GECO: Geothermal Emission Gas Control. The core of this project is the application of an innovative technology, recently developed and proved successfully at pilot scale in Iceland, which can limit the production of emissions from geothermal plants by condensing and re-injecting gases or turning the emissions into commercial products. This will be applied by GECO in four distinct geothermal systems in four different European countries (Iceland, Turkey, Germany, Italy).
Poroject Lead: Orkuveita Teykjavikur sf
Region: Europe
Country: Iceland
City/Town: Hellisheidi and Nesjavellir
Timeline Start - End: 2018-01-10 - 2022-09-30
Project Status: Completed
Project Budget: 18220330.5 €
Funding source: 86% H2020
Website: https://geco-h2020.eu/
Activities:
- CCU
CO2 Source: Geothermal power plant
CCU Tecnology Category: Capture (Point sources)
End TRL: 7
CO2 capture/Utilization:
Production Volume:
Product Categories:
- Captured CO2
Specific Product(s):
- University of Firenze (UNIFI)
- IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN)
- University of Iceland (IU)
- Geothermal Research Cluster (GEORG)
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
- Iceland GeoSurvey(ISOR)
- Teykjavik Energy (OR)
- Associacion de Investigacion Metalurgica del Noroeste (AIMEN)
- Institutt for Energiteknikk (IFE)
- Fraunhofer-einrichtung für energieinfrastrukturen und geothermie (FRAUNHOFER-IEF)
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
- Middle East Technical University (METU)
- United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI)
- Zorlu Enerji Elektrik üretim (ZOREN)
- Green Minerals (GM)
- Centro de investigación de recursos y consumos energético (CIRCE)
- Iceland Geosurvey (ISOR)
- Reykjavik Energy (OR)