This course considers geothermal energy derived from the interior heat of the Earth. It looks at the most favourable areas for geothermal exploitation, heat production, geothermal power plants and the pros, cons and future of geothermal energy.
- Geothermal energy
- High- to medium-enthalpy steam fields
- Hot dry rock (HDR) fields
- Locating high-enthalpy geothermal fields
- Geothermal power plants
- Direct heating using geothermal energy
- The pros and cons, and future of geothermal energy
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