Day 1: April 15, 2013
9.00 – 9.20 Welcome and introduction
P. Dumas, European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)
D. Bruhn, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Germany
9.20 – 9.45 Short round of introduction
Session I: Market aspects
C. Karytsas, D. Mendrinos, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES), Greece
9.45 – 10.30 International geothermal market overview
Case studies:
The Soultz project, the first EGS plant, Simbach-Braunau, a low temperature plant
Session II: Legal, environmental and financial aspects
H.Asum,R.Kutschick , Lawyer´s Office Gaßner, Groth, Siederer & Coll. (GGSC), Germany
F. Jaudin, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), France
11.00 – 11.45 Risk insurance for geothermal projects
11.45 – 12.30 Regulatory barriers
14.00 – 17.30 Financing / Costs of geothermal power projects
Day 2: April 16, 2013, 9.00 – 18.00
Session III: Geothermal Exploration
A. Manzella, National Research Council (CNR), Italy; J.-D. van Wees, Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Netherlands; P. Durst, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, (BRGM), France
9.00 – 9.30 Overview: What is geothermal energy: origin and relation with earth dynamics
– Site screening
-Best practice to localize a geothermal site Case study: The Soultz project
Session IV: EGS Technology
J.-D. van Wees, Organization for Applied Scientific Research, (TNO), Netherlands; G. Zimmermann, German Research Centre for Geosciences, (GFZ), Germany; P. Durst, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), France
14.30 – 15.30 Basic concepts:
Rock mechanics and tectonics
Hydraulic stimulation: objectives, physical principles and best practices from oil and gas
16.00 – 18.00 Case studies: The Groß Schönebeck project
Day 3: April 17, 2013
10.00 – 11.00 Geothermal research site Gross Schoenebeck
Session V: Drilling
W. Brandt, Geothermie Consulting – Engineering – Supervision, Germany
12.00 – 14.00 Types of geothermal wells and appropriate casing schemes
Basic requirements: flow rate and temperature and its implications on wellbore schemes
Case studies: The Soultz project, The Groß Schönebeck project, Bavarian basin; research: Monobores
15.00 – 17.00 Drilling and completion of geothermal wells: Drilling technology, Test and stimulation techniques, pumps Costs
Day 4: April 18, 2013
Session VI: Flash steam and binary technology
E. Hallgrímsdóttir, Mannvit Reykjavik, Iceland; P. Bombarda, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Thermodynamic modeling for process flow.
Design process of geothermal steam gathering system.
Different design considerations compared to conventional steam plants
Operation and maintenance
9.00 – 10.30 Process flow and steam gathering system
Presentations reviewing different cycles and design process
Demonstration of thermodynamic models for different working cycles
Calculated example showing methods used within geothermal steam gathering system design
Case study: The Soultz project
11.00 – 12.30 Mechanical equipment and operation and maintenance
Presentations presenting features of mechanical equipment used in geothermal power plants and their operation and maintenance ; Calculated example showing methods used for basic engineering within mechanical equipment design in geothermal energy ; Photographs of extreme conditions shown and discussed with solutions
12.30 – 13.00 The environmental issues report: Overview of possible environmental impact, Environmental management procedures
Session VII: Plant operation, energy supply and grid integration
14.00 – 15.30 Fundamentals of energy economics: regulation and energy trade, electricity grid, demand for geothermal power
16.00 – 17.30 Grid integration of geothermal power: approach for the grid integration of an increasing share of renewable power generation, process of grid integration, costs of grid integration, Case study: The Soultz project