EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS IN THE SUBSOIL OF THE CANARY ISLANDS THROUGH THE COMBINED USE AND APPLICATION OF GEOPHYSICAL, GEOCHEMICAL AND GEOLOGICAL METHODS.
The objective of this project is to carry out an experimental study of 3D models to characterize the geothermal deposits in the subsoil of the islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria and La Palma, which will enable the subsequent development of geothermal energy in the Archipelago.
This is a cooperation project between research organizations and companies. The coordinator is the Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables – ITER, and the other participants are: Petratherm, España S.L., Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN), University of La Laguna (ULL) and University of Barcelona (UB).
This project has involved the creation of a public-private research group or consortium to contribute to the promotion of research, development and technological innovation in the field of geothermal energy and, in this way, favor stable and medium-term cooperation between public and private agents through the execution of R&D projects.
The results of this project will contribute to guarantee the energy supply, increase the contribution of emerging energy technologies in an efficient and competitive way, and favor their integration into the Canary Islands energy system in such a way that their contribution improves the security of supply, the diversification of supply sources and the protection of the environment.
The lines of research proposed in this project also present a singular character, since it is the first time that they are developed in the way they are proposed in this project. At present, geothermal energy is still a renewable energy in a very incipient state in our country and its development will depend to a great extent on the adequate definition of its resources, which requires innovative technology that has not yet been applied in Spain.
The aim of this project is to use innovative geothermal exploration methodologies in those areas that present thermal anomalies both at surface and at depth in the Canary Islands. The proposed methodologies will be applied prior to the realization of geothermal boreholes and will help greatly to the optimal location of the same as well as to evaluate the geothermal potential of the selected areas.
This project is co-financed with European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) of the European Union and by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain.
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