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The present article investigates the effect of initial grain size on the overall growth kinetics during calcite cementation from supersaturated geothermal fluid whilst tracking the grain boundary behavior of t...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:15
Published on: 12 August 2017
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In this paper, a conceptual model has been developed for NW Sabalan geothermal field using exploration indicators. These indicators include the data and results of subsurface and surface investigations compris...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:14
Published on: 9 August 2017
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A traditional way of geothermal energy production implies hot brine extraction from the reservoir to a surface facility. This method is economically profitable only for high enthalpy reservoirs associated with...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:13
Published on: 29 July 2017
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The determination of reservoir temperatures represents a major task when exploring geothermal systems. Since the uncertainties of classical solute geothermometry are still preventing reliable reservoir tempera...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:12
Published on: 18 July 2017
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Decreasing production rates and massive precipitation of native copper (Cu(0)) were observed in the production well at the geothermal research facility Groß Schönebeck (Germany). The Cu precipitates filling up...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:11
Published on: 6 July 2017
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In recent years, some spectacular cases of damage occurred with vertical ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems in Germany. Broad media coverage attracted enormous public attention, with reports about land sub...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:10
Published on: 29 June 2017
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In this study, we report results of the analysis of a particularly interesting scaling sample from the geothermal plant in Neustadt-Glewe in northern Germany, which contained 19% Galena (PbS) and 81% of a hete...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:9
Published on: 27 June 2017
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A submarine hydrothermal fluid discharge structure in Akureyri Bay, Eyjafjörður region, Iceland, was investigated by means of structural, geochemical, and mineralogical methods. Thermal and chemical gradients ...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:8
Published on: 17 June 2017
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An assessment of the engineered geothermal system (EGS) resource base that might be available for the generation of electricity for Great Britain has been undertaken by adopting a globally self-consistent prot...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:7
Published on: 16 June 2017
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The Pampean plain of Cordoba province (Argentina) has hydrothermal manifestations linked to Cretaceous depocenters. However, they are in general neither well known nor carefully used, and, in numerous cases, t...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:6
Published on: 13 June 2017
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Induced seismicity as generated by the injection of fluids in a homogeneous, permeable medium with faults with variable proximity to rupture conditions is simulated using the rate- and state-dependent friction...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:5
Published on: 8 June 2017
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Mineral precipitates (scaling) from deep saline thermal waters often constitute a major problem during geothermal energy production. The occurrence of scale-fragments accumulating and clogging pipes, filters, ...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:4
Published on: 22 May 2017
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Among the distinguished zones of geothermal potential in India, the Puga Valley is identified as one of the potential sites for tapping geothermal energy at industrial scale. The hydrogeological properties and...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:3
Published on: 4 April 2017
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The article explores the significance of abundant geothermal resources Icelanders enjoy, the comfort of inexpensively heated homes and easily accessible year-round public spaces where young and old can gather ...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:2
Published on: 8 March 2017
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The European Molasse Basin is a Tertiary foreland basin at the northern front of the Alps, which is filled with mostly clastic sediments. These Molasse sediments are underlain by Mesozoic sedimentary successio...
Geothermal Energy 2017 5:1
Published on: 2 January 2017
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Geopressured–geothermal aquifers of the US Gulf Coast contain a significant amount of geothermal energy and dissolved methane. This study investigates the effect of brine reinjection on the production of heat ...
Geothermal Energy 2016 4:16
Published on: 18 November 2016
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Developing low-enthalpy geothermal resources along the US Gulf Coast is attractive for reducing global warming and providing clean energy. In this work, synthetic yet representative models for typical geopress...
Geothermal Energy 2016 4:15
Published on: 2 November 2016
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Three-dimensional geophysical inversion modeling of gravity data has been performed to test the validity of a 3D geologic model constructed for the Bradys geothermal area. Geophysical modeling was implemented ...
Geothermal Energy 2016 4:14
Published on: 11 October 2016
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The Soultz-sous-Forêts site (Alsace, France) is the first pilot geothermal project in the world that furnished the proof of concept of enhanced geothermal systems by producing energy from a deep-seated granite...
Geothermal Energy 2016 4:13
Published on: 7 October 2016
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Studies pertaining to heat flow density distribution in Indonesian tertiary sedimentary basins have been conducted intermittently throughout more than two decades. Even so, all of these studies have always con...
Geothermal Energy 2016 4:12
Published on: 22 September 2016
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The conventional geothermal power plants use the reinjection wells mostly to avoid the depletion of the geothermal reservoir gathering in the underground of the produced brine. Nevertheless, reinjection operat...
Geothermal Energy 2016 4:11
Published on: 19 September 2016
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Photovoltaic (PV) systems work efficiently up to a certain cell temperature and exhibit efficiency losses and long-term degradation if the cell temperature exceeds a certain limit. The rise in temperature can ...
Geothermal Energy 2016 4:10
Published on: 16 September 2016
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Deep sedimentary basins are currently being assessed globally with respect to their geothermal energy resources. So far, the utilization of deep geothermal energy has not been addressed or included in any rene...
Geothermal Energy 2016 4:9
Published on: 4 August 2016
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The research was conducted to seek geothermal energy potential in the Soutpansberg Basin, located in the northern part of South Africa. The depths of the potential heat sources were computed from the radially ...
Geothermal Energy 2016 4:8
Published on: 23 June 2016
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High flow rate injection and related hydromechanical interaction are the most important factors in reservoir development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). GeoLaB, a new generic geothermal underground resea...
Geothermal Energy 2016 4:7
Published on: 7 June 2016
