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ÍSOR — Iceland GeoSurveyÍSOR — Iceland GeoSurvey

Geothermal resource assessment

ÍSOR býr yfir áratugareynslu í að meta orkuforða jarðhitasvæða bæði við lág- og háhitakerfi á Íslandi sem og erlendis. Mat á stærð jarðhitakerfis felst í könnunum og rannsóknum til að ákvarða eðliseiginleika og orkuvinnslugetu viðkomandi jarðhitakerfis. Matið byggist á fyrirliggjandi gögnum á hverjum tíma, eða á hvaða stigi nýting kerfisins er. Gögn sem stuðst er við geta verið frá yfirborðsrannsóknum og rannsóknar- og vinnsluborunum auk vinnslugagna.

Þjónusta ÍSOR

  • Hugmyndalíkan
  • Rúmmálsmat
  • Reiknilíkangerð af jarðhitakerfi
  • Mat á áhrifum niðurdælingar
  • Mat á orkuvinnslu
  • Mat á endingartíma jarðhitakerfa
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