Exploration techniques for locating offshore geothermal resources

• Main Author: Atkins, Darren Thomas, 1982-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Sjálfbær orkuvísindi - REYST; Geothermal resources; Marine sediments; School of Science and Engineering; Jarðhiti; Hafsbotn; Tækni- og verkfræðideild; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Grímsey; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/14018

The world’s oceans hold an abundance of geothermal resources, none of which are being utilized today. The majority of these high temperature resources lie along mid-ocean ridges. Since Iceland is uniquely situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR), which runs right through the center of Iceland, it is...