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美國能源部支持賓州1400萬美元地熱計劃

-- 美國能源部週二宣佈在賓州啟動一項價值1,400萬美元的地熱項目,旨在推動增強型地熱系統技術的發展。 能源部油氣和地熱能源辦公室宣布了支持增強型地熱系統現場示範的計畫。 能源部表示,該計畫正與賓州環境保護部合作進行,以擴大可靠、低成本發電的潛力。 能源部稱,該計畫將重點關注阿巴拉契亞山脈的尤蒂卡頁岩,利用其熱資源來評估增強型地熱系統是否能有效推廣到美國東部地區。 增強型地熱系統透過在地下高溫岩層中循環流體來實現能源生產,即使在缺乏天然水流或傳統地熱開採所需滲透性的地區也能進行。 能源部表示,該計畫旨在增進對這些人工儲層在不同地質條件下性能的了解,這對於更廣泛地部署地熱技術至關重要。 該部門表示,作為計畫的一部分,一口現有的水平頁岩氣井將被改造為地熱井,同時測試井位佈置策略和壓裂技術。 該部門還表示,如果成功,這項計劃將為在美國多個地區部署增強型地熱系統建立一個可擴展的藍圖,從而促進該技術的更廣泛應用。

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