NAtural Seismicity as a Prospecting and MONitoring tool for geothermal energy extraction
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| Region | Prague |
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| Title of the Programme | Research |
| Title of the Project | NAtural Seismicity as a Prospecting and MONitoring tool for geothermal energy extraction |
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| Number of the Project | TO01000198 |
| Project Promoter | Geofyzikální ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. |
| Project Partner from Donor State | Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) |
| Czech Partner | N/A |
| Status | Estimated project duration: 1/2021 – 4/2024 |
| Total Eligible Costs | 1 504 653 EUR |
| Grant | 1 370 657 EUR |
Project description:
Objectives are:
a) to create new knowledge of the physical processes that cause earthquakes with special emphasis on the role of fluids, geothermal operations and tectonic plate movements;
b) apply the results to develop guidelines for underground operations in seismically active areas;
c) test and develop seismic methods as a prospecting tool in geothermal exploration;
d) increase and strengthen the scientific capacity of research entities in the participating countries.
The target area in Iceland has intensive seismicity due to variety of geodynamic processes and human activities, such as plate movements in rift segments, volcanos, active hydrothermal areas with production/reinjection. The results are transformable to other areas with potential geothermal sources and micro-earthquake activity.