Understanding deep geothermal energy

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Understanding deep geothermal energy provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Energy from sources other than fossil and nuclear fuels is, to a large extent, free of the concerns about environmental effects and renewability that characterise those two sources. Each ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Geothermal energy
    • 1 Geothermal energy
    • 2 High- to medium-enthalpy steam fields
    • 2 High- to medium-enthalpy steam fields
    • 3 Hot dry rock (HDR) fields
    • 3 Hot dry rock (HDR) fields
    • 4 Locating high-enthalpy geothermal fields
    • 4 Locating high-enthalpy geothermal fields
    • 5 Geothermal power plants
    • 5 Geothermal power plants
    • 6 Direct heating using geothermal energy
    • 6 Direct heating using geothermal energy
    • 7 The pros and cons, and future of geothermal energy
    • 7 The pros and cons, and future of geothermal energy
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements