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European project REGEOSS: kick-off meeting

The kick-off meeting of the European REGEOSS project took place at the GeoSilica headquarters in Keflavik, Iceland from 6 to 10 November.
 
The Icelandic company will lead the project together with three Italian partners: TEC STAR Srl, DEMETRA ITALIA S.R.L., and the National Research Council. The European project: "REcovery of GEOthermal Silica for Sustainable multi-production", has the objective of developing innovative products derived from the use of natural colloidal silica, recovered from the residual fluids of Icelandic geothermal power plants.
 
During the meeting, the activities planned for the first six months of the project were discussed, as well as visiting the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant, from which colloidal silica is produced by GeoSilica.
The geothermal power plant is located south of Hengill and produces hot water and electricity. The plant was launched in 2006 and has a capacity of 200 MW in thermal power and 303 MW in electricity. In litre terms, it produces 950 litres per second.