Scientists at the LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG) in Hanover combine and develop various geophysical measurement methods and coordinated analysis and evaluation procedures in order to research structures and processes in the upper earth's crust. In this way, groundwater, soil, energy and other resources can be understood, preserved, protected and developed for necessary, long-term and sustainable use and future environmental changes can be recognised. Research is concentrated in the key areas of groundwater systems, geohazards and georeservoirs as a source of energy and energy storage.

Deep in the earth, hydrogen is constantly being produced by heat and pressure, which rises through cracks in the earth's crust. One of the first research activities into this natural hydrogen started with the pioneering HyAfrica project in several African countries. Together with research partners, a combination of interdisciplinary methods is being developed at LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics for the first time, with which potential deposits in the earth can be analyzed and modelled.

The Interreg North Sea Region research project Blue Transition led and coordinated by the LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics (formerly Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics) gathered for the first partnerschip meeting in the Central Denmark Region. In 16 pilot projects, the partners in Blue Transition create knowledge and strategies to adapt groundwater use and management in natural, agricultural and urban areas to climate change. There partners come from Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium and France.