In March 2023, EAPOSYS was invited by the Geothermal Energy Association of Norway (GEAN) at Stavanger University to present EAPOLAB initiative in the arctic context.
The foundation of an initial consortium, initiated by NORCE-GEAN and EAPOSYS in December 2023, investigated the possibility of siting an EAPOLAB in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
This location was selected because the Norwegian government has taken the strategic decision to decarbonate Longyearbyen local heating and electricity supply (originally based on locally mined coal and now with diesel backup) with more sustainable energy sources in the coming decade. However, the concept can be transferred to any ‘arctic community’ context (i.e. a remote, high-latitude settlement with off-grid energy requirements).
The mission of EAPOLAB-Arctic shall be:
- Establish an “operational field open laboratory” to demonstrate the performances of relevant AGS technologies;
- Supply heating into a local district heating network (and eventually electricity as AGS installations grow in size;
- Learn, optimize and transfer know-how and associated processes to the emerging deep geothermal community at large.
Follow the link to watch the presentation on YouTube:
EAPOSYS Stavanger UiS 2024