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 […]
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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 […]
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 (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 (21) Liberia has intrusive rock features with potential heat pathways able to be used to access geothermal heat resources but more exploration would be needed to see if reasonable well designs are possible. Part of the West Africa Craton, the Man Shield comprising two areas of Archaean and […]
For those more familiar with conventional oil & gas resources, it is convenient to make a comparison showing similarities and differences: Oil & Gas Geothermal Energy Source Rock – fine-grained sediments with sufficient amounts of organic matter, which generate and release hydrocarbons able to migrate upwards;Fluids – hydrocarbon oil & […]
Another concept for energy companies to consider is OTEC. Using familiar deepwater production facility technologies, Binary ORC power generation (used in waste heat and geothermal energy developments), and significant cost reductions over the past ten years, this energy solution is timely to be considered. Clean, persistent renewable energy that is […]
Geothermal Energy – the old new frontier in harnessing earth’s green energy. We are happy to announce that Stellae Energy is working to identify end of life oil or gas wells to be repurposed for the generation of clean, dispatchable Geothermal Energy. The Energy Transition includes reusing existing infrastructure as […]