Sustainability and policy for the thermal use of shallow geothermal energy

Energy Policy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 914-925

  Hähnlein, Stefanie ^a   Bayer, Peter ^b   Ferguson, Grant ^c   Blum, Philipp ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geothermal energy; Heat pump systems; Sustainable legislation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SHALLOW GEOTHERMAL ENERGIES; SHALLOW GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT; TEMPERATURE THRESHOLDS;

AQUIFERS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WATER QUALITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; AQUIFER; ENERGY POLICY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; LEGISLATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84879506123     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.040     Document Type: Article

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