Enhanced geothermal resources: Indian scenario

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 31, Issue , 2007, Pages 271-273

  Chandrasekha, Varun ^a   Chandrasekharam, D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Granite batholith; Himalayas; Indian geothermal; Leucogranites

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GRANITE; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PUMPS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ELECTRIC POWERS; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; GRANITE BATHOLITH; HIMALAYAS; INDIAN GEOTHERMAL; LEUCOGRANITES;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 58449102736     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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