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Geothermal energy in its broadest sense is the heat stored within earth’s crust. Total heat stored, estimated with global heat flow approach, reaches 403x1024 joules above 20 C for 10 km of crustal depth. This estimate drops to 35x1024 joules if we consider 3 km of depth. However only a small portion of this enormous energy is exploitable due to geological, technical and economic constraints.
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Okandan, E. (1988). Importance of Geothermal Reservoir Engineering in the Assessment of Geothermal Sources. In: Okandan, E. (eds) Geothermal Reservoir Engineering. NATO ASI Series, vol 150. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3691-1_1
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