Engine Launching Conference
12-15 February 2006
Orléans, France
Opening Session

Why a co-ordination action about Enhanced
Geothermal Systems ?
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The European targets for sustainable energy systems and geothermal energy
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Directive 2001/77/EC : doubling the contribution of renewable energy from 6 to 12% of total energy consumption by 2010.
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The White Paper (Community Strategy and Action
Plan, 1997) : doubling (500 to 1000 MW) of electricity production, increase from 750 to
2,5 MW for heat production of geothermal origin.
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From 6.5 (5th FP) to more than 10 M € (6th FP) dedicated to geothermal energy
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A priority thematic area for "Sustainable energy systems“
> a need for co-ordinating ongoing research and promoting the development and uptake of innovative methods and technologies to expand the exploitation of Unconventional Geothermal
Resources , in particular Enhanced Geothermal
Systems.
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A major scope is the identification of gaps that hamper the development of geothermal energy and definition of research targets for the future
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Prioritizing research needs
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Why a co-ordination action about Enhanced
Geothermal Systems ?
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An expression of interest from the EC 6 th FP
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A renewed interest for the geothermal energy from deep sources
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The US Department Of Energy program for
2006-2011
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The challenge (…) is to develop and deploy the technology needed to capture the larger, deeper, cooler and less permeable resource base – the
Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS)
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Geopowering the West…
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A renewed interest for the geothermal energy from deep sources
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The US Department Of Energy program for
2006-2011
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The challenge (…) is to develop and deploy the technology needed to capture the larger, deeper, cooler and less permeable resource base – the
Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS)
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The on-going industrial activity in Australia
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The know-how and technology of mineral and oil exploration to explore and mine heat sources at depth
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The “heat” rush
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A renewed interest for the geothermal energy from deep sources
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The US Department Of Energy program for
2006-2011
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The challenge (…) is to develop and deploy the technology needed to capture the larger, deeper, cooler and less permeable resource base – the
Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS)
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The on-going industrial activity in Australia
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The know-how and technology of mineral and oil exploration to explore and mine heat sources at depth
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The European exploration projects
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The pilot site of Soultz sous Forêts and the future exploration sites of Basel, Landau…
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A continent to explore…
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Why a co-ordination action about Enhanced
Geothermal Systems ?
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An expression of interest from the EC 6 th FP
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A renewed interest for the geothermal energy from deep sources
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“Today, the geothermal energy faces both old and new challenges, as the high cost and risk of geothermal development remain major issues that hinder renewed interest in geothermal development” (2006-2011 DOE program)
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Challenges
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Scientific challenge to understand the distribution of heat and permeability at depth in the uppermost crust.
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Technological and economic challenge to improve and render cost-efficient investigation and development technology
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Integration of different research paths that currently exist
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Communication to rally the support of policy makers and investors and, in certain cases, increase the social acceptance of a broader community.
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Facing old and new challenges means…
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Capitalisation of knowledge and state of art
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Identification of gaps and barriers
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Defining new research projects to overcome these gaps and barriers
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How to do that?
• structuring the “geothermal” community,
• strengthening the links of the scientific community with the industrial partners and decision makers,
• restoring a political support
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through the ENGINE coordination action…
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A bottom-up phase: workshops and conferences as key elements to present an updated framework of activities in the Scientific and technical European reference Manual
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A web site to have access to the updated framework of activities
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An expertise phase to prepare a Best Practice
Handbook
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Launching
Conf .
Planning of the Co-ordination Action
WP1
Project Management
WP2
Information and dissemination system
WP3. Investigation of UGR and EGS
Mid-term
Conference
WP6. Expertise on investigation of UGR and EGS
WP4. Drilling, stimulation and reservoir assessment
Mid-term
Conference
WP7. Expertise on drilling, stimulation and reservoir assessment
WP9. Risk evaluation for the development of geothermal energy
Final
Conference
WP5. Exploitation, economic, environmental and social impacts
Mid-term
Conference
Specialised workshops
WP8. Expertise on exploitation, economic, environmental, social impacts
30 months duration, budget of 2 Millions €

7 specialised workshops
2006 2007
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WP3: Defining, exploring, imaging and assessing reservoirs for potential heat exchange (Germany)
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WP3: Exploring Supercritical fluid reservoir: a new challenge for geothermal energy (Italy)
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WP4: Stimulation of reservoir and induced microseismicity
(Switzerland)
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WP4: Drilling cost effectiveness and feasibility of high-temperature drilling (Iceland)
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WP5: Electricity generation, combined heat and power (France)
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WP5: Increasing policy makers awareness and the public acceptance (Greece)
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WP9: Risk analysis for development of geothermal energy (Netherlands)
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Conditions for a successful co-ordination action
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Following the Document Work
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An efficient network
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The launching conference is the 1st opportunity for all partners to meet and prepare the specialised workshops
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The production of the deliverables
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Publications (proceedings of workshops and conferences, review articles, analysis, reports..)
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Web-site and newsletter
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A good co-ordination with the 6th FP
Soultz, I-GET, Low Bin projects
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