Geothermal development in southern Italy and the contribution of the ATLANTE GEOTERMICO Project

Abstract

The Atlante Geotermico (Geothermal Atlas) is a project aimed at assessing conventional and unconventional geothermal resources for power production in southern Italy. The projects refers to nine regions, and is related to medium-high temperature resources for power production, providing maps related to the distribution and favourability of territories to host hydrothermal systems, as wells as EGS, magmatic, supercritical and geopressurized conditions. The projects aims also to test remote sensing techniques for geothermal exploration and for investigating and monitoring environmental impact of geothermal exploitation. It foresees the establishment of a data centre for providing public information of the underground conditions. Results will be useful for planning and development of geothermal power production on a regional and national level, and also for establishing suitable locations and characteristics of research and demonstration projects.