05030nam 2201249z- 450 991055771930332120220111(CKB)5400000000046131(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76437(oapen)doab76437(EXLCZ)99540000000004613120202201d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGeothermal Energy Utilization and Technologies 2020Basel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 online resource (350 p.)3-0365-0704-3 3-0365-0705-1 Rising pollution, climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels are leading many countries to focus on renewable-based energy conversion systems. In particular, recently introduced energy policies are giving high priority to increasing the use of renewable energy sources, the improvement of energy systems' security, the minimization of greenhouse gas effect, and social and economic cohesion. Renewable energies' availability varies during the day and the seasons and so their use must be accurately predicted in conjunction with the management strategies based on load shifting and energy storage. Thus, in order to reduce the criticalities of this uncertainty, the exploitation of more flexible and stable renewable energies, such as the geothermal one, is necessary. Geothermal energy is an abundant renewable source with significant potential in direct use applications, such as in district heating systems, in indirect use ones to produce electricity, and in cogeneration and polygeneration systems for the combined production of power, heating, and cooling energy. This Special Issue includes geothermal energy utilization and the technologies used for its exploitation considering both the direct and indirect use applications.Research & information: generalbicsscTechnology: general issuesbicssc2D modelabandoned oil reservoirsair conditioningassessmentborehole heat exchangercarbonate geothermal reservoirscentrifugal pumpCFDCO2cyclicdual-loop ORCdynamic simulationearth-to-aireconomic analysisenergy districtenergy efficiencyenergy savingentransy lossentropy generationevacuated solar thermal collectorsexergy lossfouling resistancegeothermalgeothermal energygeothermal energy communitygeothermal power productiongeothermal resourcegraniteGround source heat pumpgroundwaterheat pumpheat transportheating and cooling networkhistoric buildinghorizontal pipehousehold hybrid systemhybrid renewable polygeneration plantin situ combustionLCOHmicro organic Rankine cyclemixture working fluidsmobile thermal energy storage (M-TES)Monte Carlo simulationNorth Jiangsu Basinnumerical simulationORCOrganic Rankine Cycleorganic Rankine cycle (ORC)oval cross-sectionparametric studyphase change material (PCM)photovoltaic panelsphysical characteristicsplastic heat exchangerplunger pumppolygeneration systempressure dropR1234zerenewable energyrenewable energy sourcerenewable energy sourcesSandtankshell and tube heat exchangersouthern Italysustainable geothermal energy exploitationsystem generating efficiencytemperature utilization ratethermal performancesthermal reservoirthermal treatmentTRNSYS softwarewater coolingResearch & information: generalTechnology: general issuesRoselli Carloedt40057Sasso MaurizioedtRoselli CarloothSasso MaurizioothBOOK9910557719303321Geothermal Energy Utilization and Technologies 20203029674UNINA