THE EU RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE for Geothermal Energy David Bruhn International Centre forgeothermal Research @ Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam GFZ TU Delft, Department of Civil Engineering & Geosciences JointProgrammeGeothermalEnergy 1
SET Plan Strategic Energy Technology Plan EII European Industrial Initiatives 2
EERA European Energy Reserach Alliance Elements of the SET-Plan EIIs Alliance International Cooperation Energy and network systems Courtesy: EU Commission 3
What is EERA Cooperation of Energy Research Organisations About 200 participating organisations Responsible for EERA Joint Programmes About 3500 professionals full time equivalent -> make it happen ( in kind contribution of roughly ~ 500M ) In principle open to all research organisations Participation is based on own resources Between industry driven and fundamental research About 10% of the participants are going to be from industry Going to become a legal entity 15 Partners ( Executive Committee members ) Responsible for EERA ( Culture and governance ) Launch and review of EERA Joint Programmes ( 15 overall ) Partnership reviewed biannually, first time in 2012 Mission of EERA EERA supports the EU SET-Plan by accelerating the development of energy technologies through joint R&D Mandated by the SET-Plan Steering Group, EERA develops and implements strategic research objectives. EERA reinforces Europe s role by supporting the competitiveness of industry at international level. The joint research efforts will have significant added value and attract key energy research organisations. The relevance of research will be enhanced in close cooperation with Member States, the EC and industry to support the political and industrial SET-PLAN objectives. 4
Nonlinear innovation Maturity of Concept Basic research Public finance Targeted research and development Mainly public finance Demonstration and Industrialisation Mainly private finance Cost EERA: joint programming What kind of cooperation can be foreseen? Harmonisation of research programmes Exchange of information Insufficient for EERA Exchange of personnel Common strategy to tackle (new) research questions Too many topics for a single institute Avoid fragmentation, ensure complementary of programmes Agree on who does what (and share results) Facilities Sharing of facilities Building new facilities Owned by multiple institutes A breakthrough 5
EERA Joint Programmes, Basics Long-term strategy and work plan Agreed Description of Work Agreed Objectives and Milestones Agreed Division of Tasks and Responsibilities Sub-programme 1 Thermochemical platform Bioenergy carriers Context supporting specialisation of Participants Virtual centres working as one team on one topic Sub-programme 2 Sugar platform Biomass deconstruction Joint Programme Steering Committee Joint Programme Management Board Sub-programme 3 Algae platform Microalgae Sub-programme 4 Cross-cutting topics Agro feedstocks Conversion processes Cell factories & enzymes Macroalgae Forest feedstocks Down stream Processing Piloting Sustainability Certification schemes Generic Bioenergy system studies and scenarios 2020 European Energy Research Alliance Joint Program on Geothermal Energy Ernst Huenges JP Coordinator David Bruhn (Programme Office) Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ Isabella Nardini JP Secretary CNR-IGG, Pisa 6
JPGE Structure and Programme JointProgrammeGeothermalEnergy SP5 SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIROMENT AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SP1 RESOURCE ASSESSMENT SP4 OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS Overall goal Development of new cost-effective technologies suitable for a sustainable growth of geothermal energy in Europe and worldwide SP2 ACCESSING AND ENGINEERING A RESERVOIR SP 3 PROCESS ENGINEERING OF POWER SYSTEM JointProgrammeGeothermalEnergy 12 participants 7 countries ~250 persons EERA JPGE Participants 2010 2012 Short Name Country Short Name Country BRGM France Uni Neuchâtel Switzerland Short Name CEGL ENEA TÜBITAK CNR INGV OGS CNRS France LNEG Portugal PT Torino CRES Greece PT Milano IRIS ETH Zürich Switzerland BGS UK GZ Bochum GFZ Potsdam Germany RWTH Aachen Germany Sintef ISES Netherlands U Torino ISOR Iceland VITO Belgium KIT Germany IFE Norway LIAG Germany U Bari TNO Netherlands U Trieste TU Darmstadt Germany 25 participants 11 countries ~350 persons 2013 Country Turkey Norway Germany Norway Current status: 30+ participants 12 countries ~400 persons 7
JointProgrammeGeothermalEnergy EERA World Aquifer Viewer JointProgrammeGeothermalEnergy Education and dissemination 1. 12 th of February 2010, Potsdam / Germany 2. 1 st /2 nd of March 2011, Reykjavík / Iceland 3. 29 th /30 th of March 2012, Pisa / 4. 6 th /7 th of May 2013, Szeged / Hungary 5. 1 st of April 2014, Darmstadt / Germany 60 to 100 PhD students at each PhD Day 8
Energy research programmes of the EU Funding areas Energy efficiency and the rational use of energy (SAVE) Improvement of energy efficiency and the rational use of resources in the industry, products and building sectors. New and renewable resources (ALTENER) Funding is provided to increase the share of renewables in the production of electricity, heat and cooling, and to integrate them in the local energy systems. Examples of supported actions: Tackling non-technological barriers to speed up the introduction of wind energy onto the EU's energy market Developing training schemes for installers of small-scale renewable energy systems. Energy in transport (STEER) Energy savings and energy efficiency in the transport sector, including stimulation of demand for alternative fuels and clean and energy-efficient vehicles. 9
Research programmes of the EU LIFE+ Programme Objective:Community environmental policy and legislation, including the integration of the environment into other policies. Financesdemonstration projects bridging the gap between research funding and access to venture capital. Project themes include energy production and distribution, renewable energy technologies, energy-efficiency in different areas as well as the reduction of greenhouse gases. LIFE+ runs from 2007-2013 and has a total budget of EUR 2.143 billion. Research programmes of the EU The Framework Programmes for RTD 7 Geothermal projects in FP6 3 Geothermal projects in FP7 (2 ongoing) New framework programme: Horizon 2020 10
Perspectives in Horizon2020 Perspectives in Horizon2020 III: Societal challenges (29,7 G ): Health, Demographic Change and Well-being (8,0 G ) Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, Marine and Maritime Research and the Bio-Economy (4,2 G ) Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy (5,8 G ) Smart, Green and Integrated Transport (6,8 G ) Climate Action, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials (3,2 G ) Inclusive, Innovative and Secure Societies (3,8 G ) 11
Horizon2020: What s in it for Geothermal Research? HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 -DRAFT Secure, clean and efficient energy (Source: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020-documents) LCE 23 2014/2015: Developing Demonstration the of next renewable generation electricity technologies and of renewable electricity heating/cooling and heating/cooling technologies Deep Renewable geothermal Heating energy and Cooling Development i. Shallow geothermal of new technologies energy: Improved and concepts vertical for borehole geothermal drilling energy technologies New to enhance technologies safety and reduce concepts costs for geothermal Shallow geothermal energy are energy necessary systems to increase are ideally the number suited of to economically meet the ambitious viable geothermal energy saving resources, targets including of the EU. in They hard can rock provide and high heating temperature/pressure and/or cooling or conditions, both. Further and to improvement have a demonstrably of the efficiency smaller of environmental shallow geothermal footprint systems to existing and technologies. reduction of installation Crossfertilisation costs are with needed to increase hydrothermal deployment oil and gas of these technologies geothermal and systems operations for shall the heating be explored. & cooling market. HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 DRAFT contd. In 2015, the following technology-specific challenges have to be addressed: Deep geothermal energy: Testing of enhanced geothermal systems in different geological environments Widespread deployment of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) needs new and improved models and innovative solutions are needed to routinely create EGS reservoirs with sufficient permeability, fracture orientation and spacing. Cross-fertilisationwith hydrothermal fields and cross-fertilisationwith tight oil and gas fields can be explored. 12
HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 DRAFT Energy Efficiency Technological innovation related to the integration of renewable generation in the industrial and residential sectors can be addressed in the Energy Efficiency call or Smart Cities and Communities call. Improving the energy efficiency of district heating and cooling networks is addressed in the Energy Efficiency call. B Heating and cooling EE 13 2014/2015: Technology for district heating and cooling EE 14-2014/2015: Removing market barriers to the uptake of efficient heating and cooling solutions Horizon 2020 Challenging perspectives Let s make the most of it! JointProgrammeGeothermalEnergy Thank you for your attention! 13