Coupling carbon dioxide sequestration with geothermal energy capture in naturally permeable, porous geologic formations: Implications for CO2 sequestration

Energy Procedia

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 2206-2213

  Randolph, Jimmy B ^a   Saar, Martin O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

CPG; Geothermal energy

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEOLOGY; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS; LOWER TEMPERATURES; OIL AND NATURAL GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 79955407905     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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