Publications

Publications list:

McClean, A., Pedersen, OW. Who owns the heat? The scope for geothermal energy to contribute to net zero. Journal of Environmental Law. Vol. 34, Issue 2, July 2022.

Banks, D. Examining issues of circulation asymmetry in closed loop borehole heat exchangers. Research Gate. 2022.

Kolo, I., Brown, C.S., Falcone, G. and Banks, D. Closed-loop deep borehole heat exchanger: Newcastle Science Central Deep Geothermal Borehole. European Geothermal Congress. 2022.

Brown, C.S., Kolo, I., Falcone, G. and Banks, D., Repurposing a Deep Geothermal Exploration Well for Borehole Thermal Energy Storage: Implications from Statistical Modelling and Sensitivity Analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering. Vol. 220, 2023.

Brown, C.S., Kolo, I., Falcone, G. and Banks, D. Investigating scalability of deep borehole heat exchangers: Numerical modelling of arrays with varied modes of operation. Renewable Energy. Vol. 202, 2023.

McClean, A., Pedersen, OW. The role of regulation in geothermal energy in the UK. Energy Policy. Vol. 173, 2023.

Brown, C.S., Doran, H., Kolo, I., Banks, D. and Falcone, G. Investigating the influence of groundwater flow and charge cyle duration on deep borehole heat exchangers for heat extraction and borehole thermal energy storage. Energies. Vol. 16, 2023.

Kolo, I., Brown, C.S., Falcone, G. and Banks, D. Repurposing a Geothermal Exploration Well as a Deep Borehole Heat Exchanger: Understanding Long-Term Effects of Lithological Layering, Flow Direction, and Circulation Flow Rate. Sustainability. Vol. 15, 2023. 

Brown, C.S., Kolo, I., Banks, D. and Falcone, G., 2024. Comparison of the thermal and hydraulic performance of single U-tube, double U-tube and coaxial medium-to-deep borehole heat exchangers. Geothermics, 117, 102888.

Brown, C.S. and Falcone, G., 2024. Investigating Heat Transmission in a Wellbore for Low-Temperature, Open-Loop Geothermal Systems. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 48, 102352.  

Upcoming Publications:

Ben, H.; Walker, S.; Brown, C.; Kolo, I.; Falcone, G. Decarbonising heating and cooling using temperature setback and geothermal energy. 2023. (Accepted for Publication)

Podcasts:

McClean, A. Geothermal Energy. Climate Law Matters (podcast). 2023.

McClean, A. Deep Geothermal Energy. Climate Law Matters (podcast). 2023.