Investigating a Mid-Ocean Ridge Hydrothermal System on Land: the Iceland Deep Drilling Project on the Reykjanes Peninsula in SW Iceland
- Key words
- Iceland, magma, supercritical resources, Reykjanes, mid-ocean ridges, black smokers.
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2015
- Session
- Advanced Technology (Magma, Geopressure, etc.)
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 37002
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Abstract
The Iceland Deep Drilling Project (IDDP) is investigating the production of geothermal energy at supercritical conditions. This requires drilling to depths of 4 to 5 km where temperatures can reach 450–600°C. Modeling studies suggest producing superheated steam from a geothermal well at supercritical temperatures more than 450°C could increase power output up to tenfold relative to a well producing a two phase mixture of steam and water from a
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