ANNUAL REPORT 2001
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Publisher and copyright GEUS, 2002, Author/editor: Henrik Højmark Thomsen - ISBN: 87-7871-101-2; ISSN: 1396-3317
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- Vision
- Foreword
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Databanks, information technology and information to the general public
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Storage, quality assurance and presentation of geological knowledge and data
- From the mountains of North-East Greenland to the Danish forest
- Information to citizens on groundwater
- Danish landscapes - in pictures
- National geophysical database
- Increased access to boring and groundwater data
- Database of Greenland drill cores
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Storage, quality assurance and presentation of geological knowledge and data
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Water resources
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Procuring knowledge for optimal management of our water resources
- Evaluating Denmark's water resources
- Identification of pesticide-sensitive areas
- Pesticide Leaching Assessment Programme
- Important groundwater reservoirs in Jutland
- Cheaper and quicker pesticide analyses
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Procuring knowledge for optimal management of our water resources
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Energy resources
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Procuring knowledge for continued exploration and exploitation of the energy resources of Denmark and Greenland
- Preparing oil licensing round in West Greenland
- Oil hiding in the North Sea
- Water and oil are not mixable
- Geothermal energy and storage of CO2
- Increased security of oil and gas extraction
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Procuring knowledge for continued exploration and exploitation of the energy resources of Denmark and Greenland
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Mineral resources and Greenland mapping
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Creating a scientific basis for targeted and environmentally friendly exploitation of minerals in Greenland and Denmark
- Mineral resources as a principal industry
- Geophysics to attract industry
- New tool for mineral and environmental studies
- Treasures hiding in the sea
- Good clay for tile production
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Creating a scientific basis for targeted and environmentally friendly exploitation of minerals in Greenland and Denmark
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Nature and environment
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Identifying the conditions leading to the current climate and environmental situation in Denmark and the North Atlantic in particular
- Ilulissat Ice Fjord on the World Heritage List
- Mechanisms causing dramatic rock slide and flood
- Progress in the soil contamination field
- Monitoring coasts
- Increased viability of natural forests
- Long-term mapping of nutrients in Danish lakes
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Identifying the conditions leading to the current climate and environmental situation in Denmark and the North Atlantic in particular
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Flashes of the year
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News from 2001
- A dramatic story
- Two new doctors at GEUS
- GEUS measures satisfaction
- County course
- GEUS hosts international research conference
- Bore data archive celebrates 75th anniversary
- Online service for the oil and mining industry
- Award to Danish oil geologists
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News from 2001
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GEUS around the world
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Knowledge building in developing countries through research and consultancy services
- Building oil expertise in Vietnam
- Restructuring in Ghana
- Modernisation of the Rumanian mineral sector
- A time bomb under the Ukraine
- Climatic conditions and tropical diseases in Uganda
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Knowledge building in developing countries through research and consultancy services
- Key figures
- Organisation
Foreword
The Annual Report 2001 primarily focuses on GEUS' activities and results of immediate social relevance. Together with the newest international research, GEUS' own research projects form the basis of the consultancy services provided primarily to the Danish Ministry of the Environment, the Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs and The Greenland Home Rule, but also to a number of other ministries, local authorities and the corporate sector.
In the past year, GEUS conducted several hundred scientific projects of which this report describes a few examples for each of GEUS' five programme areas. At the end of 2001, GEUS employed approx. 350 employees of whom approx. 200 have a scientific education.
GEUS is the national databank for Denmark concerning geological, geophysical and geochemical data about the underground, inshore substrata, the seabed, groundwater, etc., and presents this knowledge to the public. In 2001, efforts were mainly focused on increasing the availability and exploitation of data via electronic media and through popular scientific presentations of Danish groundwater problems.
Ensuring the availability of clean groundwater for the future is a water resource priority. This work primarily includes research and monitoring of the seepage of pesticides from cultivated areas to the groundwater and the impact of varied Danish soil as a basis for decentralised groundwater protection.
GEUS advises government authorities on appropriate exploration and exploitation of the North Sea oil and gas resources and has intensified its research of the particular geological chalk formations holding these riches. However, GEUS also contributed its geological expertise to the potential exploitation of geothermal energy in Greater Copenhagen. Furthermore, GEUS acted as a regular consultant for the Faeroese authorities in connection with oil exploration in that area, including three deep offshore borings.
With a view to developing the raw material sector into a principal industry in Greenland in addition to fisheries, GEUS carried out geological mapping and exploration of mineral resources in West and North Greenland, such as diamonds, gold and zinc. With regard to hydrocarbon, GEUS prepared and marketed, in 2001, the scientific basis for a new licensing round in 2002 off West Greenland to international oil companies.
With regard to nature, GEUS carried out a mapping of onshore and offshore geological conditions, implemented projects to preserve valuable scenic and natural resources and carried out research in natural climate variations. Efforts to understand the negative impact of soil contamination were also in focus in 2001.
Based on its energy, mineral and water resource expertise, GEUS carried out a number of projects for the industrial sector and consulting engineering firms on commercial terms. GEUS also carried out assistance projects in e.g. Vietnam, Ghana and Tanzania financed by DANIDA and the World Bank.
GEUS staff contribute to the training of scientists at the University of Copenhagen, the Technical University of Denmark, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University of Denmark and the University of Aarhus. In 2001, 68 researchers co-tutored 63 Master's students and 29 PhD students as well as acted as part-time teachers. This collaboration will be strengthened further when GEUS moves into Geocenter Copenhagen at the University of Copenhagen in the spring of 2002 and by the establishment of three new schools for researchers in collaboration with the universities.
GEUS had a turnover of approx. DKK 225 million of which approx. DKK 150 million was granted under the Finance Act and approx. DKK 75 million came from other sources, including a revenue of DKK 25 million from commercial projects carried out for the corporate sector.
For more detailed information on GEUS' activities and finances, see Virksomhedsregnskab 2001 [Annual Report and Accounts 2001] in Danish only.
Publication Catalogue 2001 includes a complete list of publications and Index of projects gives an overview of current and past projects.
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