Title
Application of abandoned wells integrated with renewables
Author
Zhou, Yuekuan (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Liu, Zhengxuan (TU Delft Design & Construction Management; Hunan University)
Xing, Chaojie (Hunan University)
Date
2022
Abstract
The large thermal potentials with geothermal gradient of abandoned wells provide the possibility and opportunity for carbon-neutrality transition of district heating systems, whereas energy harvesting from abandoned geothermal wells is full of challenges, due to the considerable initial investment in economic cost, system performance degradation, and so on. In this chapter, a systematic and comprehensive review on the application techniques of abandoned wells is presented, in terms of advanced thermal/power conversions, renewable integrations for district heating, and strategies for performance enhancement. Discussions on real applications have been conducted and future prospects presented, from perspectives of lifetime system performance, techno-economic feasibility analysis, and potential assessment of abandoned wells for carbon-neutrality transition. The results of this chapter can provide preliminary knowledge and cutting-edge technologies on renewable integrations with abandoned wells, so as to demonstrate techno-economic-environmental potentials of abandoned wells and contributions toward carbon-neutrality transition.
Subject
Abandoned wells
Geothermal energy
Renewable energy
Smart controllers
Techno-economic feasibility
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90616-6.00013-0
Publisher
Elsevier
Embargo date
2023-07-01
ISBN
9780323908306
Source
Utilization of Thermal Potential of Abandoned Wells: Fundamentals, Applications and Research
Bibliographical note
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Part of collection
Institutional Repository
Document type
book chapter
Rights
© 2022 Yuekuan Zhou, Zhengxuan Liu, Chaojie Xing