Cascading uses of geothermal energy for a sustainable energy supply for Meshkinshahr City, Northwest, Iran

Appraising Mahallat Geothermal Region using thermal surveying data accompanied by the geological, geochemical and gravity analyses

“…Mahallat is also another possible geothermal site located in the Markazi Province of Iran. Three negative gravity anomaly zones and faults (acting as preferential pathways for hydrothermal fluids circulation) are confirmed in this area [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] . Published documents mainly presented all interpretations on the Mahalat geothermal region merely based on the geophysical data.…”

“…Exploration of the geothermal resources in Iran (world's second and fourth largest reserves of gas and oil, respectively 19 , 20 ) can be regarded as an unreasonable task due to the availability and cheapness of the fossil fuels. A detailed history of geothermal explorations in Iran since 1975 is available in the literature 21 , 22 . Installation of the first Iranian geothermal power plant at the Sabalan Field (northwest of Iran) is the result of some country-wide exploration projects.…”

“…Installation of the first Iranian geothermal power plant at the Sabalan Field (northwest of Iran) is the result of some country-wide exploration projects. In addition, further detailed geothermal exploration studies have been carried out in different parts of Iran [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]26 .Mahallat is also another possible geothermal site located in the Markazi Province of Iran. Three negative gravity anomaly zones and faults (acting as preferential pathways for hydrothermal fluids circulation) are confirmed in this area [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] .…”

“…Installation of the first Iranian geothermal power plant at the Sabalan Field (northwest of Iran) is the result of some country-wide exploration projects. In addition, further detailed geothermal exploration studies have been carried out in different parts of Iran [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]26 .…”

Characterization of low-enthalpy geothermal resources and evaluation of potential contaminants

“…Due to the increasing demand for renewable and clean energy resources, the geothermal energy is attracting relevant attention worldwide because it can provide energy 24-h-a-day (Li et al 2018), and can allow significant reduction of CO 2 emissions, as compared to the use of fossil fuel power plants (Yousefi et al 2019). An estimation of worldwide applications of geothermal energy for 1 3 direct utilization at the end of 2014 was 70,885 MWt, corresponding to a 46.2% increase over the 2010 data (Lund and Boyd 2016).…”