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That''s been the game plan for a decade now, and it''s still the game plan, as laid out in the magisterial 2019 GeoVision study on geothermal from the Department of Energy. The EGS industry has
What are enhanced geothermal systems (EGS)?
Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Enhanced (or engineered) geothermal systems (EGS) have evolved from the hot dry rock concept, implemented for the first time at Fenton Hill in 1977. This paper systematically reviews all of the EGS projects worldwide, based on the information available in the public domain.
What is EGS technology?
EGS systems create artificial reservoirs through high-pressure fluid injection to establish a permeable fracture network, thereby addressing the challenge. EGS technology is adaptable to various terrains, fostering geothermal energy development.
What does EGS stand for?
Economic analysis of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). A review of software packages for estimating and simulating costs Duchane D, Brown D. Hot dry rock (HDR) geothermal energy research and development at Fenton Hill. GHC Bulletin, New Mexico, USA; 2002. p.13–9. MIT-Led Report.
What is EGS & how does it work?
The idea of EGS is the use of hydraulic fracturing to form an artificial geothermal reservoir by creating fractures deep underground, injecting fluid into the hot reservoir to extract heat, and bringing the hot fluid to the surface to generate electricity.
What are the goals of EGS power generation?
These objectives encompass lowering the cost of EGS electricity to $0.06 per kWh by 2030, achieving a 100 GWe installation by 2050, and promoting the export of EGS technology (Lee et al., 2014; Lu, 2018). The prospects for the expansion of supercritical EGS power generation appear promising.
When did EGS become a viable energy source?
By 1986, after almost two decades of experiments, the thermal capacity of the system was around 10 MW. The success of this project confirmed the great potential of EGS and marked the start of a research race that should result in the viable use of this totally clean energy source.