Research Centre

Centre for Sustainable GeoEnergy Systems (CSGS)

Overview

To become a leading Centre of Excellence in sustainable geoenergy by advancing CCUS, CCS, Natural Hydrogen, Geothermal Energy, and Artificial Intelligence to enhance energy security, accelerate the low-carbon transition, and support sustainable development.

Research projects

Ongoing project

Development of Locally Adapted Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Technologies for Uganda’s Petroleum Sector: A Kingfisher Case Study

Uganda's emerging oil and gas industry presents an important opportunity to develop carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies that are adapt…

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Ongoing project

Geologic Hydrogen Production Potential from Uganda’s Ultramafic Formations: Experimental Characterisation, Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Reactive Transport Modelling

Geologic hydrogen is emerging as a promising low-carbon energy resource, yet its generation, storage, and recovery from ultramafic rocks remain poorly constrai…

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Ongoing project

Integrated Evaluation and Optimisation of Geothermal Energy Development at the Kibiro Geothermal Prospect, Western Uganda

Uganda possesses significant geothermal resources that could contribute to electricity generation, industrial heat supply, and energy diversification. However,…

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Research team

Lead

Dr. Michael Marembo

Team lead of the Centre for Sustainable GeoEnergy Systems (CSGS) and the Reservoir Simulation and Computational Energy Systems Laboratory in the Depa…