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Combined Heat, Power and Metal extraction from ultra-deep ore bodies

Objective

CHPM2030 aims to develop a novel and potentially disruptive technology solution that can help satisfy the European needs for energy and strategic metals in a single interlinked process. Working at the frontiers of geothermal resources development, minerals extraction and electro-metallurgy the project aims at converting ultra-deep metallic mineral formations into an “orebody-EGS” that will serve as a basis for the development of a new type of facility for “Combined Heat, Power and Metal extraction” (CHPM). In the technology envisioned the metal-bearing geological formation will be manipulated in a way that the co-production of energy and metals will be possible, and may be optimised according to the market demands at any given moment in the future. The workplan has been set up in a way to provide proof-of-concept for the following hypotheses:

1. The composition and structure of orebodies have certain advantages that could be used to our advantage when developing an EGS;
2. Metals can be leached from the orebodies in high concentrations over a prolonged period of time and may substantially influence the economics of EGS;
3. The continuous leaching of metals will increase system’s performance over time in a controlled way and without having to use high-pressure reservoir stimulation, minimizing potential detrimental impacts of both heat and metal extraction.

As a final outcome the project will deliver blueprints and detailed specifications of a new type of future facility that is designed and operated from the very beginning as a combined heat, power and metal extraction system.

The horizontal aim is to provide new impetus to geothermal development in Europe by investigating previously unexplored pathways at low-TRL. This will be achieved by developing a Roadmap in support of the pilot implementation of such system before 2025, and full-scale commercial implementation before 2030

Call for proposal

H2020-LCE-2014-2015

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Sub call

H2020-LCE-2015-1-two-stage

Coordinator

MISKOLCI EGYETEM
Net EU contribution
€ 442 000,00
Address
Egyetemvaros
3515 Miskolc
Hungary

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Alföld és Észak Észak-Magyarország Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (29)

SZEGEDI TUDOMANYEGYETEM
Hungary
Net EU contribution
€ 203 750,00
Address
Dugonics Ter 13
6720 Szeged

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Region
Alföld és Észak Dél-Alföld Csongrád
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES GEOLOGUES
Belgium
Net EU contribution
€ 275 875,00
Address
Rue Jenner 13
1000 Bruxelles

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Region
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

BERUFSVERBAND DEUTSCHER GEOWISSENSCHAFTLER EV
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Lessenicher Str 1
53123 Bonn

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Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

POLSKIE STOWARZYSZENIE WYCENY ZLOZ KOPALIN
Poland
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Wybickiego 7
31 261 Krakow

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Region
Makroregion południowy Małopolskie Miasto Kraków
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

SOCIETE GEOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE

Participation ended

France
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Rue Claude Bernard
75005 Paris
Region
Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

SLOVENSKO GEOLOSKO DRUSTVO
Slovenia
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Dimiceva Ulica 14
1000 Ljubljana

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Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS GEOLOGISCH MIJNBOUWKUNDIG GENOOTSCHAP
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Prinsessegracht 23
2514AP 'S-gravenhage

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West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
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Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

SYLLOGOS ELLINON GEOLOGON
Greece
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Didotou 26
10680 Athens

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Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Aττική Αττική
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOLOGISTS
Ukraine
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

INSTITUT ROYAL DES SCIENCES NATURELLES DE BELGIQUE
Belgium
Net EU contribution
€ 67 500,00
Address
Rue Vautier 29
1000 Bruxelles

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Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

SCHWEIZERISCHER GEOLOGENVERBAND
Switzerland
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Dornacherstrasse 29 Pf
4501 Solothurn

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Region
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Espace Mittelland Solothurn
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

ASSOCIACAO PORTUGUESA DE GEOLOGOS
Portugal
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Rua Da Academia Das Ciencias 19 2
1249 280 Lisboa

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Region
Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGISTS OF IRELANDLIMITED
Ireland
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Merrion Square 63
DO2 TW21 Dublin 2

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Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

CESKA ASOCIACE LOZISKOVYCH GEOLOGUOS
Czechia
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Kostelni 364/26
170 00 Praha

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Region
Praha Hlavní město Praha
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

ILUSTRE COLEGIO OFICIAL DE GEOLOGOS
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Raquel Meller 7 Local
28027 Madrid

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Region
Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

YMPARISTOASIANTUNTIJOIDEN KESKUSLIITTO
Finland
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Vuorikatu 22 A 15
00100 Helsinki

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Region
Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

MAGYARHONI FOLDTANI TARSULAT
Hungary
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Csalogany Utca 12 I 1
1015 Budapest

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Region
Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

SRPSKO GEOLOSKO DRUSTVO
Serbia
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Kamenicka 6
11000 Beograd Savski

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Region
Србија - север Београдски регион Београдска област
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELL'ORDINE DEI GEOLOGI
Italy
Net EU contribution
€ 11 500,00
Address
Via Vittoria Colonna 40
00193 Roma

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Region
Centro (IT) Lazio Roma
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
ISLENSKAR ORKURANNSOKNIR
Iceland
Net EU contribution
€ 287 500,00
Address
Grensasvegi 9
108 Reykjavik

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Ísland Ísland Höfuðborgarsvæði
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 447 000,00
Address
Polaris House North Star Avenue
SN2 1FL Swindon

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Region
South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Swindon
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P.
Portugal
Net EU contribution
€ 107 500,00
Address
Rua Da Amieira
4466-901 S.mamede De Infesta

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Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Belgium
Net EU contribution
€ 940 717,50
Address
Boeretang 200
2400 Mol

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Region
Vlaams Gewest Prov. Antwerpen Arr. Turnhout
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
LA PALMA RESEARCH CENTRE SL
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 387 225,00
Address
Calle El Castillo El Fronton 37
38787 Santa Cruz De La Palma

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Canarias Canarias La Palma
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
TIESS GUNTER

Participation ended

Austria
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
INSTITUTUL GEOLOGIC AL ROMANIEI

Participation ended

Romania
Net EU contribution
€ 121 250,00
Address
Caransebes Street 1
78344 Bucharest
Region
Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Belgium
Net EU contribution
€ 388 000,00
Address
Oude Markt 13
3000 Leuven

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Region
Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
SVERIGES GEOLOGISKA UNDERSOKNING
Sweden
Net EU contribution
€ 187 500,00
Address
Villavaegen 18
S-75128 Uppsala

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Region
Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Uppsala län
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
MINPOL GMBH
Austria
Net EU contribution
€ 218 750,00
Address
Hauptstrasse 1
2721 Bad Fischau-brunn

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Niederösterreich Niederösterreich-Süd
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00