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Jun 18, 2008SMU holds conference on geothermal energy
South Methodist University is holding its 3rd annual conference on industry utilization of geothermal energy. A by-product of drilling operations is hot water, which could be harnessed to generate electricity. The electricity could used to run well head pumps or potentially be sold to the grid. This application of geothermal energy is often referred to as co-produced fluids. PegasusNews.com based out of Dallas, Texas talks about this concept and the conference in the following article. CanGEA Executive Director and Chairman Alison Thompson and Education and Outreach Director Craig Dunn are in attendance at this conference.
Turns out one of the by-products of many drilling operations (in Texas and elsewhere) is plain ol’ hot water, which - through the use of existing binary pump technology - could be harnessed and used to generate electricity, both to run the well head pumps and (if linked in sufficient quantity with other such pumps) send surplus power back into the grid. That equates to additional energy to outside users - just from the hot water that has heretofore been considered a nuisance by rig operators.
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