Present status of underground thermal utilization in Japan

Geothermics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 609-618

  Yasukawa, Kasumi ^a   Takasugi, Shinji ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Geo design Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Country update; Direct uses; Heat pumps; Japan

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENTHALPY; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

ENERGY USE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT PRODUCTION; HEAT SOURCE; PUMP;

JAPAN;

EID: 0142213916     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2003.07.011     Document Type: Article

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