Geothermal energy is just volcanoes and geysers and bubbling mud, right?

Well, it’s a lot more than that! Geothermal resources come in all shapes and sizes, or rather temperatures. In this video I introduce very low and low temperature resources available in many locations around the world, and show how they could have an important role in the energy transition via a UK context.

This is an open educational resource licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

References from the video;

https://www.quaise.energy/

http://www.geothermaleducation.org/

Monaghan et al (2021) https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2021-033

UK Heat and Buildings Strategy (2021) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1044598/6.7408_BEIS_Clean_Heat_Heat___Buildings_Strategy_Stage_2_v5_WEB.pdf

Gluyas et al (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2020.12.006