On the environmental suitability of high- and low-enthalpy geothermal systems

Geothermics

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-37

  Martín Gamboa, Mario ^a   Iribarren, Diego ^a   Dufour, Javier ^a,b  

^a IMDEA ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Binary cycle power plant; Cumulative energy demand; Geothermal energy; Heat pump; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; ENTHALPY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HEAT GENERATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; POWER PLANTS;

CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMPS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); POWER PLANT OPERATIONS; BINARY CYCLES; BINARY-CYCLE POWER PLANT; CYCLE POWER PLANT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ENERGIES; LOW ENTHALPY GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; POWER- GENERATIONS;

LIFE CYCLE;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY USE; ENTHALPY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84899818883     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2014.03.012     Document Type: Article

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