Multifluid geo-energy systems: Using geologic CO2storage for geothermal energy production and grid-scale energy storage in sedimentary basins

Thomas A. Buscheck; Jeffrey M. Bielicki; Thomas A. Edmunds; Yue Hao; Yunwei Sun; Jimmy B. Randolph; Martin O. Saar

doi:10.1130/ges01207.1

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Multifluid geo-energy systems: Using geologic CO2storage for geothermal energy production and grid-scale energy storage in sedimentary basins

Thomas A. Buscheck Jeffrey M. Bielicki

Thomas A. Edmunds Yue Hao

Yunwei Sun Jimmy B. Randolph Martin O. Saar

Geosphere Vol. 12 No. 3 pp. 678-696 · Geological Society of America

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Thomas A. Buscheck, Jeffrey M. Bielicki, Thomas A. Edmunds, et al. (2016). Multifluid geo-energy systems: Using geologic CO2storage for geothermal energy production and grid-scale energy storage in sedimentary basins. Geosphere, 12(3), 678-696. https://doi.org/10.1130/ges01207.1

Multifluid geo-energy systems: Using geologic CO2storage for geothermal energy production and grid-scale energy storage in sedimentary basins

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