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Geothermal Energy:
Powering a Greener World

With the rise of intermittent renewables, the demand for reliable and sustainable energy sources like geothermal is on the rise. To enhance the competitiveness of geothermal energy, technological advancements are crucial. Technovative Solutions is actively developing technologies to improve the performance and cost-effectiveness of geothermal power plants.

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Flexibility enhancement

To respond quickly to the heat and power demand and to stabilize the grid, the operational flexibility of the Geothermal plant needs to be increased. Using a thermal storage unit to store energy during low demand and release it during high demand will protect critical infrastructure ...

Efficiency reduction due to high ambient condition

Seasonal temperature variation negatively impacts geothermal energy production. Every year Europe is experiencing new records of temperature rise, creating further challenges for efficient geothermal operation. TVS has developed a solution to enhance the performance of the ...

Material issues related to geothermal Powerplant

High temperature, pressure, and corrosive salts threaten geothermal power components. Increasing geothermal output requires higher enthalpy fluid from deeper wells. TVS has worked with partners to develop specialised corrosion- and erosion-resistant coatings to provide the ...

Heat Exchanger

Heat exchangers (HXs) are crucial for geothermal power plants, especially ORC-based ones. Corrosion and scaling from brine require costly, oversized HXs. Carbon steel HXs with anti-corrosion and anti-scaling properties can reduce size, cost, and lower the Levelised Cost of ...

Sub Surface

The ETIP Vision and EU Technology Roadmap for geothermal emphasises better control and understanding of geothermal energy to boost its low-carbon share. Geofluid properties are crucial for heat transfer efficiency. TVS collaborates with partners to enhance geofluid ...

Drilling

Drilling is the most significant cost in geothermal projects, making up 30-70% of expenses. Reducing this costs involves increasing the rate of penetration (ROP) and extending component life, minimising the need for tripping. TVS is developing a unified drilling advisory system using ...

Our Projects

GeoCoat

The Geo-Coat (Development of novel and cost-effective corrosion-resistant coatings for high-temperature geothermal applications) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 764086) develops specialised corrosion- and erosion-resistant coatings, to be applied through thermal powder coating techniques specially developed to provide the required bond strength, hardness and density for the challenging geothermal applications. TVS has built a Decision Support System (DSS) for developing different coating materials and selecting optimal coating processing technologies for geothermal application.

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GeoDrill

The GeoDrill (Development of Novel and Cost-Effective Drilling Technology for Geothermal Systems) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 815319) aims to develop optimised drilling equipment to reduce costs and increase the rate of penetration in geothermal energy extraction. TVS has developed a Decision Support System (DSS) for a mud hammer-based deep geothermal drilling system considering techno-economic and environmental performance.

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GeoSmart

The GeoSmart (Technologies for Geothermal to Enhance Competitiveness in Smart and Flexible Operation) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 818576) is working on methods to store heat energy when demand is low so that it can be released when demand is high. The project also plans to create a hybrid cooling system for the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plant that will prevent efficiency degradation due to seasonal changes. TVS has developed a Decision Support System (DSS) that will guide geothermal plant operators to profitably shift the business from baseload operation to flexible operations.

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GeoHex

The GeoHex (Advanced Material for Cost-Efficient and Enhanced Heat exchange performance for geothermal application) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 851917) will support the development of novel materials for geothermal use. Heat Exchangers (HEX) play a crucial role in the geothermal power plants. TVS has developed a Decision Support System (DSS) that will support ecoDESIGN of geothermal heat exchangers.

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GeoPro

GeoPro (Accurate Geofluid Properties as key to Geothermal Process Optimisation) project ( EU Grant Agreement no. 851816) aims to produce a set of integrated knowledge-based design and operation tools to allow the geothermal industry to explore, design and operate systems more effectively, bringing down the LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy: a metric that measures the average cost of generating electricity over the lifetime of a power plant) to competitive levels. TVS has developed the Decision Support System (DSS) connecting all the tools. The geothermal industry will use these new tools to benefit from: the capability to better explore and ‘vector in’ on new resources; the ability to predict the return on a well more reliably for investment decisions; control-oriented simulations to reduce the engineering overkill currently required; improved energy extraction through knowledge of the real production constraints.

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OptiDrill

The OptiDrill (Optimisation of Geothermal Drilling Operation with Machine Learning) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 101006964) introduces an innovative drilling advisory system based on a combination of enhanced monitoring systems and multiple data-driven machine learning modules for the analysis, prognosis and optimisation. TVS has developed the monitoring system based on real time MWD (Measurement While Drilling) systems. The goal is to advise and support drilling operators in making informed decisions through real-time data, reducing many uncertainties.

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COMPASS

The COMPASS (Sustainable and Cost-Efficient Concepts Enabling Green Power Production from Supercritical/superhot geothermal wells) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 101084623 & UKRI Grant Agreement no. 10057822) addresses key technical challenges in accessing superhot geothermal well formations. TVS has developed cradle-to-gate LCA and parametric cost tools for Icelandic and Italian superhot resource scenarios.

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nGEL

Next generation flexible trigeneration geothermal ORC plant (nGEL) (Horizon, no. 101148170) aims to transform the geothermal ORC plants into flexible tri-generation plants capable of both efficiently as well as cost-effectively responding to the dynamic demand of power, heating, and cooling, attributing geothermal energy as a dispatchable source to balance the power and thermal grid against the progressive integration of intermittent Renewable Energy Sources (RES) (i.e., solar, wind). In the nGEL Project, Technovative Solutions LTD (TVS) will be using its technology on the concept of increasing geothermal power production during higher ambient temperatures to increase the reliability of geothermal ORC.

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