High-power THGM energy as a sustainable, continuous, and large-scale energy transition in Mexico: Hot dry rock

IF 10.9 1区工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy Conversion and Management Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI:10.1016/j.enconman.2025.120611

E. Teófilo-Salvador , J.A. Montemayor-Aldrete , R.G. Camacho-Velázquez , A.P. Gómora-Figueroa

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Abstract

Climate dynamics, irregularity, and energy intermittency have forced a shift toward Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) with Hot Dry Rock (HDR). This global approach may be an energy option for Mexico, recognizing them as highly complex nonlinear systems. Similarities and differences, conceptual models, techniques, and development-operation processes were identified. A coupled conceptual model was generated. Seismicity has been a limiting factor for hydraulic fracturing, and temperature affects the exploration, design, profitability, and construction of geothermal plants. Fracture connections influence design, energy estimates, fluid flow losses, and heat transfer efficiency. Reusing hydrocarbon wells can reduce costs by providing geological, geomechanical, geothermal, geophysical, geohydraulic, and geochemical data. The HDR-EGS is a coupled, highly complex, nonlinear thermo-hydro-geomechanical-chemical (THGMC) system, yet it is continuous, adaptable, non-polluting, and sustainable at large scales.

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大功率THGM能源作为墨西哥可持续、连续和大规模的能源转型：热干岩

气候动力学、不规则性和能源间歇性迫使人们转向增强型地热系统（EGS）和干热岩（HDR）。这种全球性的方法可能是墨西哥的能源选择，因为它们是高度复杂的非线性系统。异同、概念模型、技术和开发操作过程被确定。建立了耦合概念模型。地震活动一直是水力压裂的限制因素，而温度影响地热发电厂的勘探、设计、盈利能力和建设。裂缝连接会影响设计、能量估算、流体流动损失和传热效率。通过提供地质、地质力学、地热、地球物理、地质水力和地球化学数据，重复利用油气井可以降低成本。HDR-EGS是一个耦合的、高度复杂的非线性热-水-地质力学-化学（THGMC）系统，但它是连续的、适应性强的、无污染的，并且在大范围内是可持续的。

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Energy Conversion and Management 工程技术-力学

CiteScore

19.00

自引率

11.50%

发文量

1304

审稿时长

17 days

期刊介绍： The journal Energy Conversion and Management provides a forum for publishing original contributions and comprehensive technical review articles of interdisciplinary and original research on all important energy topics. The topics considered include energy generation, utilization, conversion, storage, transmission, conservation, management and sustainability. These topics typically involve various types of energy such as mechanical, thermal, nuclear, chemical, electromagnetic, magnetic and electric. These energy types cover all known energy resources, including renewable resources (e.g., solar, bio, hydro, wind, geothermal and ocean energy), fossil fuels and nuclear resources.