REFLECT: Geothermal Stakeholder Workshop

May 16, 2022 | News | 0 comments

The Horizon 2020 EU-funded REFLECT project is organising a geothermal stakeholder workshop on 21 June 2022 in İzmir, Turkey. During this physical event, the most relevant project results for geothermal operators will be presented. Online participation won’t be possible.

The efficiency of geothermal utilisation depends on the behaviour of fluids that transfer heat between the geosphere and the engineered components of a power plant. Scaling and corrosion are the cause of downtime, maintenance costs and even failures in geothermal installations. REFLECT aims to prevent these problems related to fluid chemistry rather than treat them. Because physical and chemical fluid properties are often poorly defined, large uncertainties in current model predictions prevail. REFLECT has been collecting new, high-quality data in critical areas to tackle these uncertainties. The existing and new data collected will be implemented in a European Geothermal Fluid Atlas and in predictive models. These and other relevant results for improving the efficiency of geothermal operations will be shared with the workshop participants.

Please register for the workshop at the following link: https://bit.ly/3Mbtze4

The REFLECT stakeholder workshop brings together actors from the scientific community with geothermal operators. The workshop will serve two purposes: First, we will showcase results from the REFLECT project and explain the application of those results to geothermal operations. Second, we will learn from operators about the challenges they encounter during operation and how they mitigate those challenges. We will exchange solutions and mitigation approaches, but also define the need for further research and development.

The workshop will focus on:

  • Geochemical challenges related to high-temperature geothermal fluids with examples from Turkey and Iceland
  • Geochemical challenges of saline and low temperature geothermal operation with examples from Germany and the Netherlands
  • Results from REFLECT’s investigations on scaling, degassing and the influence of microbial activity on geothermal operations
  • Tools for prediction of geothermal challenges and improving plant operations: the high-temperature geothermal fluid sampler developed in REFLECT, the Fluid Atlas and software tools for predictive modelling

Participation of geothermal operators, consultants, investors, project developers, or  technology developers is highly encouraged.

Tuesday 21 June 2022

Session 1: Geochemical challenges of high-temperature geothermal fluids
8:45-9:00 Coffee & Tea  
9:00-9:05 Welcome, Introduction of the Agenda Katrin Kieling
9:05-9:10 Greeting by Governor of Izmir Yavuz Selim Köşger
9:10-9:15 Greeting by Rector of Izmir Institute of Technology Prof. Dr. Yusuf Baran
9:15-9:35 The Horizon2020 project REFLECT: Redefining Fluid properties at extreme conditions to optimise future geothermal energy extraction Simona Regenspurg (GFZ)
09.40-9:55 Geochemical challenges of Turkish geothermal fluids Alper Baba (IZTECH)
10:00-10:15 Scaling and its mitigation on the west coast of Turkey Mustafa M. Demir (IZTECH)
10:20-10:35 Fluid chemistry of the Theistareykir geothermal field, NE Iceland Deirdre Clark (ISOR)
10:40-10:55 Stakeholder presentation: Overview of Kızıldere Geothermal Power Plant in Turkey Ali Kindap (General Manager of Zorlu Energy)
11:00-11:25 Break  
Session 2: Investigations and challenges concerning saline and low-temperature geothermal fluids
11:30-11:45 Studying microbial life in deep geothermal reservoirs Pilar Junier (UNINE)
11:50-12:05 Experimental determination of degassing kinetics and the effect of gas bubbles Chris Boeije (TUD)
12:10-12:25 Fluid chemistry of the low-saline fluids in Heemskerk, the Netherlands Laura Wasch (TNO)
12:30-12:45 Challenges in geothermal operations of the geothermal power plant in Insheim, Germany TBC (Natürlich Insheim)
12:45 Group photo  
12:45-14:00 Lunch break  
Session 3: Tools for prediction of geothermal challenges and improving plant operations
14:00- 14:15 Development of a downhole sampler for high-temperature geothermal wells Iwona Monika Galeczka (ISOR)
14:20-14:35 Collection and visualization of Europe-wide geothermal fluid data: The European Fluid Atlas Karoly Kovacs (UNIM)
14:40-14:55 Impact of Geochemical Uncertainties on Scaling Precipitation in Geothermal Assets Laura Wasch (TNO)
15:00-15:15 Reactive Transport Modelling with a Coupled OpenFOAM®-PHREEQC platform Laurent André (BRGM)
15:20-15:35 Stakeholder presentation: Geothermal cascade project opportunities with developing technology Cannur Bozkurt (Director of Enerchange in Turkey)
15:40-17:00 Poster session and drinks  
Kaya İzmir Thermal and Convention
Ilıca Mah. Zeytin Sk. No: 112 Narlıdere | İzmir | Türkiye

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