New Challenges in the Utilization of Underground Energy and Space

Dear Colleagues,

We invite submissions to a Special Issue of the Energies journal on the topic of new challenges in the utilization of underground energy and space. With the increasing demand for clean energy in the world, many new technologies in the utilization of underground energy and space have been developed, such as the collection of ground source heat, carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS), hydrogen exploitation and storage, unconventional gas exploitation and storage, and radioactive waste disposal. The safety issues and environmental concerns raised in the utilization of underground energy and space include rock deformation and ground subsidence, gas emissions, and groundwater contamination, etc. The potential for these attendant risks may affect both public acceptance, facility design and operation, as well as asset value and reputation. Hence, these issues need to be addressed and understood in order to increase the commercial prospects of new technologies.

For this Special Issue, we would like to encourage original contributions regarding recent investigations in terms of the safety issues and environmental concerns in the application of various new technologies with respect to the underground energy field. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following: ground source heat collection, carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS), hydrogen exploitation and storage, unconventional gas exploitation and storage, and nuclear waste disposal. We would also like to invite authors to address the global potential for expanding technologies in one of the above-mentioned areas around the world and to develop specific case studies.

Dr. Ni An
Dr. Renato Zagorscak
Prof. Dr. Fangtian Wang
Prof. Dr. Wu Cai
Dr. Meiheriayi Mutailipu
Guest Editors

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