Geothermal Systems in the Energy Transition Era: Applications, Benefits, Challenges and Future Outlook - Softcover

Assad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443363501 ISBN 13: 9780443363504

Publisher: Elsevier, 2025

Synopsis

Geothermal Systems in the Energy Transition Era: Applications, Benefits, Challenges and Future Outlook offers a comprehensive synthesis of the fundamentals, advancements, and contemporary applications of geothermal energy in a single volume. Emphasizing the clean and sustainable nature of geothermal energy, the book explores sources, heat exchanger basics, power generation, heating and cooling applications, thermodynamics of geothermal absorption chillers, hybrid energy systems, and smart optimization applications. The text culminates in discussions on challenges and opportunities for geothermal system development, underlining its importance in meeting global energy demands sustainably and supporting the UNSDGs.

This book illuminates the diverse applications, performance factors, environmental and economic considerations of geothermal energy systems, highlighting their role in meeting the world's growing energy needs sustainably. It aims to provide students and industry professionals with a holistic understanding of this dynamic field and its significant impact, addressing the lack of comprehensive, up-to-date resources on geothermal energy systems.

• Analyzes in-depth geothermal energy applications and performance factors
• Details cooling and heating technologies utilizing geothermal energy
• References various renewable energy systems and applications comprehensively
• Applies machine-learning methods for modeling and optimization of geothermal energy systems
• Integrates geothermal energy with other energy sources

About this title

About the Authors

Mamdouh El Haj Assad is Professor in the Department of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Engineering at the University of Sharjah. Mamdouh El Haj Assad received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and the Ph.D. degree in applied thermodynamics from Aalto University, Aalto, Finland. Dr. Assad has worked for more than 20 years at Aalto University as Docent and research scientist. Dr. Assad joined Australian College of Kuwait during 2014-2015 as associate professor and mechanical engineering department chair. In that college, Dr. Assad focused on renewable energy research such as wind turbines performance. His current research interests include geothermal energy, solar energy, irreversible thermodynamics, chemical thermodynamics and absorption chillers. Dr. Assad received the Teacher of the Year 2011 of Aalto University, Finland, and Sharjah Sustainability Award in 2020.

Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari has published more than 70 articles on energy systems and relevant subjects. He has been guest editors in some journals such as frontiers in energy research, sustainability and journal of photoenergy and editor of a book on solar collectors and systems.

From the Back Cover

Geothermal energy has emerged as an abundant, renewable clean energy source that can
sustainably meet the energy requirements of global citizens for years to come. However, students
and industry professionals lack comprehensive, current resources on geothermal energy
systems, recent advances, and applications. Geothermal Systems in the Energy Transition Era:
Applications, Benefits, Challenges and Future Outlook synthesizes fundamentals, advances,
and contemporary applications in one volume.

Discover the clean, sustainable potential of geothermal energy as the book explores its
sources and fundamentals, including heat exchanger basics and power generation. It also
delves into a wide range of applications such as geothermal power plants, heat pumps, heating
and cooling systems, thermodynamics of absorption chillers, hybrid energy systems, and
smart optimization techniques, highlighting both opportunities and challenges in advancing
geothermal technology.

This book sheds light on geothermal energy systems, along with their applications, performance
factors, as well as environmental and economic considerations. The importance of geothermal
energy to help meet earth’s growing energy demands while upholding sustainability will also
be highlighted in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
Geothermal Systems in the Energy Transition Era provides readers a holistic understanding of
this evolving field and its far-reaching impact.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443363501
• ISBN 13: 9780443363504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304