| Title | Geological Analysis and Assessment of Geothermal Energy Resources in the Polish Lowlands |
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| Authors | Marek Hajto, Wojciech Górecki |
| Year | 2010 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Poland, Polish Lowlands, geothermal energy, geothermal resources, geology |
| Abstract | This paper presents the results of geothermal energy resources calculation of the main geothermal aquifers and possibilities of utilization of geothermal waters in the Polish Lowlands. Research studies undertaken in 2004-2006 at the AGH-University of Science and Technology - Department of Fossil Fuels enabled the recognition of geothermal potential accumulated in Mesozoic and Palaeozoic groundwater horizons (from the Cambrian to the Lower Cretaceous). The main purpose of the study was to estimate geothermal water and energy resources in respective categories and to indicate areas which are characterized, in a regional scale, by favourable geothermal conditions that would evidence their industrial usability. The results of calculation were published in December 2006 in the form of “Atlases of geothermal resources in the Polish Lowlands” (Górecki [Eds.], 2006a; Górecki [Eds.] 2006b). Research project covers majority of the area of Poland (87 percent) and focus mainly on the regional scale assessment. |