Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR)

För att du ska kunna göra ansvarsfulla val som konsument behöver du veta varifrån metallerna i till exempel din mobiltelefon kommer. Tillsammans med övriga nordiska länder arbetar Sveriges geologiska undersökning (SGU) för bättre spårbarhet, hållbara värdekedjor och ökad cirkularitet för kritiska råvaror. I dag samlas experter från hela Norden i Helsingfors för att summera projektet Nordic Sustainable Minerals. – Nyckeln till framgång är samverkan. Vi i Norden kan nå mycket långt genom att fokusera på att optimera värdekedjan för metaller och mineral. Lyckas vi dessutom få restprodukter att nyttjas som värdefulla resurser och bättre spåra råvarornas ursprung, så sätter vi de nordiska länderna på kartan som stabila och konkurrenskraftiga råvaruproducenter, säger Thomas Pålsson, tillförordnad generaldirektör för SGU. Nordic Innovation Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) / Geologian tutkimuskeskus (GTK) GEUS The Geological Survey of Norway Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) Direktoratet for mineralforvaltning med Bergmesteren for Svalbard Greenland Mineral Resources Authority University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands)

Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) has advised on the drilling of three wells to supply geothermal heating ♨ to the Suðurnes region in Iceland, should the Svartesngi geothermal plant fail due to volcanic activity. The drilling of the wells was started in February 2024 as an emergency response. All three of the wells turned out useful, but one in particular yielded very positive results 🙌 , enough to supply heating to Suðurnes. Read more here ➡️: https://lnkd.in/dXw6QRcZ #Iceland #Geothermal #Heating #Drilling #RenewableEnergy

Today was a banner day for us at Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR). Our CEO Árni Magnússon and Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, held a press conference where they reported on the progress made in the last 2 to 3 years in harnessing additional low-enthalpy geothermal resources. This follows and increased emphasis on geothermal exploration and a significant investment by the government and energy companies which has resulted in several successful wells being drilled in particular in areas that were previously classified as "cold" but also in areas such as Reykjanes where critical infrastructure is under threat by recurring volcanic activity. #lovegeothermal #districtheating #lowenthalpyresources https://lnkd.in/et-aqQjN

Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) specialists were in #Honduras July 8-12 as part of an assessment of two #geothermal sites in NW Honduras. During the visit Steinunn Hauksdóttir and Sæunn Halldórsdóttir took part in in workshops in the capital city, Tegucigalpa, with the participation of specialists from The World Bank (WB), the Ministry of Energy and Renewables (SEN) in Honduras and the National Energy Company (ENEE). Two site visits were conducted to potential geothermal prospects in the Sula Graben in NW Honduras.

Back in June the University of Akureyri hosted the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Exp. 396 post-cruise meeting (June 18th to June 20th 2024) on the University campus. The meeting included a one-day pre-meeting field trip and a one-day post-meeting field-trip with the goal of looking at onshore analogues to the geological features and formations encountered in Expedition 396 (21 boreholes at 10 sites). Organization of the meeting and field trips was a collaborative effort between University of Akureyri (Dr. Oddur Vilhelmsson) and Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) (Dr. Anett Blischke and Dr. Árni Hjartarson) with support from Landsvirkjun (Dr. Helgi Alfreðsson). The meeting attracted a large group of scientists. A total of 45 persons were present on site (38 scientists + 7 spouses and dependants) and additionally 12 scientists participated on-line. On behalf of the organizers we thank all the participants for their contributions to a successful meeting. #IODP #expedition396 #NAIP #PETM #hydrothermal #vents

Fresh off their Innovation Awards win 🙌🏼 at the Iceland Geothermal Conference, we checked in with Gunnar Skúlason Kaldal of Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) to learn about their winning technology and their other initiatives in ensuring well integrity in high temperature ♨ environments. Overcoming the engineering challenges of drilling into high temperature and high pressure environments is a key part of efforts to access and develop superhot geothermal resources. We look forward to the deployment of these technologies! #IGC2024 #Iceland #geothermal #geothermalnews

Last week was busy but also very rewarding and entertaining. First a visit from our colleagues and friends from MEERI PAS, Poland, that are working with us at Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) in the #GeoModel Project and then this visit was followed by the #IGC2024 conference in Reykjavik were we showed the progress made to date in our #GeoModel project. Thanks all for a wonderful week!

The Iceland Geothermal Conference (ÍGC2024) concluded today. It was a tremendous success. We managed to meet with many old friends and colleagues and forge some new ties with people in the geothermal sector. It was a tremendous honour for us to receive the first "Innovation award" from the IGC organizing committee for our flexible couplings.

Very promising results from the exploration work carried out by Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) around the town of Ísafjörður in NW-Iceland over the last few years. Ahead is a period of logging, flow-testing and reservoir modelling. More exploration and additional wells may be required, time will tell. But this is a very important step in the quest to secure water for the biggest town in NW-Iceland. #lovegeothermal #SDG's #districtheating

We had an inspiring week in Sheffield for the COMPASS Consortium's third general assembly, hosted by our partner TWI. With the project now halfway through, we're making significant strides. The meeting included visits to TWI’s state-of-the-art labs, where we observed the innovative #lasercladding solutions developed by TWI and Hornet Laser Cladding B.V. for #superhotgeothermal wells. A field trip to the Stocksbridge Steel Works processing plant also provided valuable insights and inspiration. We were pleased to remotely host a comprehensive presentation from the United Downs Geothermal Project in #Cornwall, discussing potential synergies between our initiatives. Additionally, we held a productive session with the COMPASS Advisory Board to review our findings and explore future directions for our technologies. Many thanks to Tomaso Maccio and his team for their warm hospitality. We're excited about the next steps! #COMPASSgeothermal #geothermalinnovation #HorizonEurope https://lnkd.in/eCUweTua Lilja Tryggvadóttir Gunnar Gunnarsson Hjalti Páll Ingólfsson Amel Barich, Ph.D. Tomaso Maccio Nguyen Hieu Hoang Gunnar Skúlason Kaldal Dario Bonciani Rym Bouchair Jelmer Brugman Steinþór Níelsson Erfan Abedi Esfahani, PhD, MWeldI Hye Chowdhury Terence Coudert Lang Liu Monika Pilz Helen Ósk Haraldsdóttir Orka náttúrunnar / ON Power | Orkuveitan | Geothermal Research Cluster - GEORG | Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) | TWI | SINTEF | Technovative Solutions LTD (TVS) | CoSviG Scrl | CURISTEC | Hornet Laser Cladding B.V.