Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Authors -- 1 Introduction to Geothermal Energy Resources -- 1.1 Basic Concepts and Classification of Geothermal Resources -- 1.2 Thermal Properties of Rocks -- 1.3 Geothermal Technology of the World -- 1.3.1 Geothermal Technology -- 1.3.1.1 Geothermal Electricity -- 1.3.1.2 Geothermal Heating and Cooling -- 1.3.2 Global Direct Use of Geothermal Energy -- 1.3.3 Stages of Construction and Cost of Setting Up a Geothermal Power Plant -- 1.4 Geothermal Energy Potential of India -- 1.4.1 History -- 1.4.2 The Major Geothermal Manifestations of India -- 1.4.2.1 Puga Geothermal Field, Leh District, Ladakh, J& -- K -- 1.4.2.2 Chumathang Geothermal Field, Leh District, Ladakh, J& -- K -- 1.4.2.3 Tatapani Geothermal Field, Balrampur District, Chhattisgarh -- 1.4.3 Potential Geothermal Resources and Their Prioritization -- 1.5 Steps to Promote Geothermal Energy in India -- 1.5.1 Monetary Policies -- 1.5.2 Decreasing Investment Funding Costs/Risk Prevention -- 1.5.2.1 Challenges -- 1.6 Zoning of Geothermal Provinces in India -- 1.7 Some Financial Models of Countries Exploiting Geothermal Energy -- 1.7.1 United States: Financing of Miravalles III Project -- 1.7.2 Philippines (Asian Development Bank, 2018): Setting Up of Plant By PNOC -- 1.7.3 Kenya: Setting Up Olkaria III Project -- References -- 2 Enhanced Geothermal Systems -- 2.1 Introduction to EGS -- 2.1.1 Overview -- 2.1.2 Thermal Gradient -- 2.2 Issues and Challenges for Subsurface Designing of EGS Systems -- 2.3 Geothermal Drilling Technology for EGS -- 2.3.1 Advanced Drilling Technologies -- 2.3.2 Evolutionary Oil and Gas Well-Drilling Technologies -- 2.3.2.1 Expandable Tubulars -- 2.3.2.2 Under-Reamers -- 2.3.2.3 Low-Clearance Casing Design. , 2.3.2.4 Drilling-With-Casing -- 2.3.2.5 Well Design Variations -- 2.3.2.6 Multilateral Completions/Stimulating Through Sidetracks and Laterals -- 2.3.3 Revolutionary Technologies -- 2.4 Power Production and Hydraulic Stimulation for EGS -- 2.4.1 Using Dense Fluid for Hydraulic Stimulation -- 2.4.2 Using Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as a Working Fluid -- 2.4.3 Software Packages Used for EGS Investigation -- 2.5 Influence of Micro-Seismic Events in EGS -- 2.5.1 Micro-Seismic Events and Stimulation of Enhanced Geothermal System -- References -- 3 Direct Applications: Application of Geothermal Water for Sericulture, Aquaculture, and Honey Processing -- 3.1 Direct Utilization of Geothermal Energy Around the World -- 3.2 Application of Geothermal Water for Sericulture -- 3.2.1 Steps of Processing Through Geothermal Water -- 3.3 Application of Geothermal Water for Aquaculture -- 3.3.1 Stage 1: Estimation of Heat Transfer Between the Water Channel and the Walls -- 3.3.2 Stage 2: Heat Transfer Estimation of Water in Raceway -- 3.3.3 Stage 3: The Heat Flow From the Water Surface to the Atmosphere Is Calculated Using Radiation -- 3.3.4 Stage 4: Heat Resistance and Total Heat Dissipation Estimation Each Month With Only Water Condition -- 3.3.5 Stage 5: Calculation of the Time Taken to Cool Or Heat the Device Without the Use of Biomass -- 3.3.6 Stage 6: Estimation of Heat Flow From the Biomass By Conduction and Displacement -- 3.4 Application of Geothermal Water for Honey Processing -- 3.4.1 Energy and Materials Balance -- 3.4.2 Required Heating Medium Quantity -- 3.4.3 Heat Flow Coefficient Calculation -- 3.4.4 Heat Flow Surface Area Calculation -- 3.4.5 Calculating the Necessary Heating Time -- 3.4.6 Processing -- 3.4.6.1 Uncapping -- 3.4.6.2 Extractor -- 3.4.6.3 Processing -- 3.5 Case Studies -- 3.5.1 Puga -- 3.5.1.1 Methods -- 3.5.1.2 Societal Benefits. , 3.5.2 Manikaran -- 3.5.2.1 Methods Adopted -- 3.5.2.2 Societal Benefits -- References -- 4 Indirect Applications: Application of Geothermal Water for Milk Pasteurization, Cloth and Food Drying, Desalination, and Space Heating and Cooling -- 4.1 Indirect Applications of Geothermal Water Around the World -- 4.2 Application of Geothermal Water for Milk Pasteurization -- 4.3 Application of Geothermal Water for Cloth and Food Drying -- 4.3.1 Food Drying -- 4.3.2 Cloth Dryer -- 4.4 Application of Geothermal Water for Desalination -- 4.4.1 Multi-Stage Flash Distillation -- 4.4.2 Multi-Effect Distillation -- 4.4.3 Vapour-Compression Evaporation -- 4.4.4 Cogeneration System for Power and Water Desalination -- 4.5 Application of Geothermal Water for Space Heating and Cooling -- 4.5.1 Ground Source Heat Pump -- 4.5.2 Geothermal Space Cooling -- 4.5.3 Cooling Source -- 4.5.4 Absorption Chillers -- 4.5.5 Distribution System -- 4.5.6 Energy Transfer Station (ETS) -- 4.5.7 Geothermal Heating -- 4.5.8 Heat Exchangers -- 4.5.9 Control Unit -- 4.5.10 Energy Meters -- 4.6 Case Studies -- 4.6.1 Bakreswar -- 4.6.1.1 Methods -- 4.6.1.2 Societal Benefits -- 4.6.2 Tatapani -- 4.6.2.1 Methods -- 4.6.2.2 Social Benefits -- 4.6.3 Iceland Deep Drilling Project -- 4.6.3.1 Method -- References -- 5 Machine Learning Techniques for Geothermal Energy Sector -- 5.1 Introduction to Machine Learning Techniques -- 5.2 Application of Machine Learning Technique in Estimation of Geothermal Temperature Distribution -- 5.3 Subsurface Characterization Using Machine Learning Technique -- 5.4 Application of Machine Learning Technique in Geothermal Drilling -- 5.5 Application of Machine Learning Technique in Reservoir Modelling -- 5.6 Application of Machine Learning Technique in Geothermal Power Generation -- 5.6.1 Prediction of Geographical Suitability of Geothermal Power Plants. , 5.7 Challenges and Issues in Adapting Machine Learning for the Geothermal Energy Sector -- 5.8 Case Studies -- 5.8.1 Case Study 1: Drilling -- 5.8.2 Case Study 2: Fault Detection -- References -- 6 Financing in Geothermal Energy Exploration and Exploitation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Early-Stage Financing -- 6.1.2 Late Development Financing -- 6.1.3 Construction and Operating Financing -- 6.2 Sources of Funding for Geothermal Projects in India -- 6.2.1 Business and Accounting Model -- 6.3 Economic Drivers of a Geothermal Project -- 6.3.1 Equity Funding -- 6.3.2 Debt Funding -- 6.4 Basic Structure of a Financial Model -- 6.5 Financial Funding in Various Countries -- 6.5.1 Indonesia -- 6.5.2 The Philippines -- 6.5.3 Iceland -- References -- 7 Impact of Geothermal Energy On Climate Change and Tackling It With Machine Learning -- 7.1 Introduction to Climate Change -- 7.1.1 Goal 13: Climate Change -- 7.2 Mitigation and Geothermal Energy -- 7.3 Factors Influencing Adaptation and Mitigation -- 7.4 Application of Machine Learning in Climate Change Mitigation -- 7.4.1 Gradient Descent Method -- 7.4.2 Gaussian Processes -- 7.4.3 Non-Linear, Non-Gaussian Inferences -- 7.4.4 Deep Learning Approaches -- References -- Index.