Deep Geothermal Technology Roadmap: Structure and content

Co-funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme [GA. N. 773392]

Primary objectives of ETIP-DG

Stakeholders agree on a

common Vision

Stakeholders define a SRA setting out the

necessary medium-to long term objectives for

RD&I

Stakeholders describe a Roadmap to

implement the SRA with the mobilisation of significant human

and financial resources

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Summary of key aspects

▪ The Vision and SRA express our targets and R&D needs.

▪ The Implementation Roadmap describes how we plan to achieve the targets: activities and projects

▪ Give priority to R&I topics

▪ Draw support from a range of financial sources (not only Horizon Europe).

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Summary of key aspects

▪ Define technology objectives: power & heat

▪ Estimate their costs

▪ Present indicative key performance indicators quantitative : technology cost reduction, improve efficiency & lifetime, upscaling +qualitative: acceptance, sustainability

▪ Funding repartition at EU, National levels and industry contribution

▪ Draw a flowchart 2020-2030

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Novel technologies for full and responsible deployment of geothermal potential

> Technologies beyond H2020

> While targeting the EU long-term goal of reducing costs and increase performance of geothermal technologies and installations, RD&I pursue all opportunities for complete deployment of geothermal resources, aiming at various advancements

4.

From R&I to deployment and Knowledge sharing

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Mission and Next generation of technologies

1.

Prediction

and

assessment

of

geothermal

resources

2.

Resource

access and

development

3.

Heat and

electricity

generation

and system

integration

FULL AND RESPONSIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF GEOTHERMAL POTENTIAL

Objectives of the WGs for the Roadmap

Objectives of the WGs for the Technology roadmap

• Phase 1 (January 2019 - March 2019): Collect data and discuss

RD&I priorities for the relevant theme of the WG, taking the

SRA as a basis.

• Phase 2 (March 2019 - April 2019): SC prepare a list of topics

to be included in the Roadmap. Questionnaire

• Phase 3 (May-June 2019). Validation of the Roadmap during an

open consultation process and publication.

Table of Content (Roadmap)

Executive SummaryIntroduction The context: EU, Vision, SRIA The targets and KPIsMISSION OBJECTIVES:

• ‘unlocking’ GT energy 1. Better Prediction and assessment of geothermal resources2. More efficient Resource access and development3. Deploy Heat and electricity generation and system integration

• improving social welfare1. From R&I to deployment2. Knowledge sharing

Financing the roadmap

Results of the Consultation: SC ETIP-DG

Topic 1: Improved

exploration prior to

drilling

Topic 2: Advanced

investigation and

monitoring technology

Topic 3: Exploration

workflows - Conceptual

models, reservoir

characterisation,

performance and

decision models

Topic 4: Exploration

catalogues – Reservoir

analogues, rock

properties and model

constraints

Topic 5: Assessing

resource potential

Topic 6: Beyond

conventional resources

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Level of priority

High priority

Medium priority

Low priority

Priorities for PREDICTION AND ASSESSMENT OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

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Priority timeline

Short term (2020-2023)

Medium term (2023-2026)

Long term (2026-2030)

Merge 1 & 2 + topics 1&5 from chapter 2

Merge 3 & 4

Highlight 5 as main priority

Put 6 at LT

Improve accuracy and reliability

and reduce the cost of survey-

based and downhole exploration

technologies

Improve analytical models and

energy production forecasting

and increase imaging capacity

while characterising underground

geological, physical and chemical

properties throughout the life of

geothermal projects European

Technology and Innovation

Platform

Minimise the uncertainty

associated with geothermal

energy by increasing the

probability of discovering

productive (i.e. fluid-filled)

fractures and faults to be used as

drilling targets

Improve resource and

uncertainty reporting protocols,

contributing to transparent and

harmonised methods and

instruments for technical and

financial risk management,

increased transparency for

stakeholders, better assessment

of energy stocks across Europe

Investigate and characterise

unconventional geothermal

resources

1,9

2

2,1

2,2

2,3

2,4

2,5

Targets for PREDICTION AND ASSESSMENT OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

Weighted Average

Priorities for RESOURCE ACCESS AND DEVELOPMENT

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Level of priority

High priority

Medium priority

Low priority

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Priority timeline

Short term (2020-2023)

Medium term (2023-2026)

Long term (2026-2030)

Topic 8: main priority

Topic 4 & 9: also important, combined ?

Topic 2, « 7 » and 11: 3rd level of priority

Topic 5 goes to chapter 1

Topic 1 goes to chapter 1

Topic 3 to merge with 4&9

Topic 7

Topic 10

Achieve cost reduction

in resource access

through the use of

unconventional

resources, EGS, and/or

hybrid solutions

coupling geothermal

with other renewable

energy sources by

developing improved

or new ways of drilling

deep geothermal wells

(faster drilli

Improve and

standardise drilling

technology and well

completion in order to

ensure well integrity

during drilling and

exploitation

Achieve cost reduction

in O&M (Improving

overall plant efficiency,

including wells, pumps,

pipelines and plant

equipment; Reducing

the downtime of

geothermal plants due

to scaling or corrosion,

equipment

replacement or

cleaning; Increasing the

lifetime of

Improve and

standardise installation

and assembly methods

Improve environmental

performance and

mitigate unsolicited

side effects (induced

seismicity, emissions

into the environment)

Improve energy yield

through improved

hydraulic connection

to the reservoir,

increase reservoir

performance and

enhance O&M

procedures

Increase or extend the

lifetime of plants and

develop streamlined

end-of-life strategies

0

0,5

1

1,5

2

2,5

3

Targets for RESOURCE ACCESS AND DEVELOPMENT

Weighted Average

Priorities for HEAT AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION

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Level of priority

High priority

Medium priority

Low priority

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Priority timeline

Short term (2020-2023)

Medium term (2023-2026)

Long term (2026-2030)

Topic 1: main priority, merge with topic 2&

3 ?

Topic 5:

Topic 6:

Topic 7

Topic 8

Topic 9 > mission

Increase efficiency and reduce losses and

internal consumption as part of energy

conversion processes

Improve the reliability and durability

(resistance to corrosion, abrasion) of

surface system equipment

Reduce the overall cost of heat and

power generation

Adapt plants to be base load and

dispatchable in order to facilitate larger

shares of renewables in the energy system

and improve integration of geothermal

energy through an enhanced interaction

with energy storage, demand response

and smart interconnecti

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2,1

2,2

2,3

2,4

2,5

2,6

Targets for HEAT AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION

Weighted Average

Technology Roadmap 2013-2020

Budget overview to implement the geothermal’s SRA between

2014 and 2020

The total amount of R&D money

spent by industry within Horizon

2020 (2014-2020):

Around

400 Mio

EUR

Horizon 2020 and member states Around

740 Mio

EUR

Total R&D investment needed

between 2014 and 2020:

1140 Mio

EUR

Implementation

Roadmap 2020

Status 2018

Budget Industry: ca 400€mio

Public (regional, national

and European): ca 740

€mio

H2020:

- EU – contribution: 160,675

€mio

- Private contribution: 85 €mio

Geothermica (ERANET): 50mio€,

half public and half private funding

around 300 €mio

+ Industry, regional and other

national instruments

Number of

projects

32 on deep GT

30 on shallow GT

= a total of 62 projects co-

funded by public money

36 projects co-funded by public

money from H2020 calls on

RES&EE, Industrial leadership ;

from SME-instrument; from

INTERREG and ERASMUS+.

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information contained therein. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation

programme under grant agreement No [773392 — DG ETIP]