Module overview
This module explores how we will provide the essential resources for the rapid decarbonisation and electrification of global society imperative to avoid devasting climate change. The course will introduce concepts of energy and carbon budgets, life cycle analysis, security of supply, critical materials and controversial approaches such as sea-bed mining, carbon capture and storage, and geoengineering. It introduces the geology of strategic mineral deposits and the reservoirs critical to energy production and storage. Students will examine the formation, exploration, and extraction of key mineral resources, with an emphasis on those essential for green transition. The course also covers reservoir geology in the context of geothermal energy, carbon storage, hydrocarbons and hydrogen, integrating concepts from sedimentology, geochemistry, and geophysical data interpretation. Through practical work using real industry data, students will develop practical skills in resource assessment while critically evaluating the environmental and economic challenges for sustainable resource management.
Linked modules
SOES1001 AND SOES1002