On April 4-7, 2022 the meeting of the EnerGizerS project Partners in Poland took place. For the first time since the start of the project, cooperating teams from Poland and Norway had the opportunity to meet live (YES, LIVE!) and discuss issues related to the implementation of the project, the status of work, and plans for the future.
The meeting consisted of a seminar part and technical visits. During the seminar, held at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, the progress of work, the current status, and prospects for future activities of the entire EnerGizerS project, as well as specific work packages, were presented and discussed. An essential part of the study visit was a technical visit during which the participants visited the laboratories of the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection at the AGH University of Science and Technology, where petrophysical, mechanical, and thermal studies of drill cores taken from geological structures perspective for CO2-EGS in Poland and Norway were carried out. During the technical visit, the visitors got familiar with the functioning of the mineral water extraction installation belonging to the Cracow Mineral Springs. They also visited the Podhale region, where the largest and oldest geothermal heating plant in Poland is located, and numerous recreation and spa centers using geothermal waters. The Project Partners had the opportunity to visit the MEERI PAS Geothermal Laboratory in Bańska Niżna, and got acquainted with the operation of the Geothermal District Heating Plant - PEC Geotermia Podhalańska in Szaflary, as well as the technical installations at the Chochołowskie Thermal Baths.
A detailed schedule of the visit is available here.
We also invite you to visit the gallery, where photos from the study visit to Poland can be found.
We thank all Partners for the meeting and substantive discussions. We also thank the Institutions that hosted the EnerGizerS project team during technical visits, pointing out inspiring solutions for the use of water and geothermal energy.