Utilizing supercritical geothermal systems: a review of past ventures and ongoing research activities

Abstract Supercritical geothermal systems are very high-temperature geothermal systems that are located at depths near or below the brittle–ductile transition zone in the crust where the reservoir fluid is assumed to be in the supercritical state, that is for pure water, temperature and pressure are...

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Main Authors: Thomas Reinsch, Patrick Dobson, Hiroshi Asanuma, Ernst Huenges, Flavio Poletto, Bernard Sanjuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Geothermal Energy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40517-017-0075-y