ISOR, Blue Spark Energy win Innovation Awards at Iceland Geothermal Conference

The CEO of Iceland GeoSurvey Árni Magnusson with the Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate Mr Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson and the CEO of Iceland Renewable Energy Cluster Rósbjörg Jónsdóttir (source: Iceland Renewable Energy Cluster)

Carlo Cariaga 6 Jun 2024

Iceland GeoSurvey (ISOR) won the Innovation Award during the recently concluded Iceland Geothermal Conference that took place from 28-30 May 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Blue Spark Energy was also give Honorable Recognition for the awards.

The IGC 2024 Innovation Award aims to recognize and celebrate outstanding technological innovations and projects in geothermal energy in the fields of climate resilience, sustainability and emission reduction, technological breakthroughs, new geothermal applications, and improvements in energy output or efficiency. A total of 11 nominations were submitted for the IGC 2024 Innovation Award from all around the world.

ISOR won the award for their work on flexible couplings. A patented technology which has been under development for the past 10 years, flexible couple mitigate the risk of casing failures in high-temperature geothermal wells. Not only does this technology increase the reliability of wells, but it also creates opportunities for geothermal drilling in high-temperature or superhot conditions.

The ISOR project was recognized by the nomination committee for its contribution to security and stability, for promoting increased safety in drilling, and for the potential of their technology to be applied on a global scale.

The Honorable Recognition went to Blue Spark Energy for their novel wellbore scaling removal technology. Using high-pulsed power, Blue Spark Energy removes wellbore scales in a chemical-free process. This innovation provides new ways for scale removal and has been already demonstrated as effective in restoring productivity in geothermal systems.

Source: Iceland Renewable Energy Cluster

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