The Joint TRIGGER Project Analyses Thermally Induced Fracture of Deep Geothermal Energy ThinkGeothermia - Geothermal Energy News

A new joint research project between German institutes investigates the impact of changes in deep geothermal deposits caused by the contact between cold water and hot rock. Thermally induced changes in rock properties, such as resistance and permeability, may have important implications for geothermal use, or even in socially sensitive issues such as induced seismicity. The project “Training fractures and changes in permeability in geothermal de…