TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrated Research as Key to the Development of a Sustainable Geothermal Energy Technology
AU - Meller, Carola
AU - Bremer, Judith
AU - Baur, Sabine
AU - Bergfeldt, Thomas
AU - Blum, Philipp
AU - Canic, Tina
AU - Eiche, Elisabeth
AU - Gaucher, Emmanuel
AU - Hagenmeyer, Veit
AU - Heberling, Frank
AU - Held, Sebastian
AU - Herfurth, Sarah
AU - Isele, Jörg
AU - Kling, Tobias
AU - Kuhn, Dietmar
AU - Kumar, Ankit
AU - Mayer, Dominik
AU - Müller, Birgit
AU - Neumann, Thomas
AU - Nestler, Britta
AU - Nitschke, Fabian
AU - Nothstein, Alexandra
AU - Nusiaputra, Yodha
AU - Orywall, Pia
AU - Peters, Max
AU - Sahara, David
AU - Schäfer, Thorsten
AU - Schill, Eva
AU - Schilling, Frank
AU - Schröder, Elisabeth
AU - Selzer, Michael
AU - Stoll, Madeleine
AU - Wiemer, Hans Joachim
AU - Wolf, Stefanie
AU - Zimmermann, Michael
AU - Kohl, Thomas
N1 - Funding Information:
This work has received partial funding from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) under the joint KIT-INE, GRS research project “KOLLORADO-e” (02E11203B) and the European 7th Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2011) under grant agreement no. 295487 (BELBaR Project). We thank the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) for funding the GeoKam project (project number 0325580). In situ measurements of degassing and scaling in geothermal power plants has been funded by the Federal Ministry Economic Affairs and Energy in the project “Scaling und Ausgasung in Geothermieanlagen—Einflussfaktoren, Kinetik, Inhibitoren und technische Maßnahmen” (FKZ: 0325160A). Special thanks to the Geothermie Unterhaching GmbH & Co KG and especially Wolfgang Geisinger for on-site access to the geothermal power plant Unterhaching, Munich. The work “Influencing parameters on the precipitation of BaSO4 from geothermal brines” has been supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy based on a declaration by the German Bundestag. Support from EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG is gratefully acknowledged. Part of the research was conducted in the Topic “Geothermal Energy Systems” under the Program “Renewable Energies” within the Program Oriented Funding of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers.
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PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - As estimated by the International Energy Agency, geothermal power can contribute to 3.5 % of worldwide power and 3.9 % to heat production by 2050. This includes the development of enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs) in low-enthalpy systems. EGS technology is still in an early stage of development. Pushing EGS technologies towards market maturity requires a long-term strategic approach and massive investments in research and development. Comprehensive multidisciplinary research programs that combine fundamental and applied concepts to tackle technological, economic, ecological, and safety challenges along the EGS process chain are needed. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has defined a broad research program on EGS technology development following the necessity of a transdisciplinary approach. The research concept is embedded in the national research program of the Helmholtz Association and is structured in four clusters: reservoir characterization and engineering, thermal water circuit, materials and geoprocesses, and power plant operation. The proximity to industry, closely interlinked with fundamental research, forms the basis of a target-orientated concept. The present paper aims to give an overview of geothermal research at KIT and emphasizes the need for concerted research efforts at the international level to accelerate technological breakthrough of EGS as an essential part of a future sustainable energy system.
AB - As estimated by the International Energy Agency, geothermal power can contribute to 3.5 % of worldwide power and 3.9 % to heat production by 2050. This includes the development of enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs) in low-enthalpy systems. EGS technology is still in an early stage of development. Pushing EGS technologies towards market maturity requires a long-term strategic approach and massive investments in research and development. Comprehensive multidisciplinary research programs that combine fundamental and applied concepts to tackle technological, economic, ecological, and safety challenges along the EGS process chain are needed. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has defined a broad research program on EGS technology development following the necessity of a transdisciplinary approach. The research concept is embedded in the national research program of the Helmholtz Association and is structured in four clusters: reservoir characterization and engineering, thermal water circuit, materials and geoprocesses, and power plant operation. The proximity to industry, closely interlinked with fundamental research, forms the basis of a target-orientated concept. The present paper aims to give an overview of geothermal research at KIT and emphasizes the need for concerted research efforts at the international level to accelerate technological breakthrough of EGS as an essential part of a future sustainable energy system.
KW - energy transfer
KW - enhanced geothermal systems
KW - geothermal energy
KW - power plants
KW - sustainable resources
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U2 - 10.1002/ente.201600579
DO - 10.1002/ente.201600579
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85018605372
SN - 2194-4288
VL - 5
SP - 965
EP - 1006
JO - Energy Technology
JF - Energy Technology
IS - 7
ER -