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Next generation flexible trigeneration geothermal ORC plant (nGEL) project has received funding from the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) Research and Innovation Actions under grant agreement No 101148170. The project aims to transform a geothermal ORC plant into a flexible tri-generation plant capable of both efficiently as well as cost-effectively responding to the dynamic demand of power, heating, and cooling, attributing geothermal energy as a dispatchable source to balance the power and thermal grid against the progressive integration of intermittent RES (i.e. solar, wind).
nGEL is a 48-month or 4-year Project starting from 1 June 2024 till 31 May 2028.
The milestones of the nGEL Project are:
- Project KPI & demonstration plan defined
- Cold Thermal Energy Storage (CTES) design optimised and validated
- Large-scale CTES ready for demonstration
- Smart control for flexible geothermal operation
- nGEL technology concept demonstrated and validated
- Final release of nGEL digital twin