From react to REFLECT – Increasing the efficiency of geothermal operations
The EU-funded REFLECT project aims at preventing problems related to geothermal fluid chemistry which are currently a key problem for the efficiency of most geothermal operations. The project team recently met virtually to evaluate its progress within the first twelve...
Sampling in Germencik and Tuzla, Turkey
A REFLECT team from the İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTech) visited the Germencik and Tuzla geothermal sites in Turkey. Both geothermal power plants are located in the Western part of Turkey. Stibnite scaling is the major problem in the Germencik site, while...
Sampling in Krafla and Theistareykir, Iceland
In early October, two geochemists from the Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) collected geothermal fluid samples from the high-temperature fields (> 300 °C) of Krafla and Theistareykir in North Iceland. The Krafla power plant has been in operation since 1977 with an...
REFLECT reaches a new milestone: Construction and testing of the high p, T equipment for scale experiments
REFLECT has recently achieved a new milestone. The REFLECT partner, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), has worked on the development and testing of experimental setups and methods to determine mineral solubility limits and dissolution kinetics in highly saline...
