Low Enthalpy Geothermal Energy
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2017) | Viewed by 61047
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ground water engineering; shallow geothermal energy
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Interests: shallow geothermal energy; groundwater engineering; carbon footprint
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Geothermal energy is an important renewable energy source with a wide range of uses, such as the production of electricity, process heat, greenhouses, and building heating and cooling. It is also one of the most multi-disciplinary fields of energy engineering, encompassing a large number of sciences, such as heat transfer, geology, hydrogeology, chemistry, and economy. The focus of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of the ongoing research on low enthalpy geothermal resources, which is an emerging branch of geothermal energy. Research papers on innovative plants (both ground source heat pumps and direct heat uses) and on the assessment of low enthalpy geothermal resources are welcome. The presentation of international collaborative projects of research, technology transfer, and policy development is also appreciated. In addition, statistic and economic studies on shallow geothermal technologies are of particular interest, along with the assessment of environmental impacts of the exploitation of such geothermal resources.
Prof. Rajandrea Sethi
Dr. Alessandro Casasso
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP)
- Ground Water Heat Pumps (GWHP)
- Low enthalpy
- Energy economics
- Geothermal Energy
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