A Review of Current Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Project [Book Chapter]

Conference · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · Energy Storage: A Vital Element in Mankind's Quest for Survival and Progress

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-025471-5.50029-4· OSTI ID:5765330

Tsang, C. Fu ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

This chapter discusses the current aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) projects in their various stages of progress. They are somewhat arbitrarily grouped into three categories: (1) field experiments; (2) theoretical and modeling studies; and (3) feasibility studies. All the current field experiment projects are relatively small-scale with storage temperatures not more than 55°C and not lower than 8°C. Most of these aimed at pressure and temperature data for the general understanding of heat and fluid flow in the aquifer and for the validation of numerical models. There is a need both to extend the storage temperature range and to look more carefully at other facets of the ATES concept, such as effects of regional flow, land uplift or subsidence, water treatment, and the economics of the operation. Moreover, a substantial amount of modeling work is being done or has been initiated; however, there is much need to have these models properly validated and then carefully applied to understand the processes underlying the ATES concept, thus leading to an optimal field arrangement. The chapter also discusses the key problems that need to be solved in the field of ATES. These key problems are proposed as areas where the efforts should be directed to make ATES a technically feasible and economically viable means of energy storage.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5765330
• Report Number(s): LBL--9834; CONF-790515-5; ISBN: 978-0-08-025471-5
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Energy Storage: A Vital Element in Mankind's Quest for Survival and Progress
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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