Within the scope of the GEOPRO project, the main aim and objective of the project is to create better thermodynamic models to optimize the operation of geothermal power plants and to understand the properties of geothermal fluids. However, the EU-funded GEOPRO project will generate experimental data on the heat and mass transfer behavior of highly concentrated fluids at very high temperatures. The data will also provide the industry with some new design and operating parameters that will allow geothermal power plants to design and operate systems more effectively, reducing the cost of energy to competitive levels.
GEOPRO Project parnters include various investors, industrialists, institutes, and universities from countries such as England, Iceland, Switzerland, France, Norway, and Germany. The project aims to expand the use of geothermal energy, one of the renewable energy sources, and to better understand the chemical and physical properties of the geothermal fluid, for the purpose of "Building a Low-Carbon and Climate-Resilient Future" within the scope of the "Safe, Clean and Efficient Energy" heading included in the Horizon 2020 Program It will focus on research on improving field development and operating conditions, providing high efficiency from the source and reaching further levels in terms of sustainability of the source. Within the scope of the project, a consortium consisting of sector representatives and academicians will contribute to the geothermal sector by rapidly sharing data around the world by focusing on experience and knowledge sharing.
With the grant agreement signed on 1 November 2019, the project officially entered into force, and the kick-off meeting was held in Brussels, Belgium, between 19-20 November 2019 with the participation of all partners. In the project scope, actual meetings could not be held due to pandemic conditions, monthly periodic online meetings continue. One of the case study in the project is Zorlu Kızıldere Geothermal Power Plant. Technical and academic studies on the project continue. As a result of the project, it will be possible to realize these gains in the geothermal sector by producing information for Geothermal Power Plants all over the world, which will increase the efficiency of production, with fluid chemistry analysis to reach higher levels in terms of sustainability of the resource.
Keywords: Geothermal fluid, geochemistry, thermodynamics, fluid property experiments, reaction kinetics, multiphase flow, LCOE, thermodynamic properties.
