Article
Energy & Fuels
Bartlomiej Ciapala, Jakub Jurasz, Miroslaw Janowski, Beata Kepinska
Summary: This paper analyzes the impact of climate factors on geothermal resources utilization and studies the climate factors by converting them into heat demand through artificial neural networks. The results show that with appropriate development and utilization of geothermal resources, high capacity factors can be achieved, demonstrating the potential financial and environmental benefits.
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Michal Prauzek, Tereza Kucova, Jaromir Konecny, Monika Adamikova, Karolina Gaiova, Miroslav Mikus, Pavel Pospisil, Darius Andriukaitis, Mindaugas Zilys, Birgitta Martinkauppi, Jiri Koziorek
Summary: This article discusses the increasing use of geothermal energy installations in new city developments and renovations. It identifies the need for suitable monitoring technologies and control processes for these installations and explores the potential application of IoT sensors. The article also surveys communication technology, cloud solutions, energy harvesting technologies, and edge computing methods applicable to geothermal energy monitoring.
Article
Water Resources
Ewelina Lukasiewicz, Moein Shamoushaki
Summary: Poland has significant geothermal water resources, and this study presents a list of 29 undeveloped intakes with ready-thermal waters. The study estimates the thermal energy that can be generated from these sources and proposes coagulation as an effective method to remove undesirable compounds from geothermal water.
WATER RESOURCES AND INDUSTRY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Katarzyna A. Kurek, Wim Heijman, Johan van Ophem, Stanislaw Gedek, Jacek Strojny
Summary: Geothermal energy presents opportunities for rural and suburban areas to link sustainable development goals with the expansion of new local economy sectors. A shift share analysis reveals that trade and service sector employment has significantly increased in geothermal municipalities compared to reference poviats.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lauren Somers
Summary: A group of tracers have disproven the existing model of the origin of spring water on Mount Fuji, showing the interaction between shallow and deep aquifer layers and offering a new approach to explore the flow of mountain groundwater.
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Anna Sowizdzal
Summary: This editorial summarizes 10 articles that explore both shallow and deep geothermal systems, analyzing geothermal resources (low and high temperature) in various locations worldwide.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Guowen Wang, Jian Kuang
Summary: Northeast China, with high energy consumption and carbon emissions, can effectively address these issues through the utilization of geothermal resources. However, the lack of geothermal manifestations and systematic exploration methods hinder the utilization of geothermal resources in this region. The study in Tonghe County, Northeast China, along the Yilan-Yitong lithospheric fault, conducted a comprehensive analysis to investigate the origin of geothermal resources. The findings suggest the alkaline Na-HCO3 type geothermal water in the study area is of local meteoric origin and recharged from the surrounding hilly area. The establishment of a geothermal water circulation path model provides important guidance for the scientific exploration of geothermal resources in Northeast China.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ludwik Wicki, Robert Pietrzykowski, Dariusz Kusz
Summary: This study examines the important factors in the development of energy production from prosumer PV installations in Polish regions. The research shows that economic factors, represented by the level of salaries, have a significant impact on the development of prosumer PV installations, while the overall wealth of a region does not play a significant role. Additionally, an increase in installations in one region leads to a subsequent increase in neighboring regions.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Renato Somma, Daniela Blessent, Jasmin Raymond, Madeline Constance, Lucy Cotton, Giuseppe De Natale, Alessandro Fedele, Maria Jose Jurado, Kirsten Marcia, Mafalda Miranda, Claudia Troise, Thomas Wiersberg
Summary: The importance of unconventional geothermal resource development for renewable energy generation was discussed in the article, which presented three recent drilling projects in Italy, the UK, and Canada. The projects were compared in terms of their geology, drilling, data collection, and challenges encountered. Lessons learned at each drilling site can further facilitate geothermal energy development.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Haifeng Lu, Yuan Zhang, Guifang Zhang, Manman Zhang
Summary: A thermal effect model for vertical groundwater migration in stratified rock mass was established based on the one-dimensional heat conduction-convection equation. The model analyzed the impacts of vertical seepage velocity of groundwater and thermal conductivity of surrounding rocks on temperature field distribution. The model was successfully applied to two temperature-measuring boreholes in coal mines, showing a high goodness of fit with the actual situation.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Herong Zheng, Jun Luo, Ying Zhang, Jianyun Feng, Yan Zeng, Mingchuan Wang
Summary: The study on deep granite geothermal resources in southeast coastal areas of China reveals the potential for deep geothermal reservoirs. Multi-stage joints are developed, with the heat source mainly from deep faults, providing guidance for evaluation of geothermal resources.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yifan Fan, Shikuan Zhang, Yonghui Huang, Zhonghe Pang, Hongyan Li
Summary: Recoverable geothermal resources are vital for geothermal development and utilization. This study proposes a numerical modeling method to calculate recoverable resources considering sustainability, and demonstrates its effectiveness using a geothermal reservoir as an example. The results show that well spacing has an impact on recoverable resources and the proposed method improves the recovery factor.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anna Sowizdzal, Grzegorz Machowski, Artur Krzyzak, Edyta Puskarczyk, Paulina Krakowska-Madejska, Anna Chmielowska
Summary: The petrophysical evaluation of the Lower Permian formation was conducted to assess its suitability as a geothermal reservoir for CO2-EGS. Effusive rocks were found to have the most potential, making them an ideal choice for geothermal reservoirs.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Krzysztof Chudy
Summary: The flooded mine shafts in the Lower Silesian Coal Basin in Poland can be used as an underground reservoir to supply energy to Nowa Ruda. The analysis shows that this system can provide a significant amount of geothermal energy, reducing emissions and improving the environmental value of the region.
Article
Economics
Colin Mackie, Anne P. M. Velenturf
Summary: This article discusses the risks to taxpayers caused by the deployment of 'security requirements' by regulators in relation to offshore renewable energy installations (OREIs) decommissioning in the UK waters. It identifies four main causes of these risks and provides high-level policy recommendations for more effective utilization of security requirements to ensure decommissioning is performed properly.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Anna Wachowicz-Pyzik, Anna Sowizdzal, Leszek Pajak, Pawel Ziolkowski, Janusz Badur
Article
Energy & Fuels
Staffan Qvist, Pawel Gladysz, Lukasz Bartela, Anna Sowizdzal
Summary: More than half of the global coal power plants in operation today are less than 14 years old, but climate policies related to CO2 emissions are making their longer-term operation unsustainable. Retrofit decarbonization options, such as using high-temperature small modular nuclear reactors in Poland, can reduce costs and emissions in the coal power sector. If globally implemented by the late 2020s, retrofit decarbonization could help avoid up to 200 billion tons of CO2 emissions.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Elzbieta Halaj, Jaroslaw Kotyza, Marek Hajto, Grzegorz Pelka, Wojciech Lubon, Pawel Jastrzebski
Summary: Krakow has a large district heating network, with plans to integrate renewable energy sources such as geothermal water and photovoltaics into the system. The potential of deep geothermal waters is based on specific carbonate rock reservoirs, while the shallow geothermal energy potential varies due to the city's complex geological structure.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Anna Chmielowska, Anna Sowizdzal, Barbara Tomaszewska
Summary: This paper examines the geothermal and petroleum features of the Eastern Carpathian Foredeep, highlighting the potential for retrofitting abandoned oil and gas wells into geothermal systems for efficient utilization. By analyzing geological conditions and well data, the study identifies areas with high geothermal potential for sustainable energy generation.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Rafal Kudrewicz, Bartosz Papiernik, Marek Hajto, Grzegorz Machowski
Summary: This paper presents new insights into the structural, tectonic, facial, and thermal variability of the geological unit in the Mogilno-Lodz Trough based on new seismic data and the completion of the K-1 petroleum exploratory well. The study focuses on the Permian-Mesozoic strata and assesses the resources of the Rotliegend Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) reservoir, recommending further development of the Eolian complex.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Leszek Pajak, Anna Sowizdzal, Pawel Gladysz, Barbara Tomaszewska, Maciej Miecznik, Trond Andresen, Bjorn S. Frengstad, Anna Chmielowska
Summary: This paper describes the application of the cross-impact method in selecting locations and technologies for a geothermal system utilizing energy in dry rock formations with CO2 as the working medium. Experts from Norway and Poland were surveyed, with key factors categorized and primary determiners identified based on their opinions. Nine essential variables were identified for selecting locations for this type of system.
Article
Thermodynamics
Pawel Ziolkowski, Rafal Hyrzynski, Marcin Lemanski, Bartosz Kraszewski, Sebastian Bykuc, Stanislaw Gluch, Anna Sowizdzal, Leszek Pajak, Anna Wachowicz-Pyzik, Janusz Badur
Summary: The paper analyzes the feasibility of constructing a binary power plant using low-temperature petro-geothermal resources in Poland, and the results confirm that establishing the power plant is thermodynamically justified and is a direction worth pursuing.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Anna Wachowicz-Pyzik, Anna Sowizdzal, Leszek Pajak
Summary: The article presents the environmental impact of using Lower Jurassic geothermal waters in the Szczecin Trough area. It discusses the simulation and estimation of a hypothetical geothermal doublet near the city of Choszczno. The chemical composition of the extracted underground waters and their potential therapeutic uses are also analyzed.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Anna Sowizdzal, Magdalena Starczewska, Bartosz Papiernik
Summary: With rising fuel prices, changing energy markets, and environmental concerns, developing new solutions and technologies is necessary. This study reviews installations related to Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technologies, highlighting their potential benefits for reducing CO2 emissions and exploiting the energy stored in hot dry rocks. The findings provide a baseline for future technology investment in Poland.
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Anna Sowizdzal
Summary: This editorial summarizes 10 articles that explore both shallow and deep geothermal systems, analyzing geothermal resources (low and high temperature) in various locations worldwide.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anna Sowizdzal, Grzegorz Machowski, Artur Krzyzak, Edyta Puskarczyk, Paulina Krakowska-Madejska, Anna Chmielowska
Summary: The petrophysical evaluation of the Lower Permian formation was conducted to assess its suitability as a geothermal reservoir for CO2-EGS. Effusive rocks were found to have the most potential, making them an ideal choice for geothermal reservoirs.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mauro Tagliaferri, Pawel Gladysz, Pietro Ungar, Magdalena Strojny, Lorenzo Talluri, Daniele Fiaschi, Giampaolo Manfrida, Trond Andresen, Anna Sowizdzal
Summary: This study conducted a techno-economic analysis on different configurations of supercritical carbon dioxide-enhanced geothermal systems, and found that the mass flow rates and injection temperature of sCO(2) have a significant impact on the energy performance and cost estimation of the systems.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marek Hajto, Michal Kaczmarczyk
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of geothermal energy in achieving the EU's emission reduction targets and improving air quality. The lack of information on air pollution in smaller towns in Poland hinders the assessment of the effectiveness of corrective measures, such as transitioning to geothermal-based district heating systems. The paper proposes solutions to effectively assess air conditions in areas not covered by environmental monitoring.
GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anna Sowizdzal, Pawel Gladysz, Leszek Pajak
Summary: This article discusses the possibility of using unconventional geothermal resources in enhanced geothermal systems under Polish geological conditions, analyzing the use of CO2 as a medium for energy production and storage. The optimal location for the first pilot installation of this type in Poland has been identified based on sediment depth and thermal parameters, with other favorable zones also located in different parts of Poland.
