Key factors and capacity building for developing geothermal energy

Rolf Bracke, Karolina Andersson2), Isabella Nardini, Stefan Schimpf-Willenbrink

GZB – International Geothermal Centre, Bochum, Germany2) IGA – International Geothermal Association

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Capacity development is the process through which individuals, organizations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain the capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time.

Capacity is about growth: growth of the individual in knowledge, skills and experience

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5 key factors for developing geothermal resources & competences and capacity to match them

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EU Energy Demand: Light Emission at Night Geothermal Heat Flux Density

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#1 What are the regional demands for electrical power and heat that might be supplied from a geothermal resource?

Exploration & Geology

1. Geological, geophysical and geochemical

Exploration

2. Integrated Data Interpretation

3. Conceptual geological Models

4. Reservoir Characterisation

#2 What is the extent of the resource?

I. Moeck in: Best Practices in Geothermal Exploration (Harvey et al.)

Reservoir Engineering

1. Geophysical and petrophysical investigation and

characterisation

2. Geomechanics and geohydraulics

3. Seismic interpretation

4. Surface & borehole geophysics

5. Reservoir simulation

6. Well stimulation and reservoir enhancement

7. Reservoir maintenance

#3 What is the resources sustainable capacity?

Drilling Technologies

1. Conventional Drilling Technologies

2. Novel well designs and workover

3. Well services

4. Non-conventional drilling technologies

Quelle: BGR

#4 What are the available subsurface technologies for energy extraction from this resource?

Infrastructure & Applications

1. Flash-Type & ORC-/Binary Powerplant Applications

2. Heating and Cooling of complex Infrastructures

3. Agriculture and Greenhouses

4. Hybrid Uses (e.g. Seawater Desalination)

5. Social and environmental aspects

(e.g. micro-seismicity, noise, waste disposal)

#5 What are the available surface technologies for energy extraction from this resource?

Quelle: BGR

So, how do the required scientific, economic, legal and engineering competences in academia, technology and crafting generate an added value?

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IGA – OUR ACTIVITIES

GLOBAL GEOTHERMAL COURSES

Global Geothermal Training Courses are offered worldwide:

• Europe: Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Switzerland & UK

• Asia: Indonesia & Japan

• Australia/Pacific: New Zealand

• North-America: Mexico & USA

• Middle- and South-America: El Salvador & Chile

• Promotes international education and training in the geothermal energy sector

• Head office in Bochum, which coordinates training measures

• Aims to develop into a global network of partnering accredited, certified universities and research institutions with site-specific training courses

• Tailored courses based on specific needs and requirements

Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, May 2017 Bochum, Germany

• Interamerican Development Bank and the National Energy Councilof El Salvador: Concept development of a Regional GeothermalTraining Centre in Central America

• International Finance Cooperation, Turkey: Geothermal bestpractice guide and workshops, 2013

• International Renewable Energy Agency: Geothermal initiative infive Andean countries in Latin America, 2013-2015

• World Bank / IGA Short Course “Reducing Geothermal DrillingRisk” Melbourne, Australia 2015

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PARTNERS & PREVIOUS PROJECTS

ONLINE COURSE

Fundamentals of Geothermal Power Production

Green Banking and Financing Geothermal Projects in Asia

(2017 for Renac)

Introduction

1 Potential and global market development

2 Advantages of geothermal as a dispatchable and baseload power producer

3 Discussion of geothermal energy: renewable or non-renewable?

4 Applications of geothermal energy

Natural Resource and geothermal energy potential

5 Suitable locations for geothermal electricity generation (global map)

6 Principle geological conditions to enable geothermal energy uses

7 Convection dominated geothermal play types

8 Conduction dominated geothermal play types

9 Reservoir Parameters

10 Geothermal exploration

11 Test procedures and reservoir modelling

12 Reservoir Engineering

Technical Systems for geothermal electricity generation

13 Drilling technologies

14 Characterisation of geothermal sources suitable for power generation: Hot Dry Rock (HDR) / Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS); Hydrothermal Systems

15 Enthalpy as driver of technology and efficiency

16 General distinction of geothermal energy systems for power generation

17 Dry steam power plants

18 Flash steam power plants

19 Binary power plants and working fluids

20 Cooling Systems

21 Pumping the reservoir

22 Case studies

Economic aspects of geothermal energy systems

23 Geothermal project development

24 Project risks

25 Cost structure along the project life cycle

26 Finance and economics for geothermal power generation

27 Sustainability: social and environmental impact assessment

28 Geothermal value chain

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Geothermal Education Opportunities

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Undergraduate Studies: Only a limited number of specific University Degree Programs are

available. Many of them offer geothermal specialisation block courses integrated in programs of

Geosciences, Georesources and types of Engineering.

Graduate and Post-Graduate Studies: MSc Degree and PhD in geothermal-specific

education, but only a few European Universities hold chairs in Geothermal Energy and rarely

in English (e.g. Bochum).

International Geothermal Education Opportunities: Short courses/Training/Workshops

offered through International Organizations (e.g. IGA Academy, EGEC).

Mobility Programs: Not specific mobility programmes for geothermal researchers and students.

Nevertheless researchers and students can make use of general mobility programmes such

as Erasmus, Erasmus+, Marie Curie Actions and Cost Actions.

Vocational Training: Vocational High Schools and Vocational Training Centres are widespread

in Europe, but do not offer a satisfactory preparation for market demand in the geothermal

sector.

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Croatia

1. University of Zagreb

France

1. University of Montpellier

2. University of Orléans:

3. University of Lorraine: Graduate National school of geology – ENSG

4. University de Savoie

5. University of Strasbourg - LabEx G-EAU-THERMIE PROFONDE

Germany:

1. RWTH Aachen University

2. Freie Universität Berlin – Lectures in English

3. Bochum University of Applied Science - International Geothermal Centre (GZB) Master Degree in English

4. Clausthal University of Technology

5. University of Technology Darmstadt - Lectures partly English, mostly German

6. Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

7. Technical University and Mining Academy of Freiberg - Lectures English

8. Albert-Ludwig University, Freiburg - Master Degree in Renewable Energy Management in English

9. Georg-August University of Göttingen - Master Degree in English

10. Leibniz University of Hannover

11. Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

12. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Master Degree partly English, partly German

13. Karlshochschule International University

14. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz/Bingen am Rhein

15. Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich/ Technical University of Munich

16. University of Potsdam - Some courses are offered in English

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Geothermal Education Opportunities in Europe (ISBN: 978-9979-68-367-4)

Universities/Research Institutions offering courses in fields related to geothermal exploration, exploitation and uses

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Engineers HVAC,

Renewable Energy, Architects

Engineers Construction,

Mining, Geology

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Heat pumps & HVAC technologies

Vocational training programs GeoZert & GSS-VET

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Facilities at the International Geothermal Centre

Drilling department Heat-pump Lab Geo-Labs

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Impressions (GeoZert & GSS-VET)

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Increasing demand of geothermal experts due to the growing geothermal energy sector.

Training in geothermal exploration, exploitation and utilization is available mostly in EU, US, JAP, NZ, Africa, LA but still inadequate for supply the high skilled workforce needed in the geothermal sector.

High lack of specialists in many fields of expertise on different levels of skills for both shallow and deep geothermal.

Lack of multidisciplinary expertise.

New & more competences are required. Stronger focus on Asia!

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Final considerations

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Thank you very much for your attention

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