Nationally and globally, geothermal energy is a crucial resource. Included in this Geological Society of America (GSA) Special Paper are important complementary investigations from geothermal heat pumps to enhanced geothermal systems.
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- Utility of geological and pedological models in the design of geothermal heat pump systems
Abstract Full Text (PDF) - The characterization of flooded abandoned mines in Ohio as a low-temperature geothermal resource Abstract Full Text (PDF)
- Thermogeologic performance of a large-scale, district geoexchange system in southeast Pennsylvania Abstract Full Text (PDF)
- Petrographic and hydrogeologic investigations for a district-scale ground-coupled heat pump—Ball State University, Indiana Abstract Full Text (PDF)
- Evaluation of a discrete-depth heat dissipation test for thermal characterization of the subsurface Abstract Full Text (PDF)
- Physical modeling of coupled heat transfer and water flow in soil-borehole thermal energy storage systems in the vadose zone Abstract Full Text (PDF)
- Thermal conductivity, thermal gradient, and heat-flow estimations for the Smackover Formation, southwest Arkansas Abstract Full Text (PDF)
- Stochastic exploration and the geologic context of enhanced geothermal system viability on the Snake River Plain, Idaho Abstract Full Text (PDF)
