| Subsidence: an Update on New Zealand Geothermal Deformation Observations and Mechanisms |
Chris BROMLEY, Steve CURRIE, Steve JOLLY, Warren MANNINGTON |
Environmental and Societal Aspects |
subsidence, deformation, Wairakei, Tauhara, Ohaaki, Kawerau |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Influence of Process Parameters on Thermal Rock Fracturing Under Ambient Conditions |
Dragana BRKIC, Michael KANT, Thierry MEIER, Martin Joerg SCHULER, Philipp RUDOLF VON ROHR |
Drilling and Completion Technology |
geothermal energy, thermal spallation drilling, heat transfer, rock fracturing, thermal radiation |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Structurally Controlled Fluid Flow in a High-Enthalpy Geothermal System – Case Study Lahendong, Sulawesi (Indonesia) |
Maren BREHME, Bettina WIEGAND, Fiorenza DEON, Guido BLÖCHER, Mauro CACACE, Warwick KISSLING, Christoph HAASE, Kemal ERBAS, Yustin KAMAH, Simona REGENSPURG, Inga MOECK, Günter ZIMMERMANN, Martin SAUTER |
Resource Assessment |
hydraulically conductive fault, hydrochemistry, structural controls, directional permeability, fault core, geochemistry, water-rock interaction, high-enthalpy system, Indonesia |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Heat-Storage in Deep Hard Coal Mining Infrastructures |
Rolf BRACKE, Gregor BUSSMANN |
Integrated Energy Systems, Cascaded Uses |
Heat Storage, Hard Coal Mines, Integrated District Heating Systems |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| The United States of America Country Update 2015 |
Tonya (Toni) BOYD, Alex SIFFORD, John W. LUND |
Country Updates |
The Geysers, electric power, direct-use, ground-source heat pumps, energy savings |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Status and Perspectives of the District Heating and Cooling Infrastructures in Italy |
Ilaria BOTTIO, Fausto FERRARESI, Bruno DELLA VEDOVA |
District Heating and Agriculture |
district heating and cooling, efficient energy systems, renewable energy sources, geothermal resources, Italy |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Paris Basin's Thermal Characterisation of Tectonic-Heat Flow Modelling |
Damien BONTE, Jan-Diederik VAN WEES, Laurent GUILLOU-FROTTIER, Vincent BOUCHOT, Olivier SERRANO |
Exploration |
temperature, tectonic modelling, Paris Basin, geothermal energy |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Turboden Geothermal References in Bavaria: Technology, Drivers and Operation |
Joseph BONAFIN, Marco DEL CARRIA, Mario GAIA, Andrea DUVIA |
Power Generation |
ORC, Geothermal, Binary Plant, District Heating, Double Pressure, Island Operation |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Geothermal Update for Bulgaria (2010-2014) |
Klara BOJADGIEVA, Hristo HRISTOV, Adriana BEROVA-ANDONOVA, Aleksey BENDEREV, Vladimir HRISTOV |
Country Updates |
direct use, types of thermal water applications, geothermal policy |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Comparison of Enhanced Organic Rankine Cycles for Geothermal Power Units |
Paola BOMBARDA, Mario GAIA, Costante INVERNIZZI, Claudio PIETRA |
Power Generation |
Power generation, binary cycle, Organic Rankine Cycle, liquid dominated sources, enhanced Organic Rankine Cycle |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Cost and Return on Investment for Geothermal Heat Pump Systems in France |
Christian BOISSAVY |
Economics and Financing |
shallow geothermal, ground source heat pump, open and close loop systems, power from 5 to 5 000 kWth, final cost of energy, RoI |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Finding the Productive Sweet Spots in the Vapour and Transitional Vapour-Liquid Dominated Geothermal Fields of Java, Indonesia |
Ian BOGIE, Greg USSHER, Brian LOVELOCK and Ken MACKENZIE |
Exploration |
Indonesia, Java, sweet spot, vapour, transitional vapour-liquid |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| The Neutral High-Cl Thermal Springs of Java, Indonesia |
Ian BOGIE, Brian LOVELOCK, and Greg USSHER |
Geochemistry |
Java, Indonesia, neutral-Cl, thermal springs |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Investigation on the Spatial Variation of 1-D Velocity Models in a Geothermal Environment Using a Genetic Algorithm |
Carolin M. BOESE, Jennifer R. ANDREWS, Eylon SHALEV, Jongchan KIM, Alan LUCAS and Fabian SEPULVEDA |
Geophysics |
microseismicity, velocity, genetic algorithm, Wairakei |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Kawerau Industrial Direct Heat Use: Recent Developments |
Andy BLOOMER |
Direct Use |
Kawerau, direct use |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| New Approaches of Coupled Simulation of Deep Geothermal Systems |
Guido BLÖCHER, Mauro CACACE, LiWah WONG, Oliver KASTNER, Günter ZIMMERMANN, Ernst HUENGES, Norihiro WATANABE, Olaf KOLDITZ |
Software for Geothermal Applications |
Tetrahedralization, Meshing, Faulted, Coupled Simulation, Geothermal Systems |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| A Multi-disciplinary Investigation of Irish Warm Springs and Their Potential for Geothermal Energy Provision |
Sarah BLAKE, Alan G. JONES, Tiernan HENRY, Thomas KALSCHEUER and The IRETHERM Team |
Hydrogeology |
thermal springs, low-enthalpy, magnetotellurics |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Harnessing of Geothermal Energy in the Öxarfjördur Area, NE Iceland |
Axel BJÖRNSSON, Hrefna KRISTMANNSDÓTTIR |
Direct Use |
space heating, low temperature, rural area, corrosion, scaling, North Iceland |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Removing and Reducing Scalings – Practical Experience in the Operation of Geothermal Systems |
Johannes BIRNER, Andrea SEIBT, Torsten HINRICHS, Peter SEIBT, Markus WOLFGRAMM |
Corrosion and Scaling |
inhibitor, scaling, barite, sedimentary basin, brine |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |
| Hydrogen Sulphide Removal from Geothermal Power Station Cooling Water Using a Biofilm Reactor |
Emily BIERRE, Rob FULLERTON |
Environmental and Societal Aspects |
tubular bioreactor, biofilm, hydrogen sulphide, sulphur oxidising bacteria, geothermal, power station, Wairakei |
World Geothermal Congress |
2015 |
English |