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Description
The OptiSGE project aims at enhancement of green transition by implementation of innovative methods in evaluation and use of SGE resources in support of economy and society in NO and PL. It endeavours to determine common issues in both countries and provides solutions with respect to expanding geothermal energy sector.
OptiSGE comprises 2 study visits, 1 in Norway and 1 in Poland with focus on geothermal projects of NORCE and PGI-NRI and site visits to the installations to enable exchange of knowledge and experience. Next key activity is capacity building through organisation of the knowledge
Summary of the results
The implementation of the OptiSGE was aimed at strengthening the green transformation by applying and comparing research methods for assessing geothermal potential, which are important for the location of geothermal installations, and optimising their technical parameters. Study visits provided insight into geothermal activities and examples of geothermal installations in both countries. The beneficiary and the partner organised a workshop that allowed them to get acquainted with the work on geothermal energy, including in other countries and institutions, and to hold an interesting debate. The transfer of knowledge, information, and professional experience deepened competition and enabled the team to acquire new knowledge that was used to apply the method of optical fibre distributed temperature measurements (OF DTS) in geological boreholes. In the course of field work, reference data from 23 geological holes was collected. In this number measurements with manual recorders were made in 22 boreholes, and the OF DTS method was used in 14. The results allowed to determine the temperature distribution in shallow parts of the subsurface, including the recognition of geo- and anthropogenic influences. In the case of 7 boreholes, it was possible to calculate selected geothermal parameters of the subsurface, which are used to optimise the use of low-temperature geothermal energy resources. The results of the measurements were made available on the geoportals of Beneficiary.