Facility Access call now open

A third call for proposals is open from 9 March to 17 April 2022 to get free of charge access to top EPOS-NL research facilities in the Netherlands, notably:

  • The ESL High Pressure and Temperature (HPT) Lab at Utrecht University
  • The Petrophysics Lab (DPL) at Delft University of Technology
  • The Multi-scale imaging and tomography (MINT) facilities at Utrecht University and Delft University of Technology

Capabilities include X-ray (CT) scanning, Scanning Electron Microscopy, micro-chemical mapping, triaxial compression testing and shear (friction) testing.

NB: this call, MINT is accessible for Netherlands-based researchers only. Researchers outside the Netherlands can apply for access to MINT via the next call of the recently launched EXCITE program, expected this Summer. The ESL-HPT lab and the DPL are accessible for researchers worldwide, including the Netherlands.

Click here for more information.

Multi-million Euro proposal submitted for national subsurface research infrastructure

A new, 18 MEuro proposal was submitted to the Roadmap call for Large-Scale Research Infrastructure on 17 February 2022. The proposal for “EPOS-eNLarge” is aimed at delivering the infrastructure needed for state-of-the-art research into efficient and safe use of our subsurface, in relation to meeting the international climate goals. To that end, EPOS-eNLarge will provide the missing link needed to apply our understanding of micro-processes in the subsurface at the kilometer-scale where subsurface operations – and the effects of these – take place. It will further ensure that unique research data of the Dutch subsurface is made openly, and centrally accessible for future re-use, alongside other European data. EPOS-eNLarge is a partnership between the EPOS-NL institutes Utrecht University, TU Delft and KNMI and new partner TNO.

Have a look on the EPOS-eNLarge webpage for more details on this new proposal!