Scientific Background of Geothermal Power and Heat Generation

• Main Authors: Butuzov, Vitaly, Bryantseva, Elena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2023
• Subjects: Kamchatka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8199402

In 2021, geothermal power generation in Russia had an installed capacity of 74 MW with an energy output of 280 GWh/year, geothermal heat generation was 110 MW and 428 GWh/year, respectively. The article indicates the number of geothermal deposits and exploited wells, describes the structure and principles of operation. The main results of the development of Soviet geothermal energy are considered. The results of research by Russian scientific organizations on deep and surface geothermy are presented. The prospects of research on the development and construction of wells with supercritical fluid parameters at the foot of volcanoes in Kamchatka are shown. The directions and the most important research results of the national scientific school of geothermal power generation are presented. The results of the work of Russian research organizations in the field of geothermal heat generation in the Krasnodar Territory, Chechnya and Dagestan are noted.