The Multidisciplinary Integration and Networking for Increased sustainability of Geothermal HEAT (MININGHEAT) project aims at training a cluster of fifteen Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) within a panel of internationally recognized academic and industrial actors. The program is structured in six work packages covering the project management, field and laboratory investigations, data integration, training and networking plus communication. Interactions between ESRs permit the create the link between all research activities while ensuring dissemination of scientific results and project communication. MNINGHEAT aims at understanding fluid/rock interaction processes in geothermal systems within a large range of pressure and temperature conditions. Rock alteration induces precipitation of new minerals and brine enrichment in high economic value and strategic elements (Lithium). Alteration processes are also responsible of a change in both petrophysical and mechanical properties of the reservoir. Understanding these properties is prerequisite to ensure a sustainable utilization of geothermal reservoirs while avoided any devlopment of mechanical instabilities. Field and laboratory studies will allow to reconstruct fluid flow pathways and their evolution with time in geothermal reservoirs recording an history of geothermal fluid circulations and fluid rock interaction processes at low, medium to high and high to super high temperatures. Rock microfabrics and petrophysical plus mechanical data are expected to be used for upscaling purposes using indirect geophysical data. Multiscale integrated simulations are planned to give guidelines for geothermal reservoir exploration and safe exploitation strategies overcoming the difficulties to predict potential mechanical instabilities development, thus decreasing social and economic risk. The training program will permit ESRs to develop critical transverse skills required for successful careers that go far beyond the pure research environment. ESRs will learn how to transfer their knowledge and research methodology into the development of successful industrial strategies through responsible use of geothermal reservoirs in various geological settings. ESRs will use modern communication channels to reach both a technical audience and the large public. MININGHEAT ESRs will achieve significant impact within the geothermal community and increase the social perception of geothermal energy by the population.

"Water scarcity refers to long-term water imbalances, combining low water availability (exacerbated by climate change) with a level of water demand exceeding the supply capacity of the natural system. In 2020, the European Environmental Agency assesses that 1 387 groundwater bodies are currently affected by water abstraction. Poor quantitative status of groundwater resources increases tension among the water stakeholders may lead to negative impacts such as risk of public water shortages, poor crop yields or poor ecological status of surface water bodies This project aims at increasing the resiliency of Hauts-de-France toward climate change negative impacts on groundwater resources. It will focus on a specific chalk aquifer which supply 95% of the drinking water in Northern France. Specifically, we aim at carrying out this project in the Aronde watershed located in the Oise district which is affected by significant quantitative issues since 2000’s. The objectives of this project are to produce knowledge and tools for decision makers to improve the quantitative management of groundwater resources. We specifically aim at: - WP1: Improve the knowledge about the current water withdrawals from the groundwater to design maps of hot-spots of water withdrawals and identify the seasonality of water abstraction. This WP will be addressed with common tools of geospatial analysis embed in GIS software. - WP2: Predict the future water withdrawals due to crop irrigation and domestic use, based on the crop rotations and on the rate of urban expansion.This requires specific geospatial analysis. The rate of the urban expansion will be derived from past GIS and census bureau datasets. Determining the crop rotation will be based on successive years of Land Parcel Identification System GIS dataset. - WP3: Design a tool that can predict the dynamic of the groundwater depth depending on the current and future water withdrawals and the recharge by the precipitations (according to the climatic scenarios). To predict the vertical flow and assess the recharge process, several methods will be set up: - Analyze long meteorological datasets, - Perform isotopic tracing and pumping experiments on the UniLaSalle hydrogeological facility, - Improve existing model created by Zghibi et al. (2016). - WP4: Explore alternative solutions for artificial groundwater recharge, considering sanitary and environmental risks and writing good practices adapted to the local context. This will be based on a state of the art approach and visit of existing pilot sites in France. The consortium involves 3 partners with complementary skills: - Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle (coordinator). The research group involved is AGHYLE that studies the critical zone by characterizing cycles of water and chemical elements to understand ecosystems and agrosystems functioning. AGHYLE accesses a hydrogeology facility equipped with boreholes to monitor the groundwater depth, or perform specific experiments and pumping tests. - Université Technologique de Compiègne, UTC. The consortium includes 2 research groups of UTC: ""Transformations Intégrées de la Matière Renouvelable"" (EA 4297 TIMR) and “Avenues”. They develop research activities on hydrological modelling, chemical engineering and water/soil and supply engineering. - Syndicat Mixte Oise Around. SMOA is a local board in charge of the management of the water resources in the Oise-Aronde watershed (788 km²). SMOA is specifically in charge of the Aronde watershed which suffer from excessive groundwater abstraction. This project aims at providing the following deliverables: - provide a predicting tool of water withdrawals and aquifer recharge to local decision makers and water management boards. - writing an action program to secure the public water supply and the crop irrigation. - writing good practices of aquifer artificial recharge adapted to the local context. - scientific dissemination (conference)."

<< Objectives >>By implementing this project we want to achieve promotion of for climate activities from awareness to commitment for change and justice by giving them a visibility through Open Badges and the OpenPass4Climate, as well to assess the impact of all what is offered on real changes for climate justice and to understand the mechanism that favours quick replication of “positive” behaviours.<< Implementation >>The activities we are going to implement range from mapping of eco-pedagogical activities to assessment of achievements, through an Open recognition System, promoting a European vision of an alliance of Young Achievers for climate. The creation of an OpenPass4Climate portable throughout your life will be worked on so that from 10 to 80 you can engage for climate et be proud of your earned badges.<< Results >>We expect the project to grow a community of climate achievers among staff, professors, researchers and students as we all know the drastic change we have to undergo. This community, being recognised via the OpenPass4Climate without borders could extend fast among universities and outside, to address the wish of students to earn Open Badges for what they already do, and to gain new knowledge as well as to act for good.

"Context / background Unfortunately, EU agriculture suffers from delays in adopting development models that allow food, feed, fibre, biomass and biomaterials to be produced under conditions of competitiveness and sustainability in relation to attacks on non-EU markets. Over the next 5 years, around 50% of the current workforce in the agricultural sector will suffer from ""obsolescence"" of their skills (EU Skills Panorama-Cedefop) and farmers will need the proper skills in order not to be overwhelmed by competition. Objectives With ""FARMER4.0"" a training model has been created for the first time in the EU that uses the FabLab paradigm in a systemic way to translate, in a modern way, the traditional role of the grower that is about to disappear. The model integrates into a blended learning solution: 1) experiential training elements in the form of ""intergenerational"" support, face-to-face training and ""virtual"" classes, to stimulate a transfer of skills between traditional farmers and experts in digital fabrication on the one hand, and farmers of the digital age on the other; 2) experiential training elements in interactive e-learning to stimulate the use of innovative tools of the new digital creativity, for the development of competitive ""EU agricultural entrepreneurship"" according to the FabLab approach. Number and profile of participants The project involved 7 partners from the following contexts: Research/University and innovative entrepreneurship through FabLab (Polito, UTC, Unilasalle), vocational training (CSCI, OCAK IZI DERNEGI), agricultural entrepreneurship (Farm Agrianto), public administrations operating in the field of employability/training, sustainability and governance of the agricultural sector (Consorci de la Ribera). The project involves partners whose countries, at regional level, experience similar situations in terms of innovation (IT, ES and TR are ""moderate innovators"") and France from which good innovation practices have been imported. Description of activities A1 Definition of how and how to measure the degree of entrepreneurship of the learner (months 3-6; CSCI leader, all partners involved) A2 Creation of a European web platform (months 3-6; UTC leader, all partners involved) A3 Definition of architecture and elaboration of Farmer4.0 training methodologies and content (months 3-27; leader Polito, all partners involved) A4 Beta testing of the training model and system realignment (months 13-30; Unilasalle leader, all partners involved) A5 Development of the system for the recognition, validation and certification of acquired skills (months 16-30; Agrianto leader, all partners involved) A6 Management and coordination (months 1-30; Polito leader, all partners involved) A7 Monitoring and evaluation (months 1-30; OCAK leader IZI DERNEGI, all partners involved) A8 Dissemination, exploitation of results and mainstreaming (months 1-30; leader Consorci de la Ribera, all partners involved) C1) Training of trainers (from 1 to 3 people per partner – on staff) Methodology to be used in carrying out the project Through the adoption of Logical Framework Approach (LFA) and Project Cycle Management (PCM) logics and the use of a collaboration platform between project partners, it was possible for Politecnico to monitor and conduct all project phases, implementing timely corrective actions. Each main activity was led by a partner, chosen for this purpose thanks to its skills and expertise. Results O1/A1 System for measuring the degree of entrepreneurship O2/A2 European Farmers' Platform ""Entrepreneurial and Open Innovation Community"" O3/A3 FarmerLab Training Laboratory O4/A4 Trainer's Manual O5/A4 Student's Manual O6/A5 System for the recognition, validation and certification of acquired skills O7/A8 Recommendations for the inclusion of the Farmer4.0 training model in European VET systems Impact and potential longer term benefits a. increase, in partner countries, of the number of operators and of FabLabs dedicated to agricultural issues b. increased use of tools of creation by farmers and small entrepreneurs who have become ""Makers"" c. low-cost customization of products based on customer requests and specifications d. reduction of capital immobilization in terms of unnecessary inventory reserves (increase in just-in-time production) e. removal of barriers to entrepreneurship of the 'weak' categories (women and the disabled) f. systemalization of open innovation and agricultural product/process innovation in the systems achieved through the dissemination and enhancement of results."