Geothermal power generation : developments and innovation /

Geothermal Power Generation, New Developments and Innovations, Second Edition provides an update to the advanced energy technologies that are urgently required to meet the challenges of economic development, climate change mitigation, and energy security. Edited by respected and leading experts in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	DiPippo, Ronald (Editor), Gutiérrez-Negrín, Luis Carlos (Editor), Chiasson, Andrew (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, MA : Woodhead Publishing, [2025]
Edition:	Second edition.
Series:	Woodhead Publishing in energy.
Subjects:	Geothermal power plants. Geothermal engineering. Centrales géothermiques. Techniques géothermiques. geothermal power plants. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Geothermal Power Generation
Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy Geothermal Power Generation Developments and Innovation
Copyright
Contents
List of Contributors
Author Biographies
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1 -Resource Exploration, Characterization, and Evaluation
1
Introduction to Geothermal Power Generation
1.1 Background
1.2 Geothermal Resources
1.3 Well Drilling
1.4 Reservoir Engineering
1.5 Reservoir Monitoring
1.6 Engineered Geothermal Systems
1.7 Geothermal Power Generation
1.8 Geothermal as Sustainable and Renewable
1.9 Geothermal Reservoir Pumps
1.10 Geothermal Costs
2
Geology of Geothermal Resources
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Heat Flow and Plate Tectonics
2.2.1 Installed Geothermal Electrical Generating Capacity
2.2.2 Geothermal Systems and Plate Tectonics
2.3 Temperature-Depth Relationships in Geothermal Systems
2.4 Geothermal Systems With Economic Potential
2.5 Geologic Techniques
2.5.1 Hydrothermal Alteration