Interest in Geothermal Energy is fortunately increasing this year with a lot more online information being shared. There is better recognition of the potential of economic, environmentally sustainable Renewable Energy from this resource below our feet. There may not be surface manifestations of this heat resource however, but Geothermal Exploration […]
Yearly Archives: 2021
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In a number of locations, there may be an opportunity to combine two technical solutions: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Geothermal Energy development. Carbon storage in either sedimentary or mafic/ultramafic formations may sometimes be combined with circulation of fluids to obtain heat for Geothermal electricity prior to reinjection of […]
Today 17th October is World Geothermal Day. If you are not already celebrating, here is some information on how to recognise potential geothermal energy locations. There has been good increasing interest in Geothermal with governments beginning to recognise that this economic, environmentally sustainable renewable energy is persistent so that it […]
After Carbon Capture, another promising way of safely sequestering Carbon Dioxide is to inject it into mafic and ultramafic geological formations. Storage through in-situ mineralisation has been demonstrated and we have good technologies and improved analytical tools proven in pilot projects. That gives us a wider range of potential storage […]
As we have discussed previously, there are multiple options for where to store CO2 in CCS scenarios. One such location is sometimes found when reviewing end of life oil or gas reservoirs looking for Geothermal opportunities and instead identifying a depleted reservoir suitable for CCS. The Circular Economy concept needs […]
We cannot pretend that the use of carbon based fuels or carbon based industrial processes will not continue for some time. The reality is that there are tens of thousands of locations with significant carbon emissions. We have the technologies to effectively mitigate these emissions now, but there are some […]
The existing steel industry is another significant industrial emitter of carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon Capture and Storage is technically feasible to help mitigate these emissions. Commerciality will depend on whether the particular plant is exposed to Carbon Taxes or, if the steel is exported, to Cross-Border Carbon Duties. But CCS […]
After consideration of Carbon Capture and Storage from carbon fuelled power plants, there are other significant sources of Carbon Dioxide emissions from industrial process facilities. One such type of facility is Cement Plants. A series of steps would be required to help mitigate and eliminate these emissions. The cement industry […]
Today’s post is (25) South Sudan. Several rift basin features with uplifts and faulted blocks offer geological conditions potentially conducive to accessing higher heat flux at reasonable well depths. Existing oil exploration and development wells may provide evidence of elevated bottom hole temperatures and aquifers in some of these areas. […]
Today’s post (24) Sudan has a very interesting Central African Shear Zone (CASZ) crossing the country with several major rift systems intersecting it from the southern side. The CASZ terminates at the Red Sea rift system. All these geological features have areas of high heat flows with good geothermal temperature […]
Today’s post (23) Senegal is on a good path with world class offshore hydrocarbon discoveries, but the there does appear to be some clean, renewable Geothermal Energy opportunities also. High geothermal gradients have been observed in some oil & gas wells due to volcanism (extrusive and intrusive rocks) along the […]
Today’s post (22) Mauritania has been fortunate to find offshore hydrocarbons to add to existing mineral developments, but there are significant freshwater and energy challenges. There are geological structures with significant heat flux and good geothermal temperature gradients that offer the potential of Geothermal Energy. Hybrid renewable energy systems with […]