Geology, geography and global energy

Scientific and Technical Journal

Environmental aspects of geothermal energy

2018. №4, pp. 9-12

Veselko A.Yu. - post-graduate student, Junior Researcher, Scientific Research Geotechnological Center Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy Science, 30, p.o. box 56 Severo-Vostochnoe shosse, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, 683002, Russian Federation, ecocogy@yandex.ru

Currently, geothermal power plants operate in dozens of countries. The dominant position is that geothermal power plants are environmentally safe, but some environmental aspects need to be carefully considered in the future when designing new geothermal facilities. Brief information about geothermal power generation technologies is presented. The main ecological aspects of geothermal energy are studied: chemical pollution, thermal pollution, noise, geological processes. An important point is the discharge of geothermal coolant into water bodies and on the earth's surface. The geothermal coolant contains such chemical elements and compounds as Na, Ca, Li, As, Pb, CO, РќBO, HS.

Key words: геотермальное месторождение, геотермальная энергия, загрязнение окружающей среды, геотермальный флюид, парниковые газы, теплоноситель, химическое загрязнение, углекислый газ, экологические аспекты, установленная мощность, geothermal field, geothermal ener

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