Environmental performance of a geothermal power plant using a hydrothermal resource in the Southern German Molasse Basin

K Menberg, F Heberle, C Bott, D Brüggemann… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Every technology and anthropogenic activity affects the environment. This even applies to
renewable, green energy forms, such as geothermal energy, which are often labelled as …

[HTML][HTML] The environmental impacts and the carbon intensity of geothermal energy: A case study on the Hellisheiði plant

A Paulillo, A Striolo, P Lettieri - Environment International, 2019 - Elsevier
Geothermal energy, alongside other low-carbon and renewable energies, is set to play a
key role in decarbonising the power generation industry to meet the Paris Agreement goal …

Environmental impact by hydrogeothermal energy generation in low-enthalpy regions

C Lohse - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In view of the climate crisis, the development and the path of growth and expansion of
renewable energy systems is an urgent task, but must carried out with great care on …

Applying harmonised geothermal life cycle assessment guidelines to the rittershoffen geothermal heat plant

M Douziech, L Tosti, N Ferrara, ML Parisi… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heat production from a geothermal energy source is gaining increasing attention due to its
potential contribution to the decarbonization of the European energy sector. Obtaining …

A simplified model for the estimation of life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of enhanced geothermal systems

M Lacirignola, BH Meany, P Padey, I Blanc - Geothermal energy, 2014 - Springer
Background The development ofenhanced geothermal systems'(EGS), designed to extract
energy from deep low-enthalpy reservoirs, is opening new scenarios of growth for the whole …

Life cycle assessment of geothermal power plants: A comparison with other energy conversion technologies

C Zuffi, G Manfrida, F Asdrubali, L Talluri - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
Geothermal is a very promising renewable energy, which differently from variable renewable
energies is independent of external/climate conditions and can cover both power and heat …

Dynamic life cycle assessment of geothermal heat production from medium enthalpy hydrothermal resources

S Gkousis, G Thomassen, K Welkenhuysen… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source with large unexploited potential. Medium
enthalpy deep geothermal resources are commonly used in Europe to provide heat. Life …

Life cycle assessment of a geothermal combined heat and power plant based on high temperature utilization

MR Karlsdottir, J Heinonen, H Palsson, OP Palsson - Geothermics, 2020 - Elsevier
This study applies life cycle assessment (LCA) to examine environmental impacts of
generating 1 kW h of energy in a geothermal combined heat and power (CHP) plant based …

LCA and exergo-environmental evaluation of a combined heat and power double-flash geothermal power plant

V Colucci, G Manfrida, B Mendecka, L Talluri, C Zuffi - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study deals with the life cycle assessment (LCA) and an exergo-environmental analysis
(EEvA) of the geothermal Power Plant of Hellisheiði (Iceland), a combined heat and power …

Life cycle assessment of high temperature geothermal energy systems

M Marchand, I Blanc, A Marquand… - World Geothermal …, 2015 - minesparis-psl.hal.science
European and French regulations state that 50% of the energy mix in the French Caribbean
should be sourced from renewable energies by 2020. Because of the volcanic conditions of …