The catch: We still need to build them.
The Department of Energy in the U.S. is keen to tap into the vast geothermal resources in the country, and use them to generate as much as 60 GigaWatts of electricity. The department has announced an over $3 million prize to make this possible,As the world looks for sustainable ways to satisfy its energy requirements, the focus has largely remained on wind and solar energy.
When this is not possible, one can create new fractures in the hot rocks in the subsurface to create greater access to these geothermal fluids. The technique is called"enhanced geothermal system" and uses water to create new fractures or reopen those that exist in the subsurface rocks. To determine which areas can serve as ESG reservoirs, researchers want to study these subsurfaces.
. Putting geophones closer to the site of the reservoirs can provide more detailed data. Researchers are considering putting them inside the wells where the brine comes out from. The geothermal energy market is still small in the U.S. and isn't the focus of large-scale manufacturers of components. In such as scenario, geophones are prohibitively expensive and therefore, there is a strong need for innovators to look into this area.
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