Turkey: Thermal Energy Storage to be Demonstrated at Kızıldere Geothermal Field

Geosmart: Demonstration In High Enthalpy at Kizildere Field (News Release)

The GeoSmart project aims to optimise and demonstrate innovations to improve the flexibility and efficiency of geothermal heat and power systems with demonstrations at working geothermal plants — two variants of GeoSmart technology meeting the different flexibility needs of low- and high enthalpy CHP (combined heat and power) provision.

The GeoSmart project is planned to be demonstrated at the Kızıldere field which is home to the oldest geothermal power plant in Turkey. Zorlu Energy is planning to increase its power plant availability and efficiency with the demonstration of thermal energy storage systems and increasing the heat extraction from the reservoir by decreasing the injection temperatures.

"[the] GeoSmart project seems to be one of the very innovative solutions to compensate the need for peak hours in the grid with the addition of thermal energy storage systems that is capable of discharging the steam/brine in the need of excess electricity in the grid. Zorlu Energy is very eager to share its long term geothermal experience with the partners coming through all Europe.” - Zorlu Energy.

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