Geothermal energy production with supercritical fluids
Abstract
There has been invented a method for producing geothermal energy using supercritical fluids for creation of the underground reservoir, production of the geothermal energy, and for heat transport. Underground reservoirs are created by pumping a supercritical fluid such as carbon dioxide into a formation to fracture the rock. Once the reservoir is formed, the same supercritical fluid is allowed to heat up and expand, then is pumped out of the reservoir to transfer the heat to a surface power generating plant or other application.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1174650
- Patent Number(s):
- 6668554
- Assignee:
- University Of California, The Regents Of
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24T - GEOTHERMAL COLLECTORS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Citation Formats
Brown, Donald W. Geothermal energy production with supercritical fluids. United States: N. p., 2003.
Web.
Brown, Donald W. Geothermal energy production with supercritical fluids. United States.
Brown, Donald W. Tue .
"Geothermal energy production with supercritical fluids". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174650.
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abstractNote = {There has been invented a method for producing geothermal energy using supercritical fluids for creation of the underground reservoir, production of the geothermal energy, and for heat transport. Underground reservoirs are created by pumping a supercritical fluid such as carbon dioxide into a formation to fracture the rock. Once the reservoir is formed, the same supercritical fluid is allowed to heat up and expand, then is pumped out of the reservoir to transfer the heat to a surface power generating plant or other application.},
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year = {Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2003},
month = {Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2003}
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