1. GeoSEE UP TO DATE
2. Work Package 3
3. Activities of WP3
4. Media Activity - REAN
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GeoSEE UP TO DATE At this moment GeoSEE project is in the second period and project partners (PP) have started with activities in WP3. In addition project partners are working on media and non-media activities (WP2) and also on day to day project management coordination activities (WP1).
WORK PACKAGE 3
By definition, geothermal energy is the energy stored in form of heat below the earth’s surface. It has been used since antiquity for heating, and for about 100 years also for electricity generation. Its potential is inexhaustible in human terms, comparable to that of the sun.
WP3: Centralized information database and user requirements, is consists of 5 activities and will provide an overview of information availability in Europe and beyond. The responsible partner for this work package is ERDF PP2 – IGR – Geological Institute of Romania.
WP3 will research earlier work, available knowledge and data from all previous cooperation project and other initiatives in the fields of geothermal, biomass and other renewable technological programs. The aim is to develop a knowledge baseline and state of the art on which the design of subsequent WPs of methods for hybrid plants based on geothermal, solar and biomass and their techno-economic analysis can be carried out in the partner countries.
Fig.: CO2 emissions regarding electricity production
The information database will be structured in the form of an online repository and with an online data catalogue. This information will therefore be easily accessible and shared (amongst investors, energy agencies and local authorities). The WP wraps up with an analysis of the information and requirements collected in activities 3.1-3.4 and to produce a final review in the form of a document.
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ACTIVITIES OF WP3 In the first phase of WP3 are project partners dealing with next activities: - Activity 3.1: Past and current initiatives and projects - Activity 3.2: Technologies for geothermal and RES integration - Activity 3.3: Geographic models Activity 3.1 is dedicated to the collection and analysis of earlier works, projects, knowledge and data in the fields of geothermal, biomass, biogas and thermal solar and their integration. The information that we collect, will be later reviewed and analysed with the objective of identifying best practices and successful case studies whose results and lessons learnt should be given high attention by the project. Activity 3.3 has to review what geographic models have been developed in the past for the production of maps that can be used to assess renewable energy sources and their combined use.
Activity 3.2 is concentrated on reviewing existing models for economic and process evaluation of surface plants where attempts have been made in the past, or are still ongoing, to generate electricity from nonconventional low temperature geothermal resources. Low-enthalpy geothermal resource, as the name suggests, is a source of relatively lowtemperature geothermal water. According to various authors as well as a variety of the limit to which the temperature geothermal resource is low-enthalpy resource. We are assuming that the temperature is up to 150°C.
For each dataset, map or model the required information will be requested:
name of GIS system/application/dataset, link or location, geographical area(s), types of RESs analysed, types of maps and data collected, types of parameters analysed, availability of digital maps and data, aims, methodology and assumptions, conclusion.
Fig.: Configuration of the hybrid geothermal-biomass system.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Geothermalgenerated electricity was first produced at Larderello, Italy, in 1904. Iceland, Italy, Turkey, Portugal, Germany and France are the leading countries in Europe today. (EGEC.ORG)
CONTACT US: Energy Agency KSSENA, Titov trg 1, SI-3320 Velenje Slovenia, T: +386 3 8961 521, E-mail: geosee@kssena.velenje.eu www: www.geosee.eu
MEDIA ACTIVITY – Earth Day (REA North Event) On April 22, REA North participated in a public event, organized to celebrate Earth Day. Event was organized on the main square where exhibitors presented their projects and products from energy and environmental protection fields through information desks and presentations. REA North used this opportunity to present EU projects they are currently working on. As a main project, REA North presented GeoSEE. Fig.: Representatives of REAN on Earth Day event.
REA North’s information desk attracted a lot of attention from different interest groups but also individuals. Among others, desk was visited by mayor of the city of Koprivnica, county prefect of Koprivnica-Križevci county, deputy minister and most importantly President of Croatia Mr. Ivo Josipović. All of them were informed on ongoing projects and they showed great interest about GeoSEE project, for which he stated that this kind of projects are crucial for energy development and energy independency of Croatia.
Fig.: Earth Day event, President of Croatia, Mr. Ivo Josipović at REAN information desk
The project is co-financed by the EU through SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme.
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