Geothermal Energy

Featured article: Cooling-induced permeability enhancement for networks of microfractures in superhot geothermal environments

At 400 °C and under true triaxial stress, Goto et al. successfully recreated the high-temperature, high-pressure conditions in the lab as found in superhot/supercritical conditions. Their aim: to investigate the changes in permeability properties of dense networks of microfractures by inducing cooling in the geothermal system. To see their findings, click on the link.

Modeling and economic evaluation of deep geothermal heat supply systems using the example of the Wealden near Hannover, Germany

Authors: Pascal Schlagermann and Kurt M. Reinicke

Content type: Research 21 November 2023
Reactivation of variably sealed joints and permeability enhancement in geothermal reservoir rocks

Authors: Alexandra R. L. Kushnir, Michael J. Heap, Patrick Baud, Thierry Reuschlé and Jean Schmittbuhl

Content type: Research 13 November 2023
Study on permeability evolution and damage mechanism along the EGS fracture in heat mining stage under thermal stress/cracking

Authors: Wei Zhang, Dong Wang, Zenglin Wang, Tiankui Guo, Chunguang Wang, Jiayuan He, Le Zhang, Peng Zheng and Zhanqing Qu

Content type: Research 8 November 2023
Integration of distributed acoustic sensing for real-time seismic monitoring of a geothermal field

Authors: Jérôme Azzola, Katja Thiemann and Emmanuel Gaucher

Content type: Research 31 October 2023
Application of in-situ gamma spectrometry for radiogenic heat production estimation in the Western Himalaya, Kohistan, and Karakoram in northern Pakistan

Authors: Muhammad Anees, Jonas Kley, Bernd Leiss, David Hindle, Ali Abbas Wajid, Bianca Wagner, Mumtaz M. Shah and Elco Luijendijk

Content type: Research 27 October 2023

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Performance of geothermal power plants (single, dual, and binary) to compensate for LHC-CERN power consumption: comparative study

Authors: M. El Haj Assad, E. Bani-Hani and M. Khalil

Content type: Research 15 September 2017
Design of earth–air heat exchanger system

Authors: Trilok Singh Bisoniya

Content type: Research 12 September 2015
Analysis of geothermal energy as an alternative source for electricity in Colombia

Authors: Samuel S. Salazar, Yecid Muñoz and Adalberto Ospino

Content type: Research 23 November 2017
A systematic review of enhanced (or engineered) geothermal systems: past, present and future

Authors: Katrin Breede, Khatia Dzebisashvili, Xiaolei Liu and Gioia Falcone

Content type: Review 5 November 2013
Numerical analysis for ground temperature variation

Authors: Raviranjan Kumar Singh and Ram Vinoy Sharma

Content type: Research 1 November 2017

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On the future development of superhot and supercritical geothermal systems
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Edited by: Egbert Jolie, Hiroshi Asanuma and Guðmundur Ómar Friðleifsson
Published: 15 February 2021

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Edited by: Alexandra Kushnir and Markus Loewer
Published: 3 July 2019

Integrative Approaches in Deep Geothermal Science
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Edited by: Carola Meller and Emmanuel Gaucher
Published: 2 June 2018

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Geothermal Energy – Science, Society and Technology focuses on fundamental and applied research needed to deploy technologies for developing and integrating geothermal energy as one key element in the future energy portfolio. Contributions include geological, geophysical, and geochemical studies, exploration of geothermal fields, reservoir characterization and modeling, development of productivity-enhancing methods, and approaches to achieve robust and economic plant operation. Geothermal Energy – Science, Society and Technology serves to examine the interaction of individual system components while taking the whole process into account, from the development of the reservoir to the economic provision of geothermal energy.

Geothermal Energy & Geothermal Energy Science merger

Geothermal Energy merged with the open-access journal Geothermal Energy Science on 1 July 2017. For previous articles published in Geothermal Energy Science please visit the homepage.