GC086
The Role of Flexible Geoenergy Systems in the Energy Transition
Session ID#: 160517
Session Description:
Negative emission technologies, together with renewable energies, energy storage, and carbon storage will likely be necessary components in the effort to reverse the flow of carbon dioxide (CO
2) to the atmosphere.
Dispatchable renewable energy production has a significant role to play in decarbonizing the energy sector by providing 24/7 renewable energy. Adding flexible services to help complement intermittency from variable carbon-free renewables, such as wind and solar, is a challenge.
This session will focus on:
- underground energy storages such as aquifer thermal energy storage, CO2 storage, and hydrogen storage;
- unconventional geothermal energy applications, and all combined systems where geologic storage is fundamental (direct air capture and storage, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, etc.);
- shallow geothermal potential, ground source heat pumps, and medium-depth geothermal direct use, as pathways towards power, heating, and cooling system flexibility.
Relevant topics could also include their environmental, economic and social impacts on the energy transition.
Co-Organized:
Index Terms:
1616 Climate variability [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]
1878 Water/energy interactions [HYDROLOGY]
6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener: Martina Leveni, Ohio State University Main Campus, Columbus, OH, United States
Conveners: Andrea Moscariello, University of Geneva, Department of Earth Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland and Marcelo J Sanchez, TAMU-Civil Engineering, College Station, TX, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Martina Leveni, Ohio State University, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, Columbus, United States
Pore-Scale Modeling and Parametric Analysis of Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure in a Hydrogen-Brine-Rock System Using Pore Network Model (1068623)
Qingqi Zhao, Stevens Institute of Technology, Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, Hoboken, United States, Hongsheng Wang, Virginia Tech, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Blacksburg, United States and Cheng Chen, Stevens Institute of Technology, Civil, Environmental, and Ocean Engineering, Hoboken, United States
New Bathymetric and Geophysical Maps of Volcanic Lakes in the Rotorua Area, New Zealand: Implications for Sublacustrine Geothermal Potential (1096596)
Cornel E J de Ronde1, Fabio Caratori Tontini2, Jenny Black1 and Sharon L Walker3, (1)GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, (2)University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, (3)NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA, United States
The Impacts of Energy Imbalance on the Performance of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) (1096682)
Zehao Chen, Texas A&M University College Station, Water Management and Hydrological Science, College Station, United States, Hongbin Zhan, Texas A&M University, Department of Geology & Geophysics, College Station, United States, Yinuo Wang, Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, TX, United States and Junyuan Zhang, Texas A&M University, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College Station, United States
Optimization of Well-Doublet Locations for Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (1099457)
Hayley Firth1, Pablo Salinas1, Carl Jacquemyn1, Gary Hampson2 and Matthew Jackson3, (1)Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, (2)Imperial College London, Department of Earth Science & Engineering, London, United Kingdom, (3)Imperial College London, London, SW7, United Kingdom
Analysis of Injection Capacity of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage System (1100002)
Yinuo Wang, Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, TX, United States, Cuiting Qi, Tianjin Normal University, School of Geographic and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin, China, Hongbin Zhan, Texas A&M University, Department of Geology & Geophysics, College Station, United States, Zehao Chen, Texas A&M University College Station, Water Management and Hydrological Science, College Station, United States and Junyuan Zhang, Texas A&M University, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College Station, United States
Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage: Challenges to Widespread Uptake in the United Kingdom and Other Immature Markets (Invited) (1102925)
Matthew Jackson1, Geraldine S. G. Regnier1, David Boon2, Ed Hough3, Richard Haslam3, Lorenzo Di Lucia4 and Richard Hanna4, (1)Imperial College London, London, SW7, United Kingdom, (2)British Geological Survey, Environmental and Engineering Geophysics Team, Nottingham, United Kingdom, (3)British Geological Survey, Nottingham, United Kingdom, (4)Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Modelation, Evaluation and Estimation of the Potential from Closed-Loop Geothermal System on the Wagner Basin. (1137426)
Oscar Lopez, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, San Diego, CA, United States, Efrain Gomez Sr, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ciencias de la Tierra, Ensenda, Mexico, Antonio Gonzalez-Fernandez, Centro Mexicano de Innovación en Energía Geotérmica, Ensenada, Mexico; Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, División de Ciencias de la Tierra, San Diego, United States, Carlos F Flores-Luna, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Geofísica Aplicada, Ensenada, Mexico and Benjamin Baron, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenda, Acuicultura, Ensenada, Mexico
Thermal Behaviour of Deep U-tube Geothermal Systems for Sustainable Energy Exploitation: Innovative Concepts Applied to Two Case Studies in Italy (1141358)
Gianluca Gola1, Eloisa Di Sipio2, Marina Facci2, Antonio Galgaro2 and Adele Manzella1, (1)CNR Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Pisa, Italy, (2)University of Padua, Department of Geosciences, Padua, Italy
Identification of Geothermal Resource “Sweet Spot” Areas in the Basin: a Case Study from the North Jiangsu Basin, East China (1153457)
Yibo Wang1, Shengbiao Hu1 and Sven Fuchs2, (1)Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Beijing, China, (2)Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Strategic Electrification from Gas to Networked Geothermal: Case Studies across the Bos-Wash Corridor (1179644)
Nathan G Phillips, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States, Bob Ackley, Gas Safety, Inc., Southborough, MA, United States, Dominic Nicholas, HEET, Cambridge, MA, United States and Zeyneb Magavi, HEET, Cambridge, United States
Climate Change Influence on Shallow Groundwater Temperature: The Case Study of The Urban Area of Padova, Italy (1190912)
Eloisa Di Sipio1, Nicola Cenni1 and Antonio Galgaro2, (1)University of Padova, Department of Geosciences, Padova, Italy, (2)University of Padua, Department of Geosciences, Padua, Italy
Power Density of Superhot Rock Energy – the untapped land-smart source of baseload zero carbon power (1193898)
Philip Joseph Ball1,2, Mikenna Montgomery2 and Leslie Abrahams2, (1)Keele University, School of Geography, Geology and Environment, Staffordshire, ST5, United Kingdom, (2)Clean Air Task Force, Boston, United States
