Geothermal energy systems : exploration, development, and utilization / edited by Ernst Huenges.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reservoir Definition / Patrick Ledru, Laurent Guillou Frottier -- Exploration Methods / David Bruhn, Adele Manzella, Fraṅois Vuataz, James Faulds, Inga Moeck, Kemal Erbas -- Drilling into Geothermal Reservoirs / Axel Sperber, Inga Moeck, Wulf Brandt -- Enhancing Geothermal Reservoirs / Thomas Schulte, Günter Zimmermann, Francois Vuataz, Sandrine Portier, Torsten Tischner, Ralf Junker, Reiner Jatho, Ernst Huenges -- Geothermal Reservoir Simulation / Olaf Kolditz, Mando Guido Belcher, Christoph Clauser, Hans-Jörg G Diersch, Thomas Kohl, Michael Kühn, Christopher I McDermott, Wenqing Wang, Norihiro Watanabe, Günter Zimmermann, Dominique Bruel -- Energetic Use of EGS Reservoirs / Ali Saadat, Stephanie Frick, Stefan Kranz, Simona Regenspurg -- Economic Performance and Environmental Assessment / Stephanie Frick, Jan Diederik Van Wees, Martin Kaltschmitt, Gerd Schroder -- Deployment of Enhanced Geothermal Systems Plants and CO Mitigation / Ernst Huenges.

Presenting boundary conditions for the economic and environmental utilization of geothermal technology, this is the first book to provide basic knowledge on the topic in such detail. The editor is the coordinator of the European Geothermic Research Initiative, while the authors are experts for the various geological situations in Europe with high temperature reservoirs in shallow and deep horizons. With its perspectives for R & D in geothermic technology concluding each chapter, this ready reference will be of great value to scientists and decision-makers in research and politics, as well as tho.

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