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Project Code [22/NCF/EI/11270]
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Project title
GEOTHERMAL: Sustainable Geothermal Energy as zero-fuel alternative for heat pumping, storage and power generation
Primary Funding Agency
Science Foundation Ireland
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
Lead Organisation
University of Limerick
Lead Applicant
Not listed
Project Abstract
According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) energy statistics report, geothermal accounts for less than 1% of Ireland's primary energy production. Our project objective is to mainstream geothermal energy in Ireland and to enable the community sector to be a leading player in the adoption and deployment of geothermal electrical power and district-heating. The project aims to demonstrate that geothermal energy in Ireland can be a technologically, economically and socially sustainable resource enabling; (1) district-heating, (2) energy storage (in the form of chemicals), (3) electricity generation - comparable to wind and solar sources. Our project, builds on solid expertise in chemical engineering thermodynamics and computational fluid dynamics to design and develop suitable technologies maximizing the heat transfer and flows with phase change in heat pumps and other compact heat exchangers required for harnessing geothermal energy reserves.
Grant Approved
�316,241.00
Research Hub
Climate Change
Research Theme
3. Climate Solutions, Transition Management and Opportunities
Initial Projected Completion Date
30/11/2024