De-risking Ireland's Geothermal energy potential

Advanced research and education

Energy policy and promotion

Advanced research and education

Geothermal exploration and drilling solutions

Methodology for estimating the potential of underground heat exchange in shallow installations, focusing on vertical closed-loop collectors.

Methodology for accurately assessing deep geothermal energy potential using multi-disciplinary and multi-scale approaches, building on existing datasets and modelling knowledge.

Deep geothermal drilling technique that offers economic advantages as a renewable source of heat through new exploration and drilling methods.

Ireland

Multi-disciplinary and multi-scale research project aimed at decreasing risk associated with harnessing geothermal energy in Ireland and improving accuracy of deep geothermal resource estimation by building on existing datasets and modelling knowledge.

Project applying new exploration and drilling techniques for deep geothermal resources, specifically demonstrating how deep standing column wells offer economic advantage as a renewable source of heat.

Research project developing methodology to estimate the potential of underground heat exchange in shallow installations, focusing primarily on vertical closed-loop collectors.