Enhanced Geothermal Systems Course
This course provides an overview of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The concept of EGS is to use hydraulic stimulation to improve the flow rate that can be achieved from wells drilled in hot, low permeability formations. The technology has the potential to dramatically increase the amount of geothermal energy produced in North America and worldwide. In recent years, dramatic improvements have been achieved in both well performance and drilling, dramatically reducing cost per kW-hr of electricity from EGS, and leading to surge in interest.Read more...
This course covers: (a) introduction to geothermal energy, (b) calculating flow and power output, (c) mechanisms of stimulation, (d) stimulation design, (e) thermal performance over time, (f) the Utah FORGE project, (g) Project Red and Project Cape from Fervo Energy, (h) EGS design optimization, and (i) induced seismicity.