Geothermal energy recovery from underground mines

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 916-924

  Hall, Andrew ^a   Scott, John Ashley ^a,b   Shang, Helen ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy recovery; Geothermal; Mines; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; INVESTMENTS; MINES; RECOVERY;

CURRENT SITUATION; ENERGY RECOVERY; GEOTHERMAL; HEAT PUMPS; MINE WATERS; POTENTIAL VALUES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; UNDERGROUND MINE;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 78649727099     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.11.007     Document Type: Review

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