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

• Main Authors: Brown, Donald W. (Author), Duchane, David V. (Author), Heiken, Grant (Author), Hriscu, Vivi Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Springer Geography
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Earth Sciences.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.