Geothermal Situation in Northeastern Greece
- Key words
- Geothermal, field, North-Eastern Greece, basin, Rhodope
- Location
- Nea Kessani, Greece; Neo Erasmio, Greece; Eratino, Greece; Aristino, Greece; Magana, Greece; Alexandroupolis, Greece
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2005
- Session
- 26. Exploration
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 2614
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Abstract
In northeastern Greece, 7 low enthalpy geothermal fields have been studied with a maximum temperature of 95 ?C. In the same area, it is possible the determination of medium enthalpy geothermal reservoirs with a temperature of 150 oC. Sedimentary post-orogenic basins are developed at the southern margins of the Rhodope massif. The high heat flow in the area (locally > 100 mW/m2) because of magmatism, the favourable stratigraphy and the active tectonics contribute to the formation of the geothermal fields. The fields of Nea Kessani, Magana - Neo Erasmio, Eratino and Aristino - Alexandroupolis are the main fields in NE Greece.
In this paper, the geological and geothermal conditions of the above-mentioned geothermal fields are presented. The available heat capacity in this area exceeds 100 MWt and the possibilities of direct exploitation are obvious.
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