Power, Vol.153, No.12, 62-62, 2009
Assessing the Earthquake Risk of Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) deliberately induce seismicity-earthquakes-in order to access hot, subsurface rocks for use in geothermal power generation. Recent quakes around the world have frightened those living near EGS sites and sparked controversy over the technique. We asked experts to provide EGS technical details and to evaluate the seismic risk the process poses.