Geothermal Technology Is Unstoppable In Iceland
We are officially entering the technology portion of this show. For the next two episodes, you will learn about the cornerstone technologies that Icealnd’s energy infrastructure is built upon. This episode will give you an in-depth look at the progression of geothermal technology and how it was used in Iceland and across the world throughout its development. As the source of all building heat in Iceland, as well as a large part of their electricity production, geothermal energy has been integral to their success and could be an essential piece of the renewable energy grid in the coming decades. There isn’t much more to say here, it’s all in the show, and if you want some extra reading, take a look at all those links!
Power grid design - https://it-engineering.org/en/power-grid-design/
The first geothermal power plant - https://www.world-energy.org/article/2632.html
Heat exhanger engineering - https://www.thermal-engineering.org/what-is-heat-exchanger-definition/
Downhole heat exchangers (look at image) - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375650503000853
Heat pumps - https://www.carrier.com/residential/en/us/products/heat-pumps/what-is-a-heat-pump-how-does-it-work/#
Carbfix - https://www.carbfix.com/how-it-works
General geothermal information:
https://www.1energysystems.com/how-does-geothermal-energy-work/
https://www.greencitytimes.com/geothermal-district-heating-in-iceland/
https://www.britannica.com/science/geothermal-energy/History
https://energycluster.is/geothermal/district-heating/
https://earthandhuman.org/history-of-geothermal-energy/#1921
https://www.geothermal-energy.org/pdf/IGAstandard/WGC/2000/R0415.PDF
https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/preparing-for-wgc-2020-a-short-history-of-geothermal-in-iceland/
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/geothermal-energy
Steam Turbines:
https://www.thermal-engineering.org/what-is-reheat-steam-turbine-definition/
https://www.thermal-engineering.org/what-is-condensing-steam-turbine-definition/
https://www.thermal-engineering.org/what-is-condensing-steam-turbine-definition/
https://www.thermal-engineering.org/what-is-condensing-steam-turbine-definition/
https://www.vistaprojects.com/blog/what-is-a-cogeneration-plant/
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