Utility technologies and interactions

The research in this cross-cutting issue deals with the implementation of research results into utility technologies. The attained knowledge and data are to be processed effectively. Besides the basic research the technical implementation is to be done and accounted for in all work packages. For this reason the work packages of CO₂ capture, transport and utilization are directly linked to each other. Geothermal energy, CO₂ storage and the production of shale gas access the resource “deep underground”. Knowledge attained in every section of the GeoEn project will be a benefit to all the other core topics. Especially the two core topics geothermal energy and CO₂ storage use nearly the same drilling techniques and go back to the data of the underground properties. The co-operation within GeoEn produces noticeable synergy effects. The heat transport process in the geothermal utilization and in the CO₂ process chain (injection) has basically the same effects and offer the possibility to complement one another.
Something similar is the artificial creation of higher permeable reservoir areas with “fracturing” in the fields of geothermal energy and shale gas.
 

The research field "utility technologies and interactions" is divided into the work packages:

CO₂ laboratory

• CO₂ laboratory: BTU, H. J. Krautz
• CO₂ process chain: modelling the complete process of CO₂ transport and injection, CO₂ capture technologies: BTU, H. J. Krautz
• CO₂ utilization: carbon cycling, CO₂ catalysis: BTU, D. Schmeisser

Geo-microbiology

• Geo-microbiology – microbial geo-engineering: UP/GFZ, H. Würdemann
• Geo-microbiology: UP, J. Kallmeyer

Interactions

• Fluid-rock-interactions with contaminated CO₂: UP, J. Erzinger
• Characterization of geothermal fluids and its interactions with materials in geothermal power plants and reservoir rocks: GFZ, E. Huenges
• Drilling and reservoir technologies: GFZ, E. Huenges
• Corrosion research in CCS-plants: BTU, B. Viehweger

Here are the  links to the work packages: