Enhanced Geothermal Power

Enhanced Geothermal Power

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      Renewable Energy
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            Hydroelectricity
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            Geothermal & Heat Pumps
                  Enhanced Geothermal Power
                  Heat Pumps
Off-grid Electricity Access
      Microgrid
Distribution
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      Transportation
      Smart Grid
Storage
      Large-Scale Storage for Renewable Energy

Revolutionary Geothermal Drilling Technology: PLASMABIT

With drilling costs at 40-70% of the overall project costs in geothermal energy development, any small advance in drilling technology can significantly benefit project economics. Fundamental changes in how companies drill for heat resources has the potential to create revolutionary change in the cost of geothermal project development.

One such fundamental change would be a transfer from conventional bit technology to thermal-based drilling technology.

EGS Fracture Technology and Demonstration: AltaRock Energy

Geothermal Power production is determined by the mass flow rate, which is related to the temperature of the resource and the flow rate (fluid movement to surface). Even with quality heat resources, if the natural fractures system does not allow economic flow rates than projects fall short of their economic hurdles. The ability to increase permeability, or ‘enhance the geothermal system’ (EGS), improves the flow rate, decreases overall geological/drilling risk, and improves overall project economics.

Modular Geothermal Power Plants: Green Energy Group

Traditional deployment of geothermal power plants takes many years from project start to power online and involves prohibitive investments costs to complete. The design and implementation of modular, container based geothermal flash plants can significantly help to accelerate the execution of geothermal power projects and reduce overall project risk.

Optimized Geothermal Exploration: Borealis Geopower

Canada’s Geothermal energy industry made a big-step forward with a $2.4 million investment by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) in Calgary-based Borealis GeoPower’s optimal geothermal exploration project. Borealis GeoPower’s optimized geothermal exploration methodology is a carefully ordered set of processes and technologies that builds up an increasingly accurate picture of a geothermal resource, allowing the drilling of production wells precisely where they have the highest probability of hitting commercially-viable amounts of hot water.