RAKIDUAM - Knowledge

The Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA) develops research programs that make it possible to understand Andean geothermal systems, and in this way facilitate geothermal exploita- tion and exploration, so that this is an important component not only for the energy matrix of Chile, but also for the rest of the Andean countries. This is relevant since geothermal energy can be used in almost any productive process that requires cold or heat, which converts it into a high-impact energy, due to its sustainability and efficiency. In parallel, they are implementing new areas of research fundamentally directed towards the study of the direct use of heat in productive processes and linking geothermics and society, as well as going into more depth in the study of geothermal fluids, the control of magmatic systems in the geothermal fields, the processes of interaction between fluid-heat-rock and the control exerted by the main fault systems on geothermal systems. Also, the CEGA has implemented analytical labora- tories that enable new methodologies to be developed to establish a conceptual model of the Andean geothermal systems. This, this center intends to become a worldwide benchmark in the geological aspects of geothermal systems. Principal Institution: Universidad de Chile. Associated Institutions: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA) 63 Lines of Research Heat sources. Geochemistry of fluids and isotopes. Interaction between heat, fluid and rock. Structural, tectonic and geophysical geology. Reservoir modeling and architecture.