Geothermal Power Generation, 2nd Edition, Chapter 1: Introduction to Geothermal Power Generation

Elsevier, Lucien Y. Bronicki, 1 - Introduction to Geothermal Power Generation, Editors: Ronald DiPippo, Luis C.A. Gutiérrez-Negrín, Andrew Chiasson, Geothermal Power Generation: Developments and Innovation (Second Edition), Elsevier Science Ltd (Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy), 2025, Pages 1-5.
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Lucien Bronicki

This chapter serves as a general introduction to the book. It presents the following topics in brief: geothermal resources, well drilling, reservoir engineering and monitoring, enhanced and engineered geothermal systems, geothermal power generation, well pumps, costs, and sustainability.