Geothermal energy in Australia

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ID19267362
AuthorsDavid Harries (Murdoch University), Mark P McHenry (0000-0002-9818-6979, Murdoch University), Mark McHenry, Philip Jennings (0000-0002-8555-4947, Murdoch University), Chacko Thomas (Murdoch University)
Year2006
Volume63
Issue6
Pages815-821
Publication date2006-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00207230601047008
OpenAlexW2093515291
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Although Australia is not usually associated with geothermal energy, it possesses significant amounts of both conventional (wet) geothermal and hot dry rock (HDR) geothermal resources. The country's conventional geothermal resources are extensive, but are low temperature and are located in areas of low population density with the result that they are not used extensively for either electricity generation or for direct heating. Australia's HDR resources, on the other hand, represent a world-class resource but have not been used to date because the technology for converting HDR resources into electricity is not yet fully commercial. The effort being directed towards exploring economically useful HDR resources and in the development of technology to convert this energy resource into electricity could make HDR resources an important part of Australia's energy mix in the near future, but there are major barriers

Earth science · Economics · Electricity · Electricity generation · Environmental resource management · Geothermal energy · Geothermal gradient · Natural resource economics · Population · Power (physics) · Resource (disambiguation) · CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Geology · Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications · Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

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