics

Integrative analysis of the Aachen geothermal system (Germany) with an interdisciplinary conceptual model

Gómez-Díaz, E., Balza Morales, A., Kukla, P. A., and Brehme, M.

2025Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeothermal Energy: Science, Society, and Technology 13, Art. 7

DOI: 10.1186/s40517-024-00327-0

2024 (5 publications)

5 Refereed Publications in Journals

Demonstration of a successful soft chemical stimulation in a geothermal sandstone reservoir in Mezőberény (Hungary)

Brehme, M., Markó, Á., Osvald, M., Zimmermann, G., Weinzierl, W., Aldaz, S., Thiem, S., and Huenges, E.

2024Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeothermics 120, pp. 102980–102980(Published: June 1, 2024)

DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.102980

Possible False Negative: Marked as Non-GEG ("no"), but published on June 1, 2024 while Maren Brehme [Affiliated (2021-08-01–2025-07-31), Visitors (2021-08-01–2025-07-31)] [Affiliation: ETH Zurich, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences] held an active GEG appointment.

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Controls of low injectivity caused by interaction of reservoir and clogging processes in a sedimentary geothermal aquifer (Mezőberény, Hungary)

Markó, Á., Brehme, M., Pedretti, D., Zimmermann, G., and Huenges, E.

2024Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeothermal Energy 12, Art. 40

DOI: 10.1186/s40517-024-00317-2

Dataset and analysis needed for designing and evaluating a successful soft stimulation in a siliciclastic geothermal reservoir

Marko, A., Brehme, M., Zimmermann, G., Thiem, S., Osvald, M., Weinzierl, W., Aldaz, S., and Huenges, E.

2024Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-Reviewed

Reactivity of wet scCO2 towards reservoir and caprock formations under elevated pressure and temperature conditions: Implications for CCS and CO2-based geothermal energy extraction

Rangel-Jurado, N., Kong, X.-Z., Kottsova, A., Grafulha Morales, L., Ma, N., Games, F., Brehme, M., Bernasconi, S. M., and Saar, M. O.

2024Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-Reviewed

Thermal Energy Storage and Recovery in Fractured Granite Reservoirs: Numerical Modeling and Efficiency Analysis

Doonechaly, N. G., Halter, T., Shakas, A., Hefny, M., Brehme, M., Hertrich, M., and Giardini, D.

2024Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeosciences 14, Art. 357

DOI: 10.3390/geosciences14120357

2023 (2 publications)

2 Refereed Publications in Journals

Mechanisms causing injectivity decline and enhancement in geothermal projects

Luo, W., Kottsova, A., Vardon, P. J., Dieudonné, A. C., and Brehme, M.

2023Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 185, Art. 113623(Published: October 1, 2023)

DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2023.113623

Prevention of well clogging during aquifer storage of turbid tile drainage water rich in dissolved organic carbon and nutrients

Kruisdijk, E., Ros, J. F., Ghosh, D., Brehme, M., Stuyfzand, P. J., and Van Breukelen, B. M.

2023Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedHydrogeology Journal 31, pp. 827–842(Published: May 1, 2023)

DOI: 10.1007/s10040-023-02602-z

Possible False Positive: Marked as GEG Own ("yes"), but author affiliation on publication is exclusively external without ETH Zurich / GEG: Maren Brehme [Affiliated (2021-08-01–2025-07-31), Visitors (2021-08-01–2025-07-31)] [Affiliation: Delft University of Technology, Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN, Delft, The Netherlands].

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