Assessing the potential to implement open loop geothermal systems in Canadian underground mines

Many parts of the world are introducing geothermal heat pumps as alternatives to conventional heating and cooling systems. This thesis investigates how this renewable energy resource can be exploited using underground mine water from active mines in Canada. A few cases located in Europe and North Am...

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Main Author: Koufos, Katarina
Other Authors: Faramarz P Hassani (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2012
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=107715