| Title | Geothermal Sciences – Research and Education |
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| Authors | U. Arslan, H. Huber |
| Year | 2010 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Geothermal sciences, education, training, university, numerical calculations, German geothermal projects |
| Abstract | Almost every geothermal powerplant worldwide is located in high-enthalpy hot reservoirs, so called hot spots, see Arslan (2008). These high-enthalpy hot spots correspond mainly with the Ring of Fire, a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In Germany no such high-enthalpy reservoirs are found. Nevertheless 15 geothermal projects were raised in Germany up to the end of 2008, see Arslan (2009). To use the given low-enthalpy potential for a generation of geothermal power inventions and improvements needed to be performed by German scientists. An important part of these improvements is supported by universities and institutes of sciences. To understand the development of geothermal application and outstanding inventions, German application of research and education in geothermal sciences is pointed out in this paper. National and international geothermal projects supported by German Universities and state-aided organizations are described. Examples of supervised shallow and deep geothermal systems are given. |