Geothermal Water Use: Requirements and Potential Effects
- Key words
- Water Use, Engineered Geothermal Systems, Hot Sedimentary Aquifers, Low Enthalpy Systems, Ground Source Heat Pumps
- Conference
- Australian Geothermal Energy Conference
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
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Abstract
Geothermal projects require access to water during development and operation. Some current geothermal exploration and development activity is in areas of low water supply potential and/or high water demand.
The National Water Commission contracted Hot Dry Rocks and RPS Aquaterra to consider water use implications relating specifically to the geothermal industry. This extended abstract provides a summary of water requirements by various geothermal operations, and potential effects on water resources.
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