Deep heat mining: Development of a cogeneration power plant from an enhanced geothermal system in Basel, Switzerland

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 28, Issue , 2004, Pages 219-222

  Haring, Markus O ^a  

^a Geothermal Explorers Ltd

Author keywords

Cogeneration; District heating; Enhanced geothermal system (EGS); Heat mining; Induced seismicity; Pilot plant; Rhine Graben; Seismic monitoring

Indexed keywords

DISTRICT HEATING; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; GRANITE; PILOT PLANTS; SEISMOLOGY; WELL DRILLING;

ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS (EGS); GEOTHERMAL COGENERATION POWER PLANTS; HEAT MINING; INDUCED SEISIMICITY; RHINE GRABEN; SEISMIC MONITORING;

COGENERATION PLANTS;

EID: 17644363658     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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