TITLE:
Low-Enthalpy Geothermal Springs for Power Generation—An Alternative Approach
AUTHORS:
L. M. Amoo
KEYWORDS:
Low-Enthalpy Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, Electrical Energy Generation, Water Turbine
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.6 No.11,
November
20,
2019
ABSTRACT: The Earth is under increasing stress owing to carbon emissions. Clean energy forms constitute an area of increasing technological interest. Geothermal energy is a clean alternative energy form that can be harnessed from the Earth’s core. The use of geothermal energy resources is gaining substantial interest in many countries, as an integral part of 21st century clean energy solutions and meeting stringent emission requirements. The objective of this research is to investigate an alternative approach to clean and renewable geothermal energy utilization through geothermal ground water pressure applied within a water turbine. The groundwater pressure from the candidate geothermal sites considered is applied to drive a water turbine for the generation of electrical energy. The geothermal candidate sites are low-temperature (i.e. e) than when using low geothermal temperature (0.005 MWe).