Project: Identification and Assessment of Deep Geothermal Heat Resources in Challenging Urban Environments
| Acronym | GEO-URBAN (Reference Number: 170151-4401) |
| Duration | 01/05/2018 - 01/05/2021 |
| Project Topic | The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is an important issue facing society at present. Renewable energy, including geothermal energy, will play an important role in achieving this goal. Although the exploitation of high-enthalpy geothermal heat resources has been successful in some EU countries where the geological conditions are favourable, potential resources in more challenging, low-enthalpy settings remain poorly understood and largely untapped. The GEOURBAN project aims to explore the potential for deep geothermal resources in low-enthalpy regions and to assess this energy source as a viable heating supply for urban areas. The project will focus on two areas – Dublin, Ireland and Vallès in Catalonia, Spain – and will provide a feasibility analysis for the commercial exploitation of deep geothermal resources in these regions. |
| Website | visit project website |
| Network | GEOTHERMICA |
| Call | Geothermica Cofund Call |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona Supercomputing Center | Partner | Spain |
| 2 | Dublin City Council | Partner | Ireland |
| 3 | Dublin Institute for Advances Studies | Partner | Ireland |
| 4 | Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions Ltd. | Coordinator | Ireland |
| 5 | Geotermisk Operatorselskab | Partner | Denmark |
| 6 | Geothermal Association of Ireland | Observer | Ireland |
| 7 | Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya | Observer | Spain |
| 8 | Spanish Geothermal Technology Platform | Observer | Spain |
| 9 | Universitat de Barcelona | Partner | Spain |
| 10 | University College Dublin - Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences | Partner | Ireland |