Making electricity from the heat under the earth crust. 95 Geothermal 2012-02-08T20:44:24 Ecologick Allysound barry.david.adams@googlemail.com George E Lockett's Posts - Alternative Energy dot Com 2012-02-08T20:41:10

Search Sign Up Sign In Main My Page Members Events Discuss Groups Links Notes Photos Videos Blogs Chat Leaderboards All Blog Posts My Blog Add SINGLE BOREHOLE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION Posted by George E Lockett on March 21, 2008 at 7:50am View Blog Recycling spent oil and gas wells Having seen the problems disposing of the Brent Spar oil platform , it is time to look for alternate uses for offshore platforms when it becomes uneconomical for them to continue production . One alternate use could be the extraction of geothermal energy . The continental shelf in the UK , where these platforms are situated , has a relatively thin earth's crust , giving the wells high bottom hole temperatures . Heat from these wells can be utilised to generate

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