CGG has completed a global geothermal resource study for a major energy company.
CGG has completed a global geothermal resource study for a major energy company. The study evaluates the scale of the potential for geothermal energy around the world and provides insight into the role this alternative energy source can play in electrical power generation and heating within the energy transition.
While the use of geothermal power plants based on volcanic systems is well established in some regions, significant potential for growth exists in sedimentary settings that are geographically much more widespread and could open up new areas to geothermal energy, said CGG.
The client study leveraged CGG’s data transformation and analytics services to interrogate and quality control vast public data sets, and integrate these with key client data sets. The resulting database of more than 700,000 subsurface temperature data points was then used to evaluate the Earth’s heat resources and identify areas of the greatest geothermal energy potential.
Meanwhile, CGG has renewed and expanded its contract to power all its operating sites in the UK with renewable energy. After adopting renewable energy sources for its UK operations eight years ago, CGG has evaluated the green credentials of its suppliers and recommitted to a REGO (Renewable Energy Guarantees Origin) backed contract to ensure that all electricity used is generated from renewable wind sources.
CGG’s clean energy contract now includes all of its geoscience sites in the UK, including Redhill, Crawley, Llandudno, Conwy and Edenbridge. The company also uses this sustainable energy supply to power the CGG Cloud which provides compute resources for its geoscience activity throughout the wider EAME region, as well as its dedicated computing resources for a number of its European clients.
