europe: h2020 geothermal r&d projects – perspectives and...

Europe: H2020 geothermal R&D projects – perspectives and potential synergies

T.Reinsch1;T.Madarász2;P.Szűcs2

1 1 GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

2 University of Miskolc, Ins@tute of Environmental Management, Miskolc, Hungary

EuroWorkshop:Geothermal–theEnergyoftheFutureMay18-19,2017Santorini,Greece

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Other contributors:

•  Ernst Huenges1, •  David Bruhn1,2, •  Ingólfur Thorbjörnsson3, •  Robert Gavriliuc4, •  Jan Diederik van Wees5,6

1GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany 2Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands 3Iceland GeoSurvey ÍSOR, Reykjavík, Iceland 4Romanian Geoexchange Society, Bucharest, Romania 5Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research TNO, Utrecht, NL 6Utrecht University, Utrecht, NL


Background – Horizon 2020 • BiggestEUResearchandInnovaQonprogrammeeverwithnearly€80billionoffundingavailableover7years(2014to2020).

• Itpromisesmorebreakthroughs,discoveriesandworld-firstsbytakinggreatideasfromthelabtothemarket.

• CALL:COMPETITIVELOW-CARBONENERGY•  energysystemclean,secureandefficient,whileensuringEUindustrialleadershipinlow-carbonenergytechnologies

•  developingandacceleraFngtheFmetomarketofaffordable,cost-effecQveandresource-efficienttechnologysoluQons

•  Commitmenttoreducegreenhousegasemissions•  Timeispressing.ThesoluQonsthatwillbedevelopedandrolledouttothemarketinthenexttenyearswillformthebackboneoftheenergysystemformanyyearsahead.

(WorkProgramme)


Background - Policy  Thechallenge:tomakeEurope’senergysystemclean,secureandefficient,whileensuringEUindustrialleadershipinlow-carbonenergytechnologiesandtodeliverthe2020targetsandtoshapeenergymarketframeworksfor2030and2050(StrategicEnergyTechnologyPlan(SET-Plan);RenewableEnergyandCCSDirecQves;Energyroadmap2050,etc.)

• TheEUiscommigedtoreduceitsgreenhousegasemissions20%below1990levelsby2020,(furtherreducQonto80-95%by2050)

• Renewablesshouldcover20%ofthefinalenergyconsumpQonin2020,andalargepartofitby2050,

• ReducQonofatleast60%ofGHGsby2050withrespectto1990isrequiredfromthetransportsector,

• TheLCEcalloftheH2020programaimsat◦  developingandacceleraQngtheQmetomarketofaffordable,cost-effecQveandresource-efficienttechnologysoluQons,

◦  todecarbonisetheenergysysteminasustainableway,◦  tosecureenergysupplyandtocompletetheenergyinternalmarket


LCE 2 – 2014/2015 • DevelopingthenextgeneraQontechnologiesofrenewableelectricityandheaQng/cooling•  Deepgeothermalenergy:Developmentofnewdrillingtechnologiesandconceptsforgeothermalenergy

•  Deepgeothermalenergy:Developmentofnewtechnologiesandconceptsforgeothermalenergy

•  TRL3-4to4-5

(ThermoDrillProject,2016)


LCE 3–2014/2015 • DemonstraQonofrenewableelectricityandheaQng/coolingtechnologies•  Shallowgeothermalenergy:ImprovedverBcalboreholedrillingtechnologiestoenhancesafetyandreducecosts

•  Deepgeothermalenergy:TesBngofenhancedgeothermalsystemsindifferentgeologicalenvironments

•  TRL5-6toTRL6-7

(DESTRESSProject,2016)


•  Novel Drilling Concepts: •  DESCRAMBLE •  ThermoDrill

•  Novel Concepts: •  CHPM2030 •  GeoWell •  SURE

•  EGS: •  DeepEGS •  DESTRESS

•  Shallow Geothermal: •  GEOTeCH •  Cheap-GSHPs

•  “geothermal tasks” •  MATChING •  EoCoE

•  FP7: •  IMAGE •  Geothermal ERA NET

Funded projects


Funded H2020 projects  Cheap-GSHPs:CheapandefficientapplicaFonofreliablegroundsourceheatexchangersandpumps-ThebasicideaoftheprojectistosubstanQallyreducethetotalcostofownership,composedoutofinvestmentandoperaQngcosts,increasethesafetyofshallowgeothermalsystemsduringinstallaQonandoperaQonandincreasetheawarenessofthistechnologythroughoutEurope.

 CHPM2030:CombinedHeat,PowerandMetalextracFonfromultra-deeporebodies-ThestrategicobjecQveofCHPM2030istodevelopanovelandpotenQallydisrupQvetechnologicalsoluQonthatcanhelpsaQsfytheEuropeanneedsforenergyandstrategicmetalsinasingleinterlinkedprocess.

 DEEPEGS:DEPLOYMENTOFDEEPENHANCEDGEOTHERMALSYSTEMSFORSUSTAINABLEENERGYBUSINESS-ThegoalwiththeprojectistodemonstratethefeasibilityofEGSfordeliveringenergyfromrenewableresourcesinEurope.TesQngofsQmulaQngtechnologiesforEGSindeepwellsindifferentgeologies,willdelivernewinnovaQvesoluQonsandmodelsforwiderdeploymentsofEGSreservoirswithsufficientpermeabilityfordeliveringsignificantamountsofgeothermalpoweracrossEurope.

 DESCRAMBLE:DrillingindEep,Super-CRiFcalAMBientofconFnentaLEurope-TheprojectproposestodrillinconQnental-crust,super-criQcalgeothermalcondiQons,andtotestanddemonstratenoveldrillingtechniquestocontrolgasemissions,theaggressiveenvironmentandthehightemperature/pressureexpectedfromthedeepfluids.


Funded H2020 projects (cont.)  DESTRESS:DemonstraFonofsoYsFmulaFontreatmentsofgeothermalreservoirs-demonstratesmethodsofenhancedgeothermalsystems(EGS).TheaimistoexpandknowledgeandtoprovidesoluQonsforamoreeconomical,sustainableandenvironmentallyresponsibleexploitaFonofundergroundheat.EGSsallowtheenormousuntappedpotenQalofgeothermalenergytobeputtowidespreaduse.DESTRESSwillimprovetheunderstandingoftechnological,businessandsocietalopportuniQesandrisksrelatedtogeothermalenergy.ExisQngandnewprojectsiteshavebeenchosentodemonstratetheDESTRESSconcept.

 EoCoE:EnergyorientedCentreofExcellenceforcomputerapplicaFons-TheEoCoEincompuQngapplicaQonsusesthetremendouspotenQalofferedbytheever-growingcompuQnginfrastructuretofosterandacceleratetheEuropeantransiQontoareliablelowcarbonenergysupplyusingHPC(HighPerformanceCompuQng).Theprojecthasadedicatedtaskongeothermalenergyprovision.

 GEMex:GeothermalCooperaFonEuropeMexicoforEGSandsuper-hotgeothermalsystems-TheprojectisacomplementaryeffortofaEuropeanconsorQumwithacorrespondingconsorQumfromMexico,whosubmigedanequivalentproposalforcooperaQon:CofinancingHorizon2020and(Conacyt).Thejointeffortisbasedonthreepillars:1.ResourceassessmentattwounconvenQonalgeothermalsites.2.ReservoircharacterizaQonusingtechniquesandapproachesdevelopedatconvenQonalgeothermalsites.3.Conceptsforsitedevelopment.


Funded H2020 projects (cont.)  GEOTeCH:GeothermalTechnologyfor€conomicCoolingandHeaFng-GEOTeCHprojectaimstosQmulateandpromotegreateruQlizaQonofrenewableheaQngandcoolingusingshallowgeothermalGSHPsystemsthroughadvancementofinnovaQvedrillingandgroundheatexchangertechnologiesthataresignificantlymorecost-effecQve,affordableandefficientthancurrenttechnology.

 GEOTHERMICA-ERANETCofundGeothermal:GEOTHERMICA'sobjecQveistocombinethefinancialresourcesandknow-howof16geothermalenergyresearchandinnovaQonprogrammeownersandmanagersfrom13countriesandtheirregions.TogetherwithfinancialsupportfromtheEuropeanCommissionGEOTHERMICAwilllaunchjointprojectsthatdemonstrateandvalidatenovelconceptsofgeothermalenergydeploymentwithintheenergysystem,andthatidenQfypathstocommerciallarge-scaleimplementaQon.

 GeoWell:InnovaFvematerialsanddesignsforlong-lifehigh-temperaturegeothermalwells-Newconceptsforhigh-temperaturegeothermalwelltechnologiesarestronglyneededtoacceleratethedevelopmentofgeothermalresourcesforpowergeneraQoninEuropeandworldwideinacosteffecQveandenvironmentallyfriendlyway.TheGeoWellprojectwilladdressthemajorbogleneckslikehighinvestmentandmaintenancecostsbydevelopinginnovaQvematerialsanddesignsthataresuperiortothestateoftheartconcepts


Funded H2020 projects (cont.)  MATChING:MaterialsTechnologiesforperformanceimprovementofCoolingSystemsinPowerPlants-ThegoalofMATChINGisthereducQonofcoolingwaterdemandintheenergysectorthroughinnovaQvetechnologicalsoluQons,tobedemonstratedinthermalandgeothermalpowerplants.

 SURE:NovelProducFvityEnhancementConceptforaSustainableUFlizaFonofaGeothermalResource-WithintheECfundedHorizon2020projectSUREtheradialwaterjetdrilling(RJD)technologywillbeinvesQgatedandtestedasamethodtoincreaseinflowintoinsufficientlyproducinggeothermalwells.

 ThermoDrill:FasttrackinnovaFvedrillingsystemfordeepgeothermalchallengesinEurope-IntheThermoDrillproject,aninterdisciplinaryteamofresearchinsQtuQonsandindustrialpartnersfromacrossEuropehavejoinedforcestoinnovatedeepgeothermaldrillingbycombiningprovenandcost-effecQvetechnologiesintoacompletelynewprocess.TheuniquefeatureofthenewconceptisthatpenetraQonisachievedbyahighpressurefluidjetwhichsupportsconvenQonalrotarydrillingbybreakingthestressinfrontofthebittoincreasebitperformance.ThiscombinaQonoffluidjerngandrotarydrillingisexpectedtoatleastdoubletherateofpenetraQon.

Funding Project ECContr.

(M€) TotalCost

(M€) Funding

Cheap-GSHPs 4.8 5.8 H2020 CHPM2030 4.2 4.2 H2020 DEEPEGS 20 44 H2020 DESCRAMBLE 6.8 15.6 H2020 DESTRESS 11 25 H2020 EoCoE (geothermal task) ~0.3 ~0.3 H2020 GEMex 10 20 H2020 GEOTeCH 7.1 9 H2020 GeothermalERANET 2 2.4 FP7

GeoWell 4.7 4.7 H2020 IMAGE 10.1 13.3 FP7 Matching(2geothermalWPs) ~3 ~3 H2020 SURE 5.9 6.1 H2020 Thermodrill 5.4 5.8 H2020

SUM+NER300 Programme

95+70

~159+70

…+naBonalprojectsin-andoutsideEuropeaswellasotherEuropeaniniBaBves(MarieCurie,RegionalFunds,…)…

ResearchprioriFes Low-Bin

ENGINE IDDP

DEEPEGS

CHPM2030

DESCRAMBLE

DESTRESS

GEOWELL SURE

ThermoDrill

Novelwelldesign,wellconstrucQon,casingandmaterials

+ + +

MinimizingEnvironmentalImpacts,andrisks + + + + + + +

EGS,extremeandsupercriQcalcondiQons + + + + +

Development/improvementofnoveldrillingtechnologies,andproducQvity

+ + + +

Improvingtheeconomyofgeothermalsystems

+ + + + +

PilotscaleapplicaQonofnewtechnology + + + + +

SQmulaQnggeothermalreservoires + + +

ImprovingtheproducQvityofgerothermalwells

+ + +

ReliabilityandmagnitudeofreinjecQon +

Technologytransferfromoilandgasindustry + +

Leachingmineralsviageothermalworkingfluids

+

IncreasingtheefficiencyofenergyproducQon + +

DevelopmentofmeasurementgaugesandmonitoringtoolsforsupercriQcalcondiQons

+ +

Improvingsitusoilandfluidumanalysis + +

Minimizingseismicimpacts + +

CreatedbyUniMisteam

Research topics & priori@es


Cross Topics Topics OngoingEC-fundedprojects

addressingthesetopics

Databases IMAGE,SURE

Fracturepermeability IMAGE,CHPM2030,DEEPEGS,DESCRAMBLE,DESTRESS,GEMex,SURE

Stressfield IMAGE,DEEPEGS,DESTRESS,DESCRAMBLE,GEMex,SURE

SimulaQon,reservoirand/orcorescale IMAGE,DEEPEGS,DESCRAMBLE,DESTRESS,GEMex,SURE,ThermoDrill,EoCoE,Cheap-GSHPs,GEOTeCH

Drilling,discussiononvariousapproaches Cheap-GSHPs,GEOTeCH,DEEPEGS,DESCRAMBLE,SURE,ThermoDrill

SQmulaQon;Field,Hydraulic/Mechanical,Chemical,Thermal,Drilling;Seismicity IMAGE,DEEPEGS,DESCRAMBLE,DESTRESS,GEMex,SURE

SupercriQcal,HT/HP,wellcompleQon DEEPEGS,DESCRAMBLE,GEMex,GeoWell

Sensing/monitoring Cheap-GSHPs,GEOTeCH,DEEPEGS,DESCRAMBLE,DESTRESS,GEMex,GeoWell,IMAGE

Geochemistry CHPM2030,DESCRAMBLE,GeoWell

ExploraQon IMAGE,GEMex

SurfaceInfrastructure Cheap-GSHPs,GEOTeCH,MATChING

PolicyandstrategycoordinaQon Cheap-GSHPs,GEOTeCH,GeothermalERANET


Example for successful dissemina@on-based collabora@on

 www.geothermalresearch.eu

 European-ScaleConference

 Jointpressreleases

 OtherjointdisseminaQontoolsandevents◦  9-10March2016:JointGeothermalProjectMeeQng,atTNO,Utrecht◦  9September2016:WorkshopofH2020GeoThermalResearchandInnovaQonProjects,atINEA,Brussels

◦  16March2017:SynergyindisseminaQonbetweenCheap-GSHPandtheCHPM2030Projects,Bucharest

◦  18-19May2017:EuroWorkshopongeothermalenergy,islandofSantorini,Greece◦  19June2017:2ndWorkshopofH2020GeoThermalResearchandInnovaQonProjects,atINEA,Brussels

◦  26-27October,2017Geochemsitryofgeothermalfluids,MiskolcHungary


Example for successful science-based collabora@on

 IcelandDeepDrillingProject(IDDP2deepestwellinIceland;4.659m),InstallaQonofafiberopQccableinRN-15/IDDP2tomonitordistributedtemperature/strain/seismics

•  CableprovidedthroughIMAGE(FP7)

•  InstallaQonrelatedcostsprovidedthroughDEEPEGS(H2020)+IDDP2

•  MeasurementsperformedintheframeworkofGeoWell(H2020)

 Addedvaluefromexperimentsperformedinindividualprojects!


Example for successful science-based collabora@on  ExchangeofexperiencewithhightemperaturegeothermalinstallaQons

•  DEEPEGS•  DESCRAMBLE•  GeoWell

 Addedvaluetoeachprojectfromknowledgeexchange


More calls to come in the next year…

• DevelopingthenextgeneraQontechnologiesofrenewableelectricityandheaQng/cooling•  LCE-06-2016:Newrenewableenergytechnologies:Developingthenewenergytechnologiesthat

willformthebackboneoftheenergysystemby2030and2050

•  LCE-07-2016-2017

◦  Shallowgeothermal(lowtemperature)Improvingboreholeheatexchangers

◦  DeepGeothermal(medium-hightemperature):Materialsforgeothermal installaBons

•  LCE-17-2017:Easiertoinstallandmoreefficientgeothermalsystemsforretrofirngbuildings

•  LCE-18-2017:EGSindifferentgeologicalcondiQons

•  LCE-21-2017:Marketuptakeofrenewableenergytechnologies

•  LCE-36-2016-2017:SupporttotheenergystakeholderstocontributetotheSET-Plan

 …andawerwards?


During proposal prepara@on…  …newideaswillbedeveloped…

 …wearecompeFngagainsteachother…

 …wehavetobesecreFve…


At the end of the day…   …wehavetoshowthatthenumberofeconomicallyviablewellsincreased

  …wehavetoprovideimprovedbusinessmodelsforthedevelopmentofgeothermalenergysystems

  …wehavetoshowthatgeothermalenergycanprovideasignificantcontribuFontothefutureenergysupply

  …wehavetoshowthattheinvestmentingeothermalenergyisworthtospend–inthecontextoftheeuropeanstrategicenergyplan

  …wehavetocollaboratetobeabletodelivertheexpectedresultsforthegeothermalcommunity!


ThankyouforyouragenQon!

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