THERMOphysical properties of CALedonian rock materials to de-risk geothermal development
THERMOCAL is a project funded under the 'Money follows cooperation agreement' between UK Research and Innovation and the Research Council of Norway. Caledonian rocks have high geothermal potential due to their high thermal conductivities and radiogenic heat production values.
The THERMOCAL vision is to carry out a systematic measurement programme - with unified sampling and analytical methodologies - of lithologies in the Caledonian terrane and underlying Precambrian basement across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Norway. Bespoke modelling of closed-loop systems will allow investigation on the impact of data on real-world geothermal engineering applications, such as Geothermal Heat Pumps - both shallow and deep.
Project Consortium Members
- University of Glasgow
- Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
- Queen's University Belfast
- the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
- The Geological Survey of Norway
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