Mining the Earth's Heat: Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Energy

Mining the Earth's Heat: Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Energy describes the work carried out by the Los Alamos National Laboratory to turn an idealistic concept - that of drawing useful amounts of energy from the vast underground store of hot rock at reachable depths - into a practical reality. This...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Brown, Donald W. (Autor), Duchane, David V. (Autor), Heiken, Grant (Autor), Hriscu, Vivi Thomas (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Temas:
Geology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART I Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Energy: History and Potential of the Newest and Largest Renewable Energy Resource
  • PART II First Demonstration of the Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Energy
  • Concept: Development of the Phase I Reservoir at Fenton Hill
  • PART III Engineering the HDR System: Development and Testing of the Phase II Reservoir at Fenton Hill
  • PART IV Future Outlook for Hot Dry Rock
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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