Lecture 3 — January 5, 2022
EGS and Closed Loop Technologies
Introduction to Enhanced Geothermal Systems, Deep EGS Applications for Northern Communities in Shield Rock, Repurposing Wells, and more.
Speakers
Dr. Mafalda Miranda
Mafalda holds a BSc in Geology and a MSc in Geosciences from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Recently, Mafalda finished a PhD in Earth Sciences at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) in Quebec, Canada, under the supervision of Jasmin Raymond. Her doctoral project aimed at assessing the deep geothermal energy source potential in the remote northern community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik, Canada). This project was funded by the INQ Northern Geothermal Potential Research Chair.
Dr. Wanju Yuan
Dr. Wanju Yuan is a Research Scientist (Postdoctoral Research Program) at the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). Since he received his PhD in Petroleum Systems Engineering from University of Regina, he has worked at the GSC on issues ranging from energy transition from hydrocarbon to renewable geothermal energy, Garibaldi Volcanic Belt Geothermal Project, closed-loop geothermal technology modeling, and carbon capture utilization & storage (CCUS) studies within the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. He is also a member of Geothermal Canada, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and serves as a committee member of SPE Calgary section Young Professionals.
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References and LinkS
Pollack et al. 2021 - What Are the Challenges in Developing Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)? Observations from 64 EGS Sites (https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/WGC/papers/WGC/2020/31027.pdf)
Aghahosseini and Breyer 2020 - From hot rock to useful energy: A global estimate of enhanced geothermal systems potential (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115769)
Miranda 2021 - Assessment of the deep geothermal energy source potential in remote northern regions: a study undertaken in the subarctic off-grid community of Kuujjuaq (http://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/12056/)
Miranda et al. 2020 - Thermophysical properties of surficial rocks: a tool to characterize geothermal resources of remote northern regions (https://doi.org/10.1186/s40517-020-0159-y)
Miranda et al. 2021 - A numerical approach to infer terrestrial heat flux from shallow temperature profiles in remote northern regions (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2021.102064)
Miranda et al. 2020 - Uncertainty and Risk Evaluation of Deep Geothermal Energy Source for Heat Production and Electricity Generation in Remote Northern Regions (https://doi.org/10.3390/en13164221)
Jing et al. 2000 - A three-dimensional stochastic rock mechanics model of engineered geothermal systems in fractured crystalline rock (https://doi.org/10.1029/2000JB900202)
Miranda et al. 2021 - Are Engineered Geothermal Energy Systems a Viable Solution for Arctic Off-Grid Communities? A Techno-Economic Study (https://doi.org/10.3390/w13243526)
Yuan et al. 2021 - Closed-loop geothermal energy recovery from deep high enthalpy systems (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.06.028)
Beckers et al. 2022 - Techno-Economic Performance of Closed-Loop Geothermal Systems for Heat Production and Electricity Generation
Perry et al. 2010 - Thermal regime of the lithosphere in the Canadian Shield