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1. [3]Reproducible Cold Fusion Excess Heat experiment ?
2. [4]Enhanced geothermal energy
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[7]Reproducible Cold Fusion Excess Heat experiment ?
[8]Yoshiaki Arata, a retired (now emeritus) physics professor at Osaka
University, Japan, together with his co-researcher Yue-Chang Zhang,
uses pressure to force deuterium (D) gas into an evacuated cell
containing a sample of palladium dispersed in zirconium oxide
(ZrO2-Pd). He claims the deuterium is absorbed by the sample in large
amounts -- producing what he calls dense or "pynco" deuterium -- so
that the deuterium nuclei become close enough together to fuse. Arata
experiment has not been reproduced yet, but some observers believe
that it seems reproducible.
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After Arata had started the injection of gas, the temperature rose
to about 70 °C, which according to Arata was due to both chemical
and nuclear reactions. When the gas was shut off, the temperature
in the centre of the cell remained significantly warmer than the
cell wall for 50 hours. This, according to Arata, was due solely to
nuclear fusion.
Rothwell also pointed out that Arata performed three other control
experiments: hydrogen with the ZrO2-Pd sample (no lasting heat);
deuterium with no ZrO2-Pd sample (no heating at all); and hydrogen
with no ZrO2-Pd sample (again, no heating). Nevertheless, Rothwell
added that Arata neglected to mention certain details, such as the
method of calibration.
FURTHER READING
[15]A twenty page description of the Arata work
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[33]Enhanced geothermal energy
[34]Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), also sometimes called
engineered geothermal systems, offer great potential for more than 100
GW of geothermal power which 40 times more than present geothermal
power.
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[41]Ormat Technologies (775 person company, $1.8 billion market
capitilization) is in talks wih Google for a possible geothermal
project. Ormat is a leader in enhanced geothermal.
The EGS concept is to extract heat by creating a subsurface
fracture system to which water can be added through injection
wells. Creating an enhanced, or engineered, geothermal system
requires improving the natural permeability of rock. Rocks are
permeable due to minute fractures and pore spaces between mineral
grains. Injected water is heated by contact with the rock and
returns to the surface through production wells, as in naturally
occurring hydrothermal systems. EGS are reservoirs created to
improve the economics of resources without adequate water and/or
permeability.
[42]Ormat Technologies is featured in Cleanedge energy trends report
A [43]2008 survey by the Geothermal Energy Association predicted that
86 new projects underway in 12 states will more than double U.S.
geothermal capacity to more than 6,300 megawatts (MW), enough to power
some 6 million homes. [Probable completion over the next 5 years.] The
U.S. is already the global leader in geothermal, with about 3,000 of
the world's 9,700 MW of current
generation. Overseas, Chevron dominates the landscape, with more than
1,200 MW of geothermal generation, mostly in Indonesia and the
Philippines, accounting for more than 12% of the worlds geothermal
electrical capacity.
Note: geothermal in the USA produced 16 billion kwh which is 2% of the
nuclear power total and a few times more than solar power generated.
Still if enhanced geothermal and other economical geothermal power can
be added that would be a good and significant thing.
Project phases
Phase I: Identifying site, secured rights to resource, initial
exploration drilling
Phase II: Exploratory drilling and confirmation being done; PPA not
secured
Phase III: Securing PPA and final permits
Phase IV: Production Drilling Underway/Facility Under Construction
Unconfirmed: Proposed projects that may or may not have secured the
rights to the
resource, but some exploration has been done on the site
Capacity Factor
Capacity Factor = Total Energy Produced / Energy Produced if at Full
Capacity
Geothermal, hydroelectric and nuclear power provide baseload power 24
hours a day. Geothermal has an average plant uptime of 98 percent,
while nuclear in the USA is 90% and coal is 70% uptime. Average
geothermal electricity rates between 4-7 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Comparing Power Technologies
Technology Expected Capacity Factor (percent)
Coal 71
Nuclear 90
Geothermal 86-95
Wind 25-40
Solar 24-33
Natural Gas Combustion Turbine 30-35
Hydropower 30-35
Biomass 83
As geothermal technology progresses, resources that were once
non-commercial are now being actively examined as feasible
possibilities. Such resources might include the following:
o Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) - Often categorized under the
antiquated term
`Hot Dry Rock,' EGS is thought by several experts to refer to any
resource that requires artificial stimulation. This includes resources
that have to be fully engineered, or ones that produce hydrothermal
fluid, but sub-commercially. Regarding the latter, one expert states
that, `As we go further, there might be projects that require more and
more stimulation.' Although EGS technology is still young and many
aspects remain unproven, several projects are currently underway. If
EGS technology proves commercially successful, it is expected to allow
significantly increased extension of and production from existing
fields, as well as utilization of geothermal energy in previously
implausible locations.
o Hydrocarbon/Geothermal Co-Production - There is growing interest in
producing
electricity from the thermal fluid that flows from several oil & gas
wells. One project is currently underway in Wyoming, with several more
in the planning stages. Geothermal co-production has been predicted to
be capable of providing 1000-5000 MW to the 7 states in the Texas Gulf
Coast Plain alone (McKenna et al., Oil & Gas Journal, September 5,
2005). Note that there is currently no geothermal electricity
production in any of those states. Also, there appears to be renewed
interest in production from the geopressured resources in Texas,
Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico.
o Lower-Temperature/Flowrate Resources - With recent and continuing
advances in
surface technology, new resources or those that were previously
abandoned because of either sub-commercial temperatures or flow-rates
are becoming increasingly viable options. Chena Hot Springs (Alaska)
is currently producing 400 kW from a 165°F resource. Several projects
aimed at utilizing similarly low-temperature or low-grade geothermal
resources are currently in progress. Several in the industry predict
that these advances will greatly increase the range of geothermal
applications, some of which might include: waste heat stream recovery
in industrial applications, small-scale electricity projects for
communities or resorts (like Chena), and aquaculture.
Fracturing and multi-well technology has been developed for oilfield
drilling
Geothermal resource map
FURTHER READING
[44]Geothermal Energy Association
[45]Geothermal technology part 1, 80 pages
[46]Geothermal technology part 2, 89 pages
[47]MIT had a study that 100GW of geothermal energy could be produced
in the USA by 2050
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