| Title | The UK Geothermal Hot Dry Rock R & D Programme |
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| Authors | P. MacDonald, A. Stedman and G. Symons |
| Year | 1992 |
| Conference | Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
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| Abstract | The UK hot dry rock research and development programme is funded by the Department of Energy and aims to demonstrate the feasibility of commercial exploitation of HDR in the UK. The philosophy of the UK programme has been to proceed to a full-scale prototype HDR power station via a number of stages: Experiments at shallow depth (300 m) to assess the feasibility of enhancing the permeability of the rock. Studies at intermediate depth (2500 m) to determine the feasibility of creating a viable HDR subsurface heat exchanger. Establishment of an HDR prototype at commercial depth. |