French Geological Survey (BRGM)

Main geothermal research topics:

Enhancement of conventional reservoirs and deployment of unconventional reservoirs
Geothermal heat in urban areas
Exploration techniques (including resource prediction and exploratory drilling)
Improvement of performance (conversion to electricity and direct use of heat)
Materials, methods and equipment to improve operational availability (high temperatures, corrosion, scaling)
Advanced drilling/well completion techniques
Integration of geothermal heat and power in the energy system and grid flexibility

Laboratories/Sites :

Platform for testing closed loop ground heat exchangers (https://plateforme-geothermie.brgm.fr)
Simulation platform for the optimization of close-loop ground heat exchangers

Contact:

Philippe Calcagno (p.calcagno@brgm.fr )

University of Strasbourg

Main geothermal research topics:

Geophysical reservoir monitoring (including triggered and induced seismicity)
Geo-mechanics
THMC modelling
Fluid-rock interaction and hydro-geochemical interactions under reservoir conditions
Social perception and citizen science
Data management and data access via the EPOS TCS-AH affiliated Data Centre for Deep Geothermal Energy (cdgp.u-strasbg.fr)

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