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Webinar – Geo-Coat, materials for geothermal production – March 22, 2021

Webinar – Geo-Coat, materials for geothermal production – March 22, 2021 Event promotion banner
Alexander Richter 15 Feb 2021

Join this workshop by the Geo-Coat research project, on Materials Challenges in Geothermal Energy Production on March 22, 2021.

Can coatings help mitigate the material challenges in geothermal energy production? As part of the project Geo-Coat (funded by European Union’s Horizon, Grant agreement 764086), novel corrosion- and erosion- resistant coatings based on selected High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) and Ceramic/Metal mixtures (Cermets) have been developed, showing remarkable resistance to threats of geothermal operations. These coatings can be applied through standard coating techniques (primarily High Velocity Oxygen-Fuel and Laser cladding) and have been designed to provide the required bond strength, hardness and density for challenging geothermal applications.

As the Geo-Coat project enters its final phase, the consortium is pleased to invite to all geothermal enthusiasts to join a workshop: Geo-Coat: Materials Challenges in Geothermal Energy Production.

This event will present an overview of the Geo-Coat methodology to address the material challenges, exciting results from in-situ durability testing of the coatings in real geothermal environments, demonstration of flow assurance simulation models, demonstration of economic impact of Geo-Coat through Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) results and benefits of using coatings as lessons learned by end user.

Date: 22nd March 2021

Time : 09:30 – 12:30 (UK time)

Registration : Click here

Workshop description:

Can coatings help mitigate the material challenges in geothermal energy productions? As part of the project Geo-Coat (funded by European Union’s Horizon, Grant agreement 764086), novel corrosion- and erosion- resistant coatings based on selected High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) and Ceramic/Metal mixtures (Cermets) have been developed, showing remarkable resistance to threats of geothermal operations. These coatings can be applied through standard coating techniques (primarily High Velocity Oxygen-Fuel and Laser cladding) and have been designed to provide the required bond strength, hardness and density for challenging geothermal applications.

This event will present an overview of the Geo-Coat methodology to address the material challenges, exciting results from in-situ durability testing of the coatings in real geothermal environments, demonstration of flow assurance simulation models, demonstration of economic impact of Geo-Coat through Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) results and benefits of using coatings as lessons learned by end user.

Programme:

  • The Geo-Coat project
  • In-situ durability testing of Geo-Coat developed coatings
  • Geo-Coat Geothermal Flow Assurance Simulator
  • The environmental footprint results with and without Geo-Coat technology components adopted in an Icelandic double flash type geothermal power plant
  • Economic impact of Geo-Coat in highly corrosive geothermal environment
  • Benefits of using coatings in geothermal power plants from an end-user perspective: lessons learned

Speakers:

  • Francesco Fanicchia, Senior Project Leader, Surface Engineering
  • Dagur Ingi Ólafsson, Project Manager, Innovation Center Iceland
  • M A Hye Chowdhury, Applied Physicist, Technovative Solutions Ltd. (TVS)
  • Mohammad Ashadul Hoque, Electrical and Electronics Engineer, Technovative Solutions Ltd. (TVS)

Source: Webinar announcement