Geothermal Energy: An Alternative Resource for the 21st Century (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780444528759)

More than 20 countries generate electricity from geothermal resources and about 60 countries make direct use of geothermal energy. A ten-fold increase in geothermal energy use is foreseeable at the current technology level. Geothermal Energy: An Alternative Resource for the 21st Century provides a readable and coherent account of all facets of geothermal energy development and summarizes the present day knowledge on geothermal resources, their exploration and exploitation. Accounts of geothermal resource models, various exploration techniques, drilling and production technology are discussed within 9 chapters, as well as important concepts and current technological developments.

Author: Harsh K. Gupta,Sukanta Roy
ISBN-10: 044452875X
ISBN-13: 9780444528759
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2006
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.60w x 0.65d