New Perspectives on Geothermal Energy Exploration and Evaluation of Geothermal Potential

• Other Authors: Somma, Renato (Editor), Blessent, Daniela (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Environmental science, engineering & technology; geothermal energy; geothermal gradient; paleoclimate; numerical model; Monte Carlomethod; heat-in-place; theoretical potential; technical potential; petrothermal system; Nunavik; hydrothermal system; electrical conductivity; multiphase flow; numerical modeling; normal fault; heat source; Asal Rift; magnetotellurics; 2D inversion; crust-upper mantle structure; Late Mesozoic granite; Guangdong Province; unconventional geothermal resources; geothermal drilling; communities; caldera; hydrocarbon gas; unconventional reservoirs; drilling; Neogene; Croatia; methodology; crystalline bedrock; energy storage; boreholes; logging; thermal properties; magnetic measurements; VLF; drone photogrammetry; direct heating system; plastic plate heat exchanger; exergoeconomic analysis
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book describes interesting case studies of the exploration, characterization, and use of geothermal resources in Spain, Sweden, Italy, Croatia, China, Djibouti, and Canada. A new open-source software, with an easy-to-use graphical user interface, is applied to assess the deep geothermal potenti...