A Life-Cycle Assessment of Geothermal Heating Project with Low-Temperature Reservoirs in China

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This paper deals with specific the geothermal heating project with low-temperature reservoirs in specific districts of China and attempts to make a comprehensive life-cycle assessment of it. We apply the environment impact potential method to evaluate underground construction, aboveground construction, operation and decommissioning stages of the project. Compared with other energies the result of 17.08 person equivalents indicates that geothermal is a clean energy. The coal-fired electricity used in operation stage is the largest source of environment impact.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 807-809)

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294-300

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September 2013

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