Project presents mid-term review

The work achieved thus far is well in line with the objectives and results laid out in the original application form. There have been a number of valuable outcomes and achievements which often arose from regional and transnational collaboration. Most importantly these include the preliminary transnational depth and thickness maps of the Kohlenkalk aquifer in NWE, the harmonized transnational stratigraphic chart, and the initial results from the drilling of cores with corresponding petrophysical and geochemical analyses, as well as lithostratigraphic descriptions. 

In addition, DGE-ROLLOUT organized several national and transnational workshops and seminars, which received significant public attention and positive response. One of these, the virtual conference “Deep Geothermal - Technical Challenges, Uncertainties & Risks", which was held in autumn 2020, reached over 130 participants from 15 countries. Similarly, the permanent exhibition in the German Mining Museum on the transition from coal mining to geothermal resources has been well received and has very beneficial feedback.

An appraisal meeting was held in September 2020 with the Interreg Project Officer and German Contact Point attending, who confirmed that the project is on track. Additionally, the Interreg officials were pleased with the partnership dynamics and working relationships amongst the project partners. The DGE-ROLLOUT project was incorporated as a “lighthouse project” in the Energieforschungsbericht 2020 (report on energy research) published by the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia

The promotion of DGE, which has been one of the major aims of the project from its beginning on, is also well on track. The forthcoming work intended for 2021 and 2022 will be crucial for the further success of the project. During that time, most of the planned seismic campaigns will be undertaken, the heat pump will be purchased, and the deep drilling in Weisweiler, Germany, will be implemented. Moreover, the first results of the project will be submitted to scientific journals, including a special issue of the Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften – Journal of Applied and Regional Geology (ZDGG), which will include over ten publications mostly from work carried out within the DGE-ROLLOUT project. Reports compiled in 2020 on the legal framework as well as on the financial risk management of DGE projects, will also be supplemented with reports on recommendations for improvements of these fundamental topics.  

Overall, the DGE-ROLLOUT partnership is very much looking forward to the second phase of the project, particularly to expected short-term results.

Mid-Term-Report: DGE-ROLLOUT Roll-out of Deep Geothermal Energy in NWE

 

Mid-Term-Report: DGE-ROLLOUT Roll-out of Deep Geothermal Energy in NWE

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