Geothermal energy resources in Poland–Overview of the current state of knowledge

A Sowizdzal - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Geothermal energy, which is one of renewable energy sources, is the internal heat of the
Earth. Currently in Poland hydrogeothermal resources are utilized, for which the energy …

Future technology mix—enhanced geothermal system (EGS) and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)—an overview of selected projects as an example for …

A Sowiżdżał, M Starczewska, B Papiernik - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rising fuel prices, changes in energy markets, and concern for the environment make it
necessary to develop new solutions and technologies. The development of new …

A coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical modeling and evaluation of geothermal extraction in the enhanced geothermal system based on analytic hierarchy process …

T Guo, S Tang, J Sun, F Gong, X Liu, Z Qu, W Zhang - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In the paper, the thermal-hydraulic-mechanical (THM) coupling model is improved by
considering more factors, and a comprehensive evaluation method is proposed to optimize …

Study on the cracking mechanism of hydraulic and supercritical CO2 fracturing in hot dry rock under thermal stress

W Zhang, C Wang, T Guo, J He, L Zhang, S Chen, Z Qu - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To realize the effective extraction of high-temperature thermal energy in enhanced
geothermal system (EGS), it is necessary to explore how to efficiently construct fracture …

Prospects of power generation from an enhanced geothermal system by water circulation through two horizontal wells: A case study in the Gonghe Basin, Qinghai …

T Xu, Y Yuan, X Jia, Y Lei, S Li, B Feng, Z Hou, Z Jiang - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This study numerically investigates the power generation potential from a fractured
geothermal reservoir at Qiabuqia geothermal area in the Gonghe Basin, Northwestern …

Study of the enhanced geothermal system (EGS) heat mining from variably fractured hot dry rock under thermal stress

W Zhang, Z Qu, T Guo, Z Wang - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Formation of enhanced geothermal system provides flow and heat transfer paths for heat
extraction in HDR (hot dry rock). Based on the local thermal non-equilibrium theory, the THM …

Influence of different fracture morphology on heat mining performance of enhanced geothermal systems based on COMSOL

Z Qu, W Zhang, T Guo - International journal of hydrogen energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Formation of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) is the necessary approach to obtain
geothermal energy efficiently. In-situ stress, nature of reservoir physical properties and …

Sensitivity analysis of deep geothermal reservoir: Effect of reservoir parameters on production temperature

MD Aliyu, HP Chen - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to guide reservoir engineers/managers in the selection of a combination of
parameters from amongst various possible alternatives in developing deep geothermal …

Numerical investigations of the PUGA geothermal reservoir with multistage hydraulic fractures and well patterns using fully coupled thermo-hydro-geomechanical …

M Gudala, SK Govindarajan, B Yan, S Sun - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The Puga geothermal reservoir is located in the south-eastern part of Ladakh (Himalayan
region, India), and it is providing encouraging results towards heat production. We proposed …

Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing of hot dry rock under thermal stress

T Guo, S Tang, S Liu, X Liu, W Zhang, G Qu - Engineering Fracture …, 2020 - Elsevier
The hot dry rock (HDR) hydraulic fracturing is a complex physical process coupling the
effects of seepage, stress, temperature, and damage. The high temperature and brittleness …