Induced seismicity risk analysis of the hydraulic stimulation of a geothermal well on Geldinganes, Iceland

• Main Authors: Broccardo, Marco, Mignan, Arnaud, Grigoli, Francesco, id_orcid:0 000-0002-2858-9756, Karvounis, Dimitrios, Rinaldi, Antonio Pio, id_orcid:0 000-0001-7052-8618, Danciu, Laurentiu, id_orcid:0 000-0003-4086-8755, Hofmann, Hannes, Milkereit, Claus, Dahm, Torsten, Zimmermann, Günter, Hjörleifsdóttir, Vala, Wiemer, Stefan, id_orcid:0 000-0002-4919-3283
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus 2020
• Subjects: Geldinganes; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/421268; https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000421268

The rapid increase in energy demand in the city of Reykjavik has posed the need for an additional supply of deep geothermal energy. The deep-hydraulic (re-)stimulation of well RV-43 on the peninsula of Geldinganes (north of Reykjavik) is an essential component of the plan implemented by Reykjavik En...