TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhanced geothermal systems: review and analysis of case studies
T2 - Review and analysis of case studies
AU - Palacio-Villa, Maria Alejandra
AU - Blessent, Daniela
AU - López-Sánchez, Jacqueline
AU - Moreno, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Universidad Industrial de Santander.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - This article reviews the characteristics of the EGS, sources of clean energy that promise to be an alternative to face the problems related to global warming caused by the use of fossil fuels like oil and natural gas. Currently in Colombia the geothermal systems of interest are hydrothermal, so there are no plans for the development of EGS yet, however, this article pretends to be an introduction to the reader interested in EGS and to be a reference to future projects developed in the national territory, describing the most significant places in the world where this technique has been used, along with its social perception and associated impacts. In addition, it seeks to analyze the differences between the hydraulic stimulation technique in the EGS and the fracking used for the extraction of shale gas.
AB - This article reviews the characteristics of the EGS, sources of clean energy that promise to be an alternative to face the problems related to global warming caused by the use of fossil fuels like oil and natural gas. Currently in Colombia the geothermal systems of interest are hydrothermal, so there are no plans for the development of EGS yet, however, this article pretends to be an introduction to the reader interested in EGS and to be a reference to future projects developed in the national territory, describing the most significant places in the world where this technique has been used, along with its social perception and associated impacts. In addition, it seeks to analyze the differences between the hydraulic stimulation technique in the EGS and the fracking used for the extraction of shale gas.
KW - Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS)
KW - Environmental impacts
KW - Fracking
KW - Geothermal energy
KW - Renewable energy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087046589&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.18273/revbol.v42n1-2020006
DO - 10.18273/revbol.v42n1-2020006
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0120-0283
VL - 42
SP - 101
EP - 118
JO - BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA
JF - BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA
IS - 1
ER -
