Integrated geothermal-CO2 reservoir systems: Reducing carbon intensity through sustainable energy production and secure CO2 storage

Energy Procedia

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 6587-6594

  Buscheck, Thomas A ^a   Elliot, Thomas R ^b   Celia, Michael A ^b   Chen, Mingjie ^a   Sun, Yunwei ^a   Hao, Yue ^a   Lu, Chuanhe ^a   Wolery, Thomas J ^a   Aines, Roger D ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Area of review; Brine utilization; Geothermal energy; Hot sedimentary aquifer; Pressure management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889639158     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.06.591     Document Type: Conference Paper

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