Geothermal Energy Innovations: Perspectives and Challenges on Development
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (22 April 2025) | Viewed by 616
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geothermal energy; geology; geological reservoirs (natural resources or waste); polluted soils; environment; green building
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Dear Colleagues,
Shallow and deep geothermal projects aim at providing energy for heating, cooling and electricity production. They can be applied to individual housing, urban networks or industry. Numerous geothermal projects, either shallow or deep, are in operation all around the world. In addition, this Special Issue of Energies is dedicated to the many geothermal developments currently being processed, such as the following:
- Specific drilling operations;
- Metal extraction (e.g., lithium) from geothermal brines;
- Deep closed loops;
- Lowering of the temperature of reinjection (to increase the production of energy), and its impact on the geothermal reservoir and surface installations;
- Use of captured CO2 as a working fluid to reinforce the geothermal contribution against climate change;
- Aquifer thermal storage systems (ATES);
- Enhanced or engineered geothermal systems (EGS);
- Supercritical geothermal systems;
- De-risking of geothermal operations;
- Assessment of environmental impacts of geothermal operations;
- Socio-economic evaluation.
Every contribution on one of these topics is warmly welcome, whether it is a review, a case study, or an experimental or modelling work, from the industry, end users, or academic contributors.
Prof. Dr. Béatrice A. Ledésert
Prof. Dr. Ronan L. Hébert
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- geothermal
- geothermal energy innovations
- geothermal energy systems
- geothermal operations
- geothermal techniques
- ATES
- EGS
- supercritical
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