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An up-to-date account of the future use of geothermal energy as an alternative resource
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More than 20 countries generate electricity from geothermal resources and about 60 countries make direct use of geothermal energy. A ten-fold increase in geothermal energy use is foreseeable at the current technology level.
Geothermal Energy: An Alternative Resource for the 21st Century provides a readable and coherent account of all facets of geothermal energy development and summarizes the present day knowledge on geothermal resources, their exploration and exploitation. Accounts of geothermal resource models, various exploration techniques, drilling and production technology are discussed within 9 chapters, as well as important concepts and current technological developments.
* Interdisciplinary approach, combining traditional disciplines such as geology, geophysics, and engineering
* Provides a readable and coherent account of all facets of geothermal energy development
* Describes the importance of bringing potable water to high-demand areas such as the tropical regions
An up-to-date account of the future use of geothermal energy as an alternative resource
Product Description
More than 20 countries generate electricity from geothermal resources and about 60 countries make direct use of geothermal energy. A ten-fold increase in geothermal energy use is foreseeable at the current technology level.
Geothermal Energy: An Alternative Resource for the 21st Century provides a readable and coherent account of all facets of geothermal energy development and summarizes the present day knowledge on geothermal resources, their exploration and exploitation. Accounts of geothermal resource models, various exploration techniques, drilling and production technology are discussed within 9 chapters, as well as important concepts and current technological developments.
* Interdisciplinary approach, combining traditional disciplines such as geology, geophysics, and engineering
* Provides a readable and coherent account of all facets of geothermal energy development
* Describes the importance of bringing potable water to high-demand areas such as the tropical regions
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geothermal resource utilization, major geothermal fields, aerial infrared surveys, reservoir physics, geothermal exploration, thermal desalination, geothermal fluids, geothermal energy resources, geothermal resources, geothermal energy potential, geothermal energy development, hydrothermal resources, geothermal systems, geothermal areas, wellhead pressure, electrical resistivity surveys, geothermal power generation, geothermal anomalies, worldwide status, aeromagnetic surveys, geothermal potential, geothermal reservoir, alteration zones, geothermal waters, steam fields Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cerro Prieto, United States, New Zealand, Worldwide Status of Geothermal Resource Utilization, East Mesa, Imperial Valley, Global Scenario, Salton Sea, Long Valley, Costa Rica, Thermal Energy of the Oceans, Colorado River, Los Azufres, Los Humeros, The Energy Outlook, United Nations, Geochemical Techniques, Gulf of Mexico, Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination of Seawater, Types of Geothermal Systems, Yellowstone National Park, Baja California, Energy Information Administration, New Mexico, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion New!
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geothermal resource utilization, major geothermal fields, aerial infrared surveys, reservoir physics, geothermal exploration, thermal desalination, geothermal fluids, geothermal energy resources, geothermal resources, geothermal energy potential, geothermal energy development, hydrothermal resources, geothermal systems, geothermal areas, wellhead pressure, electrical resistivity surveys, geothermal power generation, geothermal anomalies, worldwide status, aeromagnetic surveys, geothermal potential, geothermal reservoir, alteration zones, geothermal waters, steam fields Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cerro Prieto, United States, New Zealand, Worldwide Status of Geothermal Resource Utilization, East Mesa, Imperial Valley, Global Scenario, Salton Sea, Long Valley, Costa Rica, Thermal Energy of the Oceans, Colorado River, Los Azufres, Los Humeros, The Energy Outlook, United Nations, Geochemical Techniques, Gulf of Mexico, Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination of Seawater, Types of Geothermal Systems, Yellowstone National Park, Baja California, Energy Information Administration, New Mexico, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion New!
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