Sustainable development of enhanced geothermal systems based on geotechnical research–A review

WGP Kumari, PG Ranjith - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The world's primary energy requirements are supplied to a large extent by non-renewable
energy resources, which has resulted in significant anthropogenic greenhouse gas …

A global review of deep geothermal energy exploration: from a view of rock mechanics and engineering

Y Zhang, GF Zhao - Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and …, 2020 - Springer
Deep geothermal energy exploitation has gained a lot of attentions in energy field due to its
large reserve. Enhanced geothermal system (EGS) is the only one mode to explore hot dry …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic assessment of Joule-Brayton cycle architectures for heat to power conversion from high-grade heat sources using CO2 in the supercritical …

M Marchionni, G Bianchi, SA Tassou - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Bottoming thermodynamic power cycles using supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2) are a
promising technology to exploit high temperature waste heat sources. CO 2 is a non …

Working fluid selection for organic Rankine cycle power generation using hot produced supercritical CO2 from a geothermal reservoir

X Wang, EK Levy, C Pan, CE Romero… - Applied Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Geothermal heat mining simulations using supercritical CO 2 (sCO 2) were performed in this
research. Working fluid selection criteria for power generation using sCO 2 from a …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical analysis and optimization of the performance of CO2-Plume Geothermal (CPG) production wells and implications for electric power generation

J Ezekiel, BM Adams, MO Saar, A Ebigbo - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract CO 2-Plume Geothermal (CPG) power plants can produce heat and/or electric
power. One of the most important parameters for the design of a CPG system is the CO 2 …

Analysis of some case studies and a recommended idea for geothermal energy production from retrofitted abandoned oil and gas wells

R Ashena - Geothermics, 2023 - Elsevier
There are many oil and gas wells globally which are not used for production, injection or
other purposes. By converting abandoned or non-activated oil and gas wells to geothermal …

Thermoeconomic analysis of a CO2 plume geothermal and supercritical CO2 Brayton combined cycle using solar energy as auxiliary heat source

Z Qiao, Y Cao, P Li, X Wang, CE Romero… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study presents an investigation of a CO 2 plume geothermal and supercritical CO 2
Brayton (CPG-sCO 2) combined cycle using solar energy as auxiliary heat source. This …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic assessment of large-scale sedimentary basin stored–CO2 geothermal power generation

J Ezekiel, V Vahrenkamp, HA Hoteit, T Finkbeiner… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
One approach to reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions is to adopt carbon
capture utilization and storage (CCUS) strategies. This is particularly crucial for countries to …

Advanced exergy and exergoeconomic analyses and a case study of a novel trans-critical CO2 cycle with pressurization process for hot dry rock

N Meng, T Li, X Kong, X Gao - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Using hot dry rocks instead of fossil fuels can greatly alleviate the problem of environmental
pollution. However, the low thermoelectric conversion efficiency of dry hot rock resources …

Optimal allocation of heat exchangers in a Supercritical carbon dioxide power cycle for waste heat recovery

SI Na, MS Kim, YJ Baik, M Kim - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2) power cycles have attracted attention because of their
high efficiency and flexibility in various temperature heat sources including low-temperature …