WP2: Method alignment & Sample Collection
WP Lead
Team
Industry partners
Task 2.1
1) Getting Everyone on the Same Page: We’re organizing online workshops where each lab partner shares their methods. Our goal is to find procedures that work well for everyone. We’re covering areas like sampling, aligning chemical methods, standardizing DNA-based methods, discussing enrichments, and figuring out how to interpret data consistently.
2) Checking Our Methods with a Round-Robin Test: To make sure our methods align, we’re conducting a test. The main lab is creating a sample with known properties, sending sub-samples to each lab, and comparing the results. This helps us refine our techniques.
3) Continuous Improvement: We’re not stopping there. Every year, we’ll meet to review what we’ve learned, share insights, and keep making our methods better.
Task 2.2
Sample Collection and Organization: We’re collecting water samples from different underground energy storage sites in Europe. This involves sampling liquids and rocks according to the methods defined in Task 2.1. We’re working closely with storage operators, managing samples between partners and labs, and ensuring we keep good track of everything.
In short, we’re making sure our methods work well for everyone and collecting samples effectively to advance our research.
Watch our sampling alignment videos below