Professor Dimitris Gournis, Deputy Director of the Institute of Geoenergy at FORTH and faculty member of the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Crete, has surpassed 10,000 citations to his research work.
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The second sampling expedition of the BLUEQ project was successfully carried out from 17 to 22 November 2025 in the Plemmirio Marine Protected Area (Plemmirio MPA), Sicily, with the participation and collaboration of several project partners.
Clean energy is a cornerstone for tackling climate change and enabling a sustainable and resilient energy future. At the Institute of GeoEnergy (IG) of FORTH, research and innovation span the entire energy transition value chain, from geology and novel materials to integrated energy systems.
Another InnoDays event (InnoDays – Region of Crete) has been successfully completed! It was a great pleasure for us to represent the Institute of GeoEnergy at booth B01 of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), during the three-day event held on 28–30 November 2025 in Heraklion, Crete.
The first sampling expedition of the BLUEQ Project at Falasarna Bay (Crete) has been successfully completed, marking an important step toward understanding Posidonia oceanica ecosystems and their role in blue carbon storage in the wider region.
The Institute of Geoenergy (IG), representing the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) through its Director, Professor Ioannis Yentekakis, actively participated in the 1st meeting of the Advisory Committee on Hydrogen in Crete, which was held under the coordination of the Region of Crete, in Heraklion, on October 8th, 2025.
The Institute of Geoenergy of FORTH (FORTH/IG) is pleased to announce the release of the official trailer of the BLUEQ project, presenting its vision, objectives, and activities.
Participation of the Institute of Geoenergy of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH/IG) at the Joint International Conference of MikroBioKosmos & CEESME, Thessaloniki, Greece, 22-24 September 2025
The Institute of GeoEnergy actively participated in this year’s “Researcher’s Night”, held on Friday, September 26, 2025, in Heraklion, Crete, at the premises of FORTH.
In the 2025 bibliometric study by John P. A. Ioannidis of Stanford University, published on September 19, 2025, entitled “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”, which evaluates and ranks scientists worldwide based on the international recognition and impact of their research work, members of the Institute of Geoenergy of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas are included.