Low-enthalpy geothermal energy resources from groundwater in fluvioglacial gravels of buried valleys

Applied Energy

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 9-19

  Allen, Alistair ^a   Milenic, Dejan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

'Heat island' effect; Buried valleys; Gravels; Groundwater; Heat pumps; Low enthalpy geothermal energy; Space heating cooling

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER; HEAT EXCHANGERS; RIVERS;

FLOODPLAINS;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

ENTHALPY; GEOTHERMAL POWER; GROUNDWATER; HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT PUMP; HEATING;

ENERGY RESOURCE; ENTHALPY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER; HEAT PRODUCTION;

EID: 0037207983     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(02)00126-5     Document Type: Article

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