Hot Dry Rock

A text about the alternative energy source of geothermal energy, based on a conference held in Cornwall in 1989. It includes chapters on the hot, dry rock environment, the current status of hot, dry rock technology, reservoir development and the resources and economics of the technology.

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Following the oil crisis in 1974 it became clear that alternative sources of energy production and conservation of existing energy usage was necessary, particularly by the industrialized countries who used a significant proportion of the world energy resource. This is a text about the alternative sources of geothermal energy. It includes chapters on the hot dry rock environment, the current status of hot, dry rock technology, reservoir development and the resources and economics of the technology.